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Festive flight! Russian aerobatics team performs colourful air show in honour of national holiday
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Mandatory credit: Aerobatic group 'First Flight', regional public organisation 'Airplane Sports Federation of Moscow'

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Pilots of the professional aerobatic group 'First Flight' staged a bright air show in honour of the national 'Russia Day' holiday in Moscow on Wednesday.

Footage shows piston-engined Yak-52 aircrafts, their wings illuminated with the Russian tricolor, as they execute aerial maneuvers in the sky. The aircrafts can also be seen launching fireworks that light up the night sky.

The group of pilots includes Russian, European and world aerobatics champions.

'Russia Day' has been celebrated in the country on June 12 since 1992. On this day in 1990, the First Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty, proclaiming the emergence of the Russian Federation.

Festive flight! Russian aerobatics team performs colourful air show in honour of national holiday

Russian Federation, Moscow
June 12, 2024 at 16:54 GMT +00:00 · Published

Pilots of the professional aerobatic group 'First Flight' staged a bright air show in honour of the national 'Russia Day' holiday in Moscow on Wednesday.

Footage shows piston-engined Yak-52 aircrafts, their wings illuminated with the Russian tricolor, as they execute aerial maneuvers in the sky. The aircrafts can also be seen launching fireworks that light up the night sky.

The group of pilots includes Russian, European and world aerobatics champions.

'Russia Day' has been celebrated in the country on June 12 since 1992. On this day in 1990, the First Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty, proclaiming the emergence of the Russian Federation.

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Mandatory credit: Aerobatic group 'First Flight', regional public organisation 'Airplane Sports Federation of Moscow'

Description

Pilots of the professional aerobatic group 'First Flight' staged a bright air show in honour of the national 'Russia Day' holiday in Moscow on Wednesday.

Footage shows piston-engined Yak-52 aircrafts, their wings illuminated with the Russian tricolor, as they execute aerial maneuvers in the sky. The aircrafts can also be seen launching fireworks that light up the night sky.

The group of pilots includes Russian, European and world aerobatics champions.

'Russia Day' has been celebrated in the country on June 12 since 1992. On this day in 1990, the First Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty, proclaiming the emergence of the Russian Federation.

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