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Il-103 officially handed over to Aviation Museum of Panteleimon parish in Zhukovsky

Russian Aviaton » Tuesday October 4, 2016 13:32 MSK

On 30 September 2016 in Zhukovsky there was the official ceremony of delivery of the Il-103 aircraft to the Aviation and Space Museum of Panteleimon parish. 
 

The ceremony was attended by OJSC «Il» Deputy General Director for production – Director of Zhukovsky Branch Andrey Rybin, OJSC «Il» chef pilot and Hero of the Russian Federation, honoured test-pilot Nikolay Kuimov, other test pilots of OJSC «Il», archpriest Nikolay Strukov, museum employees and churchgoers with children.

In his address Andrey Rybin mentioned that the addition of the Il-103 to museum collection would not only attract youth to revival and development of the Russian aviation, but also would help in spiritual and moral upbringing of the younger generation.