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Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:26 am
Russian tries to buy $600m 'cool' US bomber
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From correspondents in Moscow | August 24, 2007
A WEALTHY Russian tried to buy a US B-52 bomber from a group of shocked American pilots at an airshow near Moscow, a Russian newspaper reported today.
The unidentified Russian, wearing sunglasses and surrounded by bodyguards, approached the US delegation and asked to buy the bomber, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper said.
An astounded member of the US delegation said the bomber was not for sale but that it would cost at least $US500 million ($610.54 million) if it were to be sold on the spot.
“That is no problem. It is such a cool machine,” the Russian was quoted as saying by the newspaper, which said its reporter overheard the conversation.
The bomber was not sold.
Russia's new rich, who built fantastic fortunes trading commodities and contacts after the fall of the Soviet Union, have made a name for themselves as ostentatious purchasers of everything from British football clubs to Faberge eggs.
Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:53 pm
...See if he'd be interested in a chopped -52G!
Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:18 pm
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Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:56 am
Hey, turnabouts a B****h!
Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:26 am
Yeah, Mr. Moneybags;
Build your own copy like the Russkies copied our B-29!
Dave
Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:29 pm
Yeah, they copied a B29 all right, but they had one in their hands to copy from.
Hey Jack Cook, any Ruskie art work?
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