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Mriya and Buran on display in Hostomel, May, 1989.

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225_07.jpg Mriya and Buran on display in Hostomel, May, 1989.ThumbnailsThe Mriya landing in Hostomel.Mriya and Buran on display in Hostomel, May, 1989.ThumbnailsThe Mriya landing in Hostomel.

"Shortly before the Mriya-Buran tandem departed for France (late May 1989), ANTK employees arranged a semi-official presentation of the pride of the Soviet aircraft industry and space industry “for the labor collectives of Kyiv” - an unprecedented gesture for a sensitive facility at that time."

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