Stephan Wilkinson Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 The Wikipedia "Mooney M22 Mustang" page shows a photo of Mustang N7706M on display at a Ukraine aviation museum. Is that airplane actually on display there currently, or was this a photo taken during a temporary visit by the airplane? (It's the one that flew from New York to the Paris Air show in 1967.) Is there a story behind this photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolter Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, Stephan Wilkinson said: The Wikipedia "Mooney M22 Mustang" page shows a photo of Mustang N7706M on display at a Ukraine aviation museum. Is that airplane actually on display there currently, or was this a photo taken during a temporary visit by the airplane? (It's the one that flew from New York to the Paris Air show in 1967.) Is there a story behind this photo? I found the State Air Museum website, and could find no reference to an M22 on display. There is a page with all the outdoor aircraft listed. I don't read/speak Russian, but I do not think they had any indoor planes. http://aviamuseum.com.ua/ua/exposition This is latest image I could find of it, an article in 2014, where it was flown to Russia. Maybe it never left? https://aerovokzal.net/otkryitie-hasidskih-sezonov-v-vinnitse/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Wilkinson Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Yeah, I had visited that website and tried to find the M22. Looks like a huge outdoor junkyard. I wonder why it was flown to Russia in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolter Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 31 minutes ago, Stephan Wilkinson said: Yeah, I had visited that website and tried to find the M22. Looks like a huge outdoor junkyard. I wonder why it was flown to Russia in the first place. Technically, Ukraine. Political important aside, Kiev is much closer to Central Europe than Moscow. From other plane spotter's posts, it seems it was in Europe for some time, at least since the proliferation of internet picture posting. Did it ever return to the USA after the Paris airshow? That may be the bigger question. Being European based, hopping to France, Poland, and Ukraine is not a big deal. 2-3 hour flights. Do the European plane spotters have some forums where you can put out an APB to find where it is? If I was you, I would invoke the travel budget, get to Europe, rent a motorcycle, and go track down N7706M :-) -dan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Wilkinson Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Yes, of course Russia and Ukraine are two different countries, but I believe the airplane was initially flown to Russia, perhaps on some kind of sales-demo trip. My fault for not making that clear. There was a time when I'd have fired up my Ducati Desmo and done what you suggest, but now I'm in my dotage (83). There is one Brit forum that I post on occasionally, so maybe I'll try them for possible further info. It's run by the Key Publishing company and is unfortunately populated by sniffy anoraks who get annoyed when you don't follow their customs. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylw314 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 45 minutes ago, Stephan Wilkinson said: Yes, of course Russia and Ukraine are two different countries, but I believe the airplane was initially flown to Russia, perhaps on some kind of sales-demo trip. My fault for not making that clear. There was a time when I'd have fired up my Ducati Desmo and done what you suggest, but now I'm in my dotage (83). There is one Brit forum that I post on occasionally, so maybe I'll try them for possible further info. It's run by the Key Publishing company and is unfortunately populated by sniffy anoraks who get annoyed when you don't follow their customs. That made my day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor_U Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) I believe airplane is now based in Europe but still registered in US. FAA record shows owner is PLANE FUN INC TR TRUSTEE in GA that seems to own a number (like 222) of N-registered planes. I remember seeing N7706M for sale couple of years ago on TAP, I believe price was $80k. BTW, this plane was Swiss registered HB-DEW for a while and there's a video online of the owner showing a plane and explaining details. it had same paint scheme as now, except for the tail number. Edited June 13, 2019 by Igor_U 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 A pal of mine toured the Serbian Air Museum, which included wreckage of the F117 that was shot down during the Balkan wars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 5TJ Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Dan at S43 said: .....I don't read/speak Russian, but I do not think they had any indoor planes. http://aviamuseum.com.ua/ua/exposition This is latest image I could find of it, an article in 2014, where it was flown.... The linked page is in Ukrainian but at the upper left corner you may chose “eng” to get a somewhat translated version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 5TJ Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Dan at S43 said: .....I don't read/speak Russian, but I do not think they had any indoor planes. http://aviamuseum.com.ua/ua/exposition This is latest image I could find of it, an article in 2014, where it was flown.... The linked page is in Ukrainian but at the upper left corner you may chose “eng” to get a somewhat translated version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201er Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 The Mustang doesn’t reside in Ukraine. It came in 2014 for a Jewish holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urs_Wildermuth Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 That looks very much like the former HB-DEW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor_U Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 3 hours ago, 201er said: The Mustang doesn’t reside in Ukraine. It came in 2014 for a Jewish holiday. Where is it based? There are number of pictures taken in eastern EU between 2011-2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Way to go, Stephan! We have a couple of MSers in your age group... Bennet, just retired from flying his Mooney recently... he timed it to the day... (like an engineer) Some guys never retire... they don’t even slow down... Every now and then, there is a mention of somebody wanting to be an FO... flying octogenarian... Keep up the good work! Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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