Russia's top aces on display!
Published: 22 March, 2008, 19:56
Russia's leading aerobatic teams have been showing off their talents at the Kubinka aviation display centre in the Moscow region. The most tempting dish of the day was the performance of Russia's renowned fighter-jet groups, 'Strizhi' or the 'Swifts' and
“The Russian Knights and Swifts have flown round the whole world participating in various air displays. They’ve been to almost every country from Russia to the U.S. since the teams were created in 1991,” Sergey Sokov, Deputy Head of Aviation Display Centre, said…
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