[1066AD]

Makes me feel old that they feel it’s necessary to explain “CCCP” !

I flew the old Aeroflot once and that was enough, more than enough. Don’t know what it’s like today.

[MasterGunner01]

At one time, Aeroflot was the world's largest airline. It was the Soviet Union's national air carrier and had the worst safety record for the number of passengers carried. Soviet obsession with keeping bad news at a minimum dictated that air crashes were classed as state secrets. If there was a crash, the authorities would not contact the victim's families. Instead the family members were supposed to call the airline office at the intended destination to find out their relative’s dead or alive status.

[wolficatZ]

Woah..that a rare vintage bird, with the landing skis on the left: transport or bomber-trainer I believe; would have to dig out some books to identify.

[andyk]

In Soviet Russia, airplane fly you.

[onedoug]

Soviet innovation?

Like hell. Most of those were primarily American knock-offs form the days in which America actually had innovators.

[Notary Sojac]

Probably more leg room and prettier stewardesses in any of those planes than on any USA airline today.