SIBERIAN AVIATION: THE LAST FRONTIER

An Air North presentation on Aeroflot and Russian Air Force operations
in North-East Siberia during 1992. A local aviation enthusiast gives an
illustrated presentation on his visit to one of the world's harshest
environments.

See old airliners dumped on an arctic island, 1960s-era jet fighters
thought to be retired (not!), airfields hacked out of the taiga for
ferrying US aircraft to the Russians during WW2 and much more.

Date and Time: Wednesday, 1st October 2003 1845-2115
Venue: 'Millers' (formerly The Wheatsheaf), Ponteland Road,
Woolsington (1/2 mile S of Newcastle Airport)
Admission Fee: 2.00 UKP for members, 3.00 UKP for non-members

Free car park. Metro station and bus stops within a minute's walk. Bar!
--
Graeme Carrott
Membership Secretary/Treasurer, Air North
http://www.airnorth.demon.co.uk/