Do you like rotting aircraft in long grass?

[nuuumannn]

Images from the aircraft dump at the China Aviation Museum, Xiaotingshan.

 

DSC_6013

 

DSC_6028

 

DSC_6036

 

DSC_6045

 

DSC_6058

 

Link to page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/147661871@N04/

[stevehnz]

Steve.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

😔 Put them out of there misery

[Paul J]

Interesting pics. Picture 2: what is the type between the 'DC-3/Li-2' and the Ilyushin -10 /Sturmovik?

[old thumper]

Why would a Sturmovic be left like that, I thought they were ultra rare?

[Darby]

11 minutes ago, old thumper said:

Why would a Sturmovic be left like that, I thought they were ultra rare?

Nah, there's loads out there. '72, '48 and even '32 scale. 

[BIG X]

What a lovely sunny day though - perfect for wandering round an outdoor museum

[English Electric]

2 hours ago, old thumper said:

Why would a Sturmovic be left like that, I thought they were ultra rare?

There's at least four Il-10's there. By the looks of things they're not seen as being as unusual as an Il-2, although I think that's a moot point. Also, given the thickness of the armour on them, I wouldn't imagine they're going anywhere fast.

 

5 hours ago, Paul J said:

Interesting pics. Picture 2: what is the type between the 'DC-3/Li-2' and the Ilyushin -10 /Sturmovik?

 It's a prop trainer mocked up to look like a USAF aircraft for a display / film set. a new vaguely Sabre-esque nose was welded on just forward of the cockpit bulkhead.

 

There's a few other really fascinating bits there including a Tu-2 in bits and a An-2 floatplane. We ran a feature on this a couple of issues ago... and you're right! Wish some of them could be saved but...

 

Chris

[nuuumannn]

On ‎6‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 11:56 PM, old thumper said:

Why would a Sturmovic be left like that, I thought they were ultra rare?

These are Il-10s, the successor to the WW2 vintage Il-2, although the Il-10 is also a 'Sturmovic', which is a generic term for a ground attack aircraft. Il-10s are not as rare as Il-2s, being quite common; you can find them on public display in museums in Prague (at Kbely - the Czechs licence manufactured them) and Cracow (at MLP), and of course at Monino. The Il-2 is rare, but even then, 'rare' is figurative. I remember passing a couple stacked on top of concrete plinths whilst travelling through western Russia many years ago. There's a beat up Il-2 outside at the military museum in Warsaw and a few on display in museums around Moscow.

 

On ‎7‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 2:54 AM, English Electric said:

It's a prop trainer mocked up to look like a USAF aircraft for a display / film set. a new vaguely Sabre-esque nose was welded on just forward of the cockpit bulkhead

It's a Nanchang CJ-6, dressed to look like an F-84 Thunderjet. There's two views of it on my Flickr page.

 

 

 

Edited November 12, 2017 by nuuumannn

[RidgeRunner]

Rotting aircraft in vegetation? Like these?

 

 

 

 

Martin