Lisunov Li-2

[No.1]

Soviet transport plane, license build version of C-47. This sample is from post war Yugoslav service.

[Sall]

Great job mate! Finaly some Yugoslavian plane and sample! Bravo!

[Nico Braas]

Here is a nice shot of an Li-2 at Orly, France.
It arrived there shortly after the war to transport the French leader of the Communist Party Maurice Thorez to a hospital in Moscow.

[Nico Braas]

Two more Li-2's photographed during my Great Russian Spotter Trip of 1992 at Monino.

[No.1]

Excellent Nico

[tave]

This is a copy of DC-3 . I"d like have this model in 1:32

[Second Air Force]

Yes, Douglas sold several DC-3 passenger versions to the Soviet Union. Notice that No.1's profile and the camouflaged airplane Nico photographed at Monino both have the aft passenger door on the right side of the fuselage. The DC-3 that Lisunov used as a pattern machine was originally built for either American Airlines (or one of a couple other airlines) that required the passenger door on the right. Most DC-3s and all C-47/C-53s had the door on the left.

Does anyone know if any Li-2s are still airworthy? I seem to remember reading that none are currently capable of flight.

Scott