The Monino-based Central Air Force Museum opened to the public on June 12.
The Monino-based Central Air Force Museum opened to the public on June 12. Photo: A Douglas aircraft at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
All visitors were able to get insight into the history of Soviet and Russian aviation, while inspecting top aircraft models. Photo: A Mil Mi-12 Homer helicopter at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
Any aircraft displayed at the Central Air Force Museum is a page in history. Photo: A Tupolev Tu-4 Bull bomber at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
The museum’s guides admit that it would take over a week to discuss each exhibit in full. Photo: A Sukhoi T-4 experimental supersonic bomber/reconnaissance aircraft at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
In all, 187 aircraft are displayed at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino. Photo: Aircraft at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
Monino is the only place where nearly all the Sukhoy, Tupolev, Yakovlev and Mikoyan-Gurevich aircraft are on display. Photo: A Mil Mi-2 Hoplite helicopter at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
The Central Air Force Museum has a reputation for diverse and exclusive exhibits. Photo: An Ilyushin Il-2 Bark bomber at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
The Central Air Force Museum also boasts exotic aircraft. Photo: A Polikarpov R-5/P-5 bomber at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
The Central Air Force Museum will open to the public once again on the third Sunday of August, when Russia celebrates Aviation Day. Photo: A Polikarpov Po-2 bomber at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
A Tupolev ANT-25 long-haul aircraft at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
A Mil V-7 helicopter at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
A Tupolev Tu-144 Charger supersonic transport at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino.
