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September 26, 2007
Summertime in Moscow:
MAKS 2007 Air Show
Charles Ganske

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At the MAKS 2007 Air Show, Zhukovsky Air Base, August 25, 2007

Scott Shorey, an American expat from Atlanta, Georgia who has lived in Moscow for three years, has kindly agreed to republish his photos from the MAKS Air Show here at Russia Blog. This is the second post in a series of photo posts about the summer of 2007 in Moscow.

MAKS2007-Sukhoi27Formation.jpg
A flyby by Sukhoi 27 fighter jets

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Air combat simulated at MAKS 2007, done in HDR

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A Russian jet fighter releases flares designed to fool infrared-guided missiles

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A French-built Mirage F-1 jet fighter parked at the MAKS 2007 Air Show.
Shot with a Canon EOS 30D and Sigma 10-20mm f/2.8 lens


Click on this link to view more of Scott's photos posted on Flickr


All photos by Scott Shorey
© 2007 All rights reserved. Photos republished with permission.

Posted by Charles Ganske on September 26, 2007 12:00 AM |



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;DD russian version of peace doves:DD

Posted by: Anonymous | September 26, 2007 1:47 PM

hey guys,
the description of the su-27 fly by in formation is wrong, they are in fact, mig-29's and part of the russian aerobatic team, fyi, thanks, great pics by the way

Posted by: Mike Tinney | September 30, 2007 11:19 AM

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