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Another rarity to bring indoor, Ar-196 in Bulgaria

Link to the museum:
http://www.abvg.net/Aircraft_Museum/index.html

Link to the Ar-196 page of the museum:
http://www.abvg.net/Aircraft_Museum/Arado.html



Other pics from airliners.net:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bulgaria---Navy/Arado-AR-196-A-3/0809090/L/

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bulgaria---Navy/Arado-Ar-196A-3/1566359/L/

They also have quite a few other interesting AC on display.

From a found flick album link : http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrik_the_viper/sets/72157605801648989/





LI-2 I think





Love the tires Where those ever originals !!!!!





And a beat up Yak9

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bulgaria---Air/Yakovlev-Yak-9U/1059083/L/

Another great pic link to a public album of this Bulgarian museum.

They do have quite a collection !!!!

http://www.airport-data.com/slideshows/slideshow112+Plovdiv-Krumovo+Bulgarian+Aviation+Museum.html

Some nice AND rare AC there that should be under cover. Some very bad paint and corrosion evident.

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the ar - 196 is very rare, & was 1 has heck of a model to assemble for me with the pontoon struts. most of those birds in the pics are in sad shape. man it's gut wrenching to see.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!