Russia: WWII lend-lease planes arrive at MAKS-2015

A pair of WWII Douglas C-47 military transport airplanes were put on show during the second day of the MAKS-2015 aerospace salon at the Zhukovsky airfield, in the Moscow region, Wednesday. Zhukovsky is the final point of the two Douglas C-47 airplanes' Alaska-Siberia 2015 trip. The expedition began in Montana on July 19 as a commemoration of the 8,000 aircraft that were supplied from the USA to the USSR during a lend-lease wartime supply programme for the fight against the Nazis. The historic route was organized in cooperation with the Russian aviation company Rusavia, Wargaming.net, and the US non-profit Bravo 369 Flight Foundation. More than 150 foreign companies from 25 countries confirmed their participation in the air show, including firms from Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, France, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. Russia's state technology corporation Rostec and arms exporter Rosoboronexport, along with arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey, are expected to participate alongside other aviation organisations and companies.