Operation completed on the export of the C-47 Douglas aircraft from the Taimyr tundra

The specialists of AeroGeo completed the last stage of the operation to remove the American C-47 Douglas aircraft from the Taimyr tundra. This aircraft in March, 1943, was transferred to the USSR under the Lend-Lease program. Having crash landed on Taimyr after the end of the war (in 1947 year), the Douglas C-47 was no longer able to get up in the air.

Press office Rostec reports that not only Russian, but also foreign specialists took part in the removal of the aircraft. Air and river equipment was involved. In particular, the crew of the Mi-8T helicopter under the command of Dmitry Korytko participated in the operation.

The report says that the operation was carried out in several stages, the duration of which was seven days. The first stage of the operation was the analysis of the aircraft into its component parts. Then the helicopter delivered parts of the Douglas to the barge. It is a barge that transports parts of the aircraft along the Yenisei to Krasnoyarsk.

It is known that on board the aircraft during its emergency landing on Taimyr in 1947 were 26 people. During the transition to the nearest settlement, which was located approximately 200 km from the landing site, 9 people died. The rest were successfully evacuated.

Press Service of Rostec:

In addition to the aircraft, the expedition found a number of artifacts representing historical interest: radio equipment, special furnaces for heating aircraft engines, cans of stews delivered under Lend-Lease in the USSR. All these findings, along with S-47 Douglas, will become exhibits of the future Museum of the Development of the Russian North.

Video of one of the stages of the operation, conducted under the auspices of the Russian Geographical Society:

Comments

[newcomer]

sorry for the dead crew members. their kingdom is heaven. Yankees we see marriage pushed. happy that the plane will go to the museum. the story resembles the feat of Maresyev. I think that the pilots who passed the transition are worthy of all kinds of rewards.

[guzik007]

The crew died because they decided to go for help, leaving passengers in place. Unfortunately, ignorance of the harsh conditions and terrain led them to a tragic end. And all passengers were safely evacuated by a rescue expedition.
what is it for those times? In Taimyr, a whole division can be sought for a year. And in our time, missing planes are not found in the taiga. And then they found and saved. Here were the shots at that time!

[DmitryK]

Here are the site moderators, how can one not be negative here? Hiding behind pity and the kingdom of heaven carry nonsense about marriage and Maresyev. I mean, I have to write it all, justify my minus, and the commentator should not prove anything from his judgments, does he have the presumption of innocence or something?

[newcomer]

get a plus, smartie.

[newcomer]

guzik007, yes, impressive.

[PKK]

Of course, there were difficulties with spare parts, despite the fact that the equipment was of high quality. But they used Russian equipment, they didn’t take too much laziness and, as a result, they touched hard.

[Stas57]

Of course, there were difficulties with spare parts, despite the fact that the equipment was of high quality. But they used Russian equipment, they didn’t take too much laziness, and as a result they touched hard. The cabin was tight, the pilots got it

do you like to write constant bullshit?

Landed. But at the end of the run the right wheel
fell into the hole - the plane scotch (stood on his nose), vomited his head from the blow
engine, the nose crumpled, but the car leveled off. No harm done..

The ship's commander made an emergency landing on snow with a depth of 1,2-1,5 m with a landing gear. In this case, the plane was on the nose, which was crushed. The left motor came off. The crew and passengers received minor injuries

[ibu355yandex.ru]

Well done! It is necessary to keep, preserve, and pass on your history to future generations but not to rewrite! This begins the love of the motherland!

[Hey]

Notice how often the Russian Geographical Society began to flicker in messages. At least recall the expedition to about. Matua
And who is its main member, right Shoigu S.K.
Thanks to him, much more interesting things will be found and openly.
If we had more such ministers.

[DmitryK]

Yes, it’s not quite like that .... Rich Pinocchio have fun at the expense of the federal budget. And the rest of the spectacles ... on TV

[Sasha75]

How many techniques were sawn into needles, I watch documentaries about ships in the west museums are proud of, and since then we have one Aurora, and we have been collecting bit by bit on other techniques.

[colonel manuch]

Who knows if we have preserved copies of this type of aircraft? This plane is a legend: it was used not only in transport aircraft, but also in bomber aircraft. Who and for what "promoted" me to "major" from "colonel-general" gentlemen moderators, please give an explanation?

[aba]

Yes, you see a lot of things missed once you ask about it here!

[midivan]

[/ quote]. Who and for what "promoted" me to "major" from "colonel-general" gentlemen moderators, please give an explanation? [quote]

And it’s you because you are a whole Colonel General and don’t know if we have any surviving aircraft of this type? moreover, it is a legendary airplane: it was used not only in transport aviation, but also in bomber aircraft! and also for carelessness yeah put me a minus .. everything in this life is changing, people, climate, military ranks and even sites

[tomket]

Thank God, even though this Douglas will remain with us, and not immediately sold to the west as the P-40 or Aerocobra.

[taseka]

Our museum is excellent! The carcasses would also have looked at the bank, and the men have done well, 200 km have passed (after all, they didn’t stomp on the asphalt!)

[Stas57]

Our museum is excellent! The carcasses would also have looked at the bank, and the men have done well, 200 km have passed (after all, they didn’t stomp on the asphalt!)

they didn’t go anywhere, alas ....

However, after 3 of the day the commander decided to go: judging by the surviving act of investigation, he did so at the insistence of the passengers. Taking with him a flight engineer, radio operator and six volunteer passengers, Tyurikov hit the road. On 23 of October 1953, the reindeer herder Sakhatin discovered a skeleton in the tundra (approximately 120 km southwest of the plane - this means that the person was going nowhere). According to documents preserved in a leather wallet, it was found: Tyurikov. More from the group — no trace ...

On 26 on April, a group of 9 people (ship commander, flight engineer, flight operator and 6 passengers) with a supply of products for 8-10 days went in search of a settlement with the course 240-250 ° from the landing site. On the night of 27 on 28 of April, a snowstorm rose, lasting until 10 of May.
On May 11, an aircraft was discovered at 180 km north of Volochanka airport. On 13 in May the remaining 25 people were taken out. 9 people who left the landing site were missing.