An unprecedented number of British aircraft from the Second World War have been unearthed in one of the forests of the Kiev region.
After a report about a "bomb" type projectile found here, the place where it was found was searched with a metal detector and stumbled upon a large find.
Remains of eight Hurricanes were found, which were supplied by Great Britain in alliance with the United States to the Soviet Union.
It was the anti-Hitler coalition. The United States applied the state lend-lease program.
“A unique event for this area, there were no similar finds from the Lend-Lease period before,”says ex-pilot Oleks Shtan. He is also involved in archaeological excavations.
Photo: Britain sent fighter jets to the Soviet Union during the war against Nazi Germany. State Aviation Museum.
More than 3,000 aircraft went to reinforce the Soviet troops. Many were destroyed during combat clashes or broken. According to the agreement, the Soviet Union had to pay for the equipment that survived the war, but individual fighters were damaged and hidden not by chance, but in order not to pay funds. Experts believe that the found remains are Hurricanes hidden by "tips".
“The Hurricane was powerful, well used by pilots, including entry-level ones. It was stable like a cannon platform. Was very reliable in those days,” Shtan adds.
The Aviation Museum of Ukraine is conducting excavations on this territory. This is a picking process. As a result, the specialists plan to recreate as many aircraft as possible and organize an exhibition.
“These aircraft are a kind of symbol of help from Britain, valuable both then and now. ", - says Valery Romanenko, director of the scientific block of the museum.
The information was released by James Lendale, a diplomatic correspondent for the BBC.
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