| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N46GU |
| Alternate Registration: | NX46GU |
| Other Marks: | 23 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Polikarpov Po-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Polikarpov Po-2 |
| Aircraft Version: | Polikarpov Po-2 |
| C/n (msn): | 641543 |
| Display Paint: | Soviet Union - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Everett - Snohomish County / Paine FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KPAE IATA: PAE Local: PAE Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum of Flight |
| Photo Date: | 6 August 2011 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 81732 |
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I'm not really interested in taking pictures of planes stored indoors...but on the flight across the Atlantic I was reading in one of the aviation mags a very interesting article about the female 'Night Witches' who flew these biplanes with extreme bravery and under appalling conditions on the Eastern Front during WWII. In order to maintain the element of surprise the pilots would cut the engine and glide over the German lines before jettisoning their bombs, restarting the engine and hopefully escaping. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 September 2018, and has since been viewed 125 times. |