Moscow Skies (Nebo Moskvy)
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Moscow Skies Nebo Moskvy ) is a Soviet B&W 1944 war movie directed by Yuli Raizman. In Autumn 1941 young and inexpirienced fighter pilot Lt. Ilya Streltsov (Pyotr Aleynikov ) joins a regiment that provides air defence of Moscow. Streltsov's beloved woman Zoya serves as combat medic in same unit, and Ilya thinks that she is more interested in decorated aces than in a rooky pilot. But soon Streltsov shows himself as skilled and brave pilot, and he is convinced that Zoya still loves him.
The following weapons were used in the film Moscow Skies (Nebo Moskvy) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Most Soviet pilots, including Lt. Ilya Streltsov (Pyotr Aleynikov ), Capt. Goncharov (Pyotr Sobolevsky ), Sr. Lt. Cherbina (Ivan Kuznetsov ) and Sr. Lt. Solovyov (Evgeniy Nemchenko ), carry Nagant M1895 revolvers. The guns are seen only in holsters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sr. Lt. Cherbina carries a Nagant holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip can be seen in his holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip can be seen in Streltsov's holster. Tokarev TT-33 When Lt. Ilya Streltsov (Pyotr Aleynikov ) makes crash landing after aerial ramming, he has a TT-33 pistol instead of previously seen Nagant. Some other pilots, including regiment commander Lt. Col. Balashev (Nikolay Bogolyubov ), carry holstered TTs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pilot carries a TT holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Col. Balashev carries a TT holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Streltsov makes his way across the battlefield, holding a TT. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Streltsov, currently promoted to Captain, carries a holstered TT. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Soldiers on guard of the airfield carry Mosin Nagant Rifles , most likely M91/30s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier of airfield guard runs with a rifle with bayonet in hand. Machine Guns Berezin UBS Berezin UBS machine guns are main weapons of MiG-3 fighter planes. Real MiG-3s of Soviet Air Defence Forces, carrying a single UBS and two ShKAS machine guns, were used during filming.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia Airplanes Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polikarpov I-153 fighter plane on airfield... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and in air. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polikarpov I-16 fighter plane on airfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 fighter planes on airfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A MiG-3 in air. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Tupolev TB-3 lands. Scale models of Luftwaffe bombers (generally resembling Do 215/217 and Ju 88) are used to film the scenes of air combat.
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