PictionID:42765427 - Title:Polikarpov U-2 Trainer ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: From the beginning, the U-2 became the basic Soviet civil and military trainer aircraft, mass-produced in a Red Flyer factory near Moscow. It was also used for transport, and as a military liaison aircraft, due to its STOL capabilities. Also from the beginning it was produced in an agricultural aircraft variant, what earned it its nickname Kukuruznik. Although entirely outclassed by contemporary aircraft, the Kukuruznik served extensively on the Eastern Front in World War II, primarily as a liaison, medevac and general supply aircraft. It was especially useful for supplying Soviet partisans behind the front line. Its low cost and easy maintenance led to a production run of over 40,000. Manufacturing of the Po-2 in the USSR ceased in 1949, but until 1959 a number were assembled in Aeroflot repair workshops. - Catalog:15_003517 - Filename:15_003517.tif - ---- Image from the Charles Daniels Photo Collection album "Monino Indoors '93" which includes images taken by Mr. Daniels when he visited the Monino Museum in 1993.----PLEASE TAG this image with any information you know about it, so that we can permanently store this data with the original image file in our Digital Asset Management System.------------SOURCE INSTITUTION: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html">San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive</a>
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