Back in the U.S.S.R. by Jola Dziubinska

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16-JUL-2010	Jola Dziubinska

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Lodz, Poland

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name "Fishbed") is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich
It was popularly nicknamed "balalaika", from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek (English: pencil) by Polish pilots due to the shape of its fuselage.
This one on the photo is located in front of the Sports Arena in Lodz.

July Challenge - Beatles Song Titles
Here you can see the shots from other members of this challenge:
http://form.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=44216

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zyziza		30-Jul-2010 13:31
Perfect work! V

Mieke WA Minkjan		22-Jul-2010 01:19
Mr. Mikoyan, always remember that name because of the similarity with my own surname! great catch and idea

Ray :)		21-Jul-2010 22:58
Indeed. The word 'balalaika' also features in the lyrics of the song!

Guest		21-Jul-2010 20:08
Wow!!! Perfect find for the song Jola!!

Laryl		21-Jul-2010 16:17
it does look like a pencil at the front

Cindi Smith		21-Jul-2010 12:49
What a great thing to find.....with the jet in Poland and the sub in San Diego...you'd think the Russians would keep a closer eye on their stuff. LOL! Great shot!

borisalex		21-Jul-2010 06:16
Yes, really good for that song and a really sucessful airplane!

Walter Otto Koenig		20-Jul-2010 22:47
Very cool shot. Perfect for this song.

Marielou Dhumez		20-Jul-2010 20:43
Wow ! i'm impress ! Love really much these Aircrafts !

carol j. phipps		20-Jul-2010 20:39
Terrific view of this bomber!

LynnH		20-Jul-2010 17:13
That is an awesome find for our challenge!!!

norbi		17-Jul-2010 13:58
Excellent shot of this interesting aircraft. v. norbi

J. Scott Coile		17-Jul-2010 13:57
Grounded.

sschex		17-Jul-2010 13:23
Great shot of a cool plane, NATO must have been trying to tick off the russians with a name like "fishbed".

Máire Uí Mhaicín		17-Jul-2010 11:59
An interesting bit of aviation and military history.

Stephanie		17-Jul-2010 10:52
Perfect image for the song Jola!

Phillip Normanton		17-Jul-2010 10:38
Cool shot - and must've been a great pilot to land it on that RSJ! :o)

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