Prague’s Military History Institute receives rare Petlyakov Pe-2

Soviet pilots and ground crew pose in front of a Pe-2 light bomber at Poltava, June 1944.

The Czech Military History Institute in Prague recently received a rare Petlyakov Pe-2, one of only three surviving examples. The aircraft is a former Soviet Air Force example, which crash-landed on a frozen lake in December 1943. The MHI is currently storing the bomber in container before the restoration process begins.

Read more about this on VHU.cz (Google Translate) (with pictures of the aircraft delivery).