Ryazan Museum of Long-Range Aviation explained

Ryazan Museum of Long-Range Aviation (Russian: Рязанский музей дальней авиации) is a Russian thematic museum and exhibition complex located on the territory of the 43rd Air Force Flight Training and Retraining Center at Dyagilevo air base, Ryazan. Exposition of the complex combines a large number of objects related to the history of the development and use of military aviation in the USSR and the Russian Federation. It includes domestic combat aircraft, samples of their weapons and equipment, military uniforms, equipment, personal belongings and awards to outstanding pilots. It also includes documents, maps, photographs, etc. Over the years the museum has conducted more than 6,000 tours, and the number of visitors has exceeded 120,000 people.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

History

The museum was created on the initiative of Lieutenant Colonel Yuli Nikolayevich Yermakov, an instructor of the 43rd Military Training Center. The opening of the museum complex took place on April 29, 1975.

In accordance with the Directive of the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation dated June 4, 2009, D-024, in the course of optimization of the organizational structure of military units, the Long-Range Aviation Museum was no longer part of the 43rd Combat Training Center, and its employees were dismissed. Nevertheless, the Long-Range Aviation Museum has continued to operate on a voluntary basis.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attention! . www.avia-ryazan.ru . 23 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Museum of Long-Range Aviation . 3 November 2009 . English Russia: englishrussia.com . 23 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Long-Range Aviation Museum . Russia Travel: eng.russia.travel . 24 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Long Range Aviation Museum in Ryazan . Vitaly Kuzmin: www.vitalykuzmin.net . 23 January 2019.
  5. Web site: The Museum of Long-Range Aviation . Ryazan Region: en.ryazantourism.ru. 23 January 2019.
  6. Web site: В Рязани на аэродроме в Дягилево прошел "день открытых кабин" . ru . In Ryazan, at the airfield in Dyagilevo, a "day of open cabins" . 13 August 2012 . Аргументы и Факты: www.rzn.aif.ru . 23 January 2019.
  7. Web site: Рязанский музей Дальней авиации отметил свое 40-летие . ru . Ryazan Museum of Long-Range Aviation celebrated its 40th anniversary . Евгений . БАРАНЦЕВ . 30 April 2015 . www.ryazan.kp.ru . 23 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Рязанский музей дальней авиации. Операция "Выйти из тени" . ru . Ryazan long-range aviation museum. Operation "Get out of the shadows" . 12 December 2012 . МЕДИАРЯЗАНЬ: mediaryazan.ru . 23 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Музей дальней авиации на авиабазе в Дягилево: экспозиции, адрес, телефоны, время работы, сайт музея . ru . Museum of long-range aviation at Dyagilevo air base (Ryazan Region, Russia) — expositions, opening hours, address, telephones, official website . Тонкости туризма: tonkosti.ru . 23 January 2019.
  10. Web site: О музее . About the museum . Центральный Музей ВВС РФ: www.monino.ru . 30 April 2017 . Russian.