"Peter Twydell" wrote in message
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In message , Andrew Chaplin
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"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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Mike Mackenzie wrote in
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Flight test?? Are the test officers the two guys standing on the
fuselage (in a reasonably light wind by the look of their coats), or
the others running on the ground and seeming to keep up with it?



Your guess is as good as mine.........

"We will be landing shortly at our destination of Sheremetyevo Airfield.
Please return to your SEATS and fasten your seat belts."

I'm surprised no-one had identified this yet. It's Igor Sikorsky's Ilya
Muromets (spellings vary) from 1913.

http://www.aviastar.org/air/russia/ilja_muromets.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_Ilya_Muromets
http://news.webshots.com/photo/10121...7832IEaMZqIEVI

It's such a famous shot, it didn't occur to me.
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