http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html Cool place to have fun Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:17:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1609 Paul B Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:05:37 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1609 If I'm not mistaken, The Soviet Union dispersed many of their war assets into remote locations during the cold war. They were afraid the US would attack and destroy much of their war making equipment (like planes). So they would strategically place fighters, cargo planes and alike in heavily wooded areas. The assets would be camouflaged and hard to not only had to locate from the air but who would look for them there! Anyway after the first strike (assuming the US attacked first), they could activate these assets. I don't know if the larger planes would be flown in or brought in in pieces and assembled. To fly them out you could build a makeshift runway to take off. My guess is that this particular aircraft wasn't worth the trouble to get it out. So they left it there after the cold war ended and the Soviet Union fell. I wonder if there's still fuel in the tanks? If I’m not mistaken, The Soviet Union dispersed many of their war assets into remote locations during the cold war. They were afraid the US would attack and destroy much of their war making equipment (like planes). So they would strategically place fighters, cargo planes and alike in heavily wooded areas. The assets would be camouflaged and hard to not only had to locate from the air but who would look for them there! Anyway after the first strike (assuming the US attacked first), they could activate these assets. I don’t know if the larger planes would be flown in or brought in in pieces and assembled. To fly them out you could build a makeshift runway to take off.
My guess is that this particular aircraft wasn’t worth the trouble to get it out. So they left it there after the cold war ended and the Soviet Union fell. I wonder if there’s still fuel in the tanks?

]]> http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1597 lascivious Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:29:10 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1597 The plane is an Antonov An-8. The plane is an Antonov An-8.

]]> http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1594 Michelangelo Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:38:03 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1594 Not a crash, in spite of the tags. This aircraft was positioned at the end of a short runway for some military purpose, possibly the evacuation of personnel from some remote outpost. Not a crash, in spite of the tags. This aircraft was positioned at the end of a short runway for some military purpose, possibly the evacuation of personnel from some remote outpost.

]]> http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1593 Sov Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:26:10 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1593 Does anyone know where this plane was found? There's a red army star on the tail, and it certainly looks Russian made. This leads me to hope it was found in Russia or one of the former Soviet bloc states. Does anyone know where this plane was found? There’s a red army star on the tail, and it certainly looks Russian made. This leads me to hope it was found in Russia or one of the former Soviet bloc states.

]]> http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1592 aaron Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:07:39 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1592 the aircraft looks aligned to some sort of short airstrip. good luck getting it out tho. good job by the photog: 5/5!! the aircraft looks aligned to some sort of short airstrip. good luck getting it out tho. good job by the photog: 5/5!!

]]> http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1589 wow Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:09:28 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1589 anyone know the story behind that? anyone know the story behind that?

]]> http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1587 thalineman Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:38:34 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1587 scrap them avionics and you won't have to work this year scrap them avionics and you won’t have to work this year

]]> http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1585 Mat Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:12:24 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1585 Considering the plane is intact, it almost looks like the area used to be an airstrip but then was abandoned and the forest grew around the plane. Considering the plane is intact, it almost looks like the area used to be an airstrip but then was abandoned and the forest grew around the plane.

]]> http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1584 anonynous Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:55:15 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1584 Only in Russia? Only in Russia?

]]> http://www.funis2cool.com/unusual/plane-in-the-middle-of-the-wood.html/comment-page-1#comment-1583 Chris Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:06:37 +0000 http://www.funis2cool.com/?p=2141#comment-1583 Doesn't really look like a crash -- wings etc. don't appear to be damaged. Almost looks like it was soft-landed before the trees grew around it. Doesn’t really look like a crash — wings etc. don’t appear to be damaged. Almost looks like it was soft-landed before the trees grew around it.

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