Title: Fedor Melnikov. Post by: barneybolac on April 19, 2015, 04:25:39 AM Rare to find information on Tu-2 pilots plus a very good quality photo of a pilot with his aircraft.
It would be nice to find out what unit he flew with. http://ribalych.ru/2014/03/04/stoletnij-yubilej-veterana-lyotchika/ (http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/Tu%202/344_zpsu8sguf1w.jpg) (http://s1002.photobucket.com/user/barneybolac/media/Tu%202/344_zpsu8sguf1w.jpg.html) Title: Re: Fedor Melnikova. Post by: Massimo Tessitori on April 19, 2015, 08:11:44 AM Hi, this is not a real Tu-2, but a training plane inspired to Tu-2. It had a similar canopy and overall look, but it's smaller. I can't remember its name.
Title: Re: Fedor Melnikova. Post by: FPSOlkor on April 20, 2015, 11:49:14 PM Besides, correct surname spelling would be Melnikov - "a is a female (with rare exceptions) ending
Title: Re: Fedor Melnikova. Post by: barneybolac on April 21, 2015, 12:59:38 AM Besides, correct surname spelling would be Melnikov - "a is a female (with rare exceptions) ending Sorry Google translation. I don't speak Russian. I fixed it. Thank you for pointing that out. |