Five Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (NATO reporting name: Farmer) fighters in formation performing aerobatics during the 1962 Soviet Aviation Day Display at Tushino Airfield (present day Otkrytie Bank Arena, Volokolamskoye Shosse, 69, Moscow, Russia, 125424) near Moscow, Soviet Union. Crowds of Soviet onlookers looking skyward to watch the airshow. Military officials and civilians watching the airshow from a balcony. MiG-19 fighters perform maneuvers. Veiw of Soviet MiG-19 aircraft pilot in cockpit during aerial flight. Crowds gathered at Air traffic control tower.
Soviet aerobatic team pilots synchronizing watches and donning their flight helmets during the 1962 Soviet Aviation Day Display at Tushino Airfield (present day Otkrytie Bank Arena, Volokolamskoye Shosse, 69, Moscow, Russia, 125424) near Moscow, Soviet Union. The Soviet aerobatic team pilots boarding Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name: Fishbed) supersonic fighter aircraft. A military officer helps a pilot board the aircraft. Three MiG-21 supersonic fighters, three MiG-19 (NATO reporting name: Farmer) supersonic fighters and three Sukhoi Su-17 (NATO reporting name: Fitter) in takeoff climbs to left. Three Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) fighters in takeoff climbs to left. Four Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name: Bear) bombers taking off to left. A Tupolev Tu-95 with “40” marking taking off. Another Tupolev Tu-95 taking off is seen armed with Kangaroo stand-off missile in bomb bay. Soviet military officials and dignitaries watch the airshow from the reviewing stand. A Tupolev Tu-95 bomber and seven MiG-19 supersonic fighters in flyover. Posters of Vladimir Lenin and prominent Soviet figures and red flags adorn a building. Squadron of supersonic fighters and missile carrying bombers in flight as Soviet military officials watch the airshow.
Formations of Soviet aircraft in flyovers during the 1962 Soviet Aviation Day Display at Tushino Airfield (present day Otkrytie Bank Arena, Volokolamskoye Shosse, 69, Moscow, Russia, 125424) near Moscow, Soviet Union. Twin jet Tu-16 missile carrier aircraft in flight. A Soviet woman looks skywards to watch the airshow. Soviet aircraft such as Beriev Be-10 (or M-10) "Mallow" flying boats (hydroplanes) in flight. An African man in the crowd watches the Soviet airshow. A Tupolev Tu-22 (NATO reporting name: Blinder) supersonic long range bomber aircraft in flight. Soviet military officials observe aircraft. Three Tupolev Tu-22 in formation. Brief view of three Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) fighters in formation flying past crowd.
Three Sukhoi Su-9 aircraft (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) fighters during the 1962 Soviet Aviation Day Display at Tushino Airfield (present day Otkrytie Bank Arena, Volokolamskoye Shosse, 69, Moscow, Russia, 125424) near Moscow, Soviet Union. Famous Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin uses binoculars to watch the airshow from a balcony. Three Yakovlev Yak-28 (NATO reporting names: Brewer, Brewer-E, Firebar, and Maestro) fighters in flyover. Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Soviet officials watch from a balcony. A Myasishchev M-50 supersonic strategic bomber with two Sukhoi Su-9 escorts in flight. A Tupolev Tu-28 (NATO reporting name Fiddler) long-range interceptor aircraft demonstrating at the airshow. A Soviet man looking skyward. A fighter aircraft (possibly MiG-21) climbing high in the sky during the airshow.
Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) demonstrates a JATO (jet-assisted take-off) takeoff to left during the 1962 Soviet Aviation Day Display at Tushino Airfield (present day Otkrytie Bank Arena, Volokolamskoye Shosse, 69, Moscow, Russia, 125424) near Moscow, Soviet Union. The speed of jet aircarft increases rapidly following the JATO takeoff. Premier Nikita Khrushchev and prominent Soviet officials watch the demonstration on a balcony. The Sukhoi Su-9 climbs in altitude. Soviet dignitaries wearing sunglasses looking skywards during the airshow. Another Sukhoi Su-9 demonstrates a JATO takes off from a runway. Khrushchev and officials talking and smiling at the airshow. Soviet civilians and guests clapping and cheering. “GLORY TO SOVIET AVIATION” in slate written in Russian.
Propaganda piece about living conditions in the People’s Republic of China under Mao Zedong, with images photographed by Indians visiting the country. Delegates from all over the world at an international conference. Representatives from Iraq, Canada, Romania, Australia, and Pakistan among others. Elderly Chinese communist revolutionaries pose. Mao Zedong's views (according to a narrator) are presented: He believes that war in inevitable between capitalist and socialist nations. View of a rally and military parade in China. Explosions during the Korean War in 1951 with Chinese troops in action. In Tibet, homeless, displaced Tibetan children and families after the Chinese take over in 1959 as part of Communist China expansion. Indian Army soldiers return after China's attack on India during the Sino-Indian War in 1962. View of Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Map of Asia depicts Chinese aggression towards its neighbors. Explosions during the Chinese aggression in Vietnam and Laos. Mao Zedong intent on risking a war with the West.
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