Russia: Crash landed 40s-era Douglas C-47 plane moved to Krasnoyarsk for restoration HD

A Cold War-era Douglas C-47 aircraft that crashed in 1947, containing the last messages of survivors, was transported for restoration to Krasnoyarsk, Monday. The plane, which crashed in the Russian tundra in 1947, was supplied by the US under the lend-lease programme and was reportedly being used in the 1940s as an intelligence service aircraft. SOT, Sergei Alekseev, Pilot and Member of Expedition (Russian): "At the time, a secret radar base was being constructed, it was during the Cold War. When they were coming back to Khatanga [village in the Taymyr Peninsula, north of the Krasnoyarsk Region], the aircraft was overloaded. The commander was ordered to accept six more people on board, which exceeded the possible weight the plane could carry." SOT, Sergei Alekseev, Pilot and Member of Expedition (Russian): "The search operation stopped and only thanks to a letter sent to Stalin [inaudible], the search operation resumed. And two days later following the request, the plane was discovered by Shatrov, hero of the Soviet Union at the time." SOT, Sergei Alekseev, Pilot and Member of Expedition (Russian): "After the aircraft undergoes restoration, it is to be used as a museum exhibit at the Museum of Russian North Exploration." Video ID: 20160829 029 Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: cd@ruptly.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly