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Why No Russian Soldier Wants to Fly On This Plane (Patreon)

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2023-04-19 16:35:04
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The story of the Soviet Antonov An-12 aircraft, which during the war in Afghanistan received the nickname “Black Tulip” for its grim service.

p.s. My apologies if there are any ads in the video. Normally, I turn them off during Early Access. However, I have to leave them on this time since the video is being checked for monetization suitability.

The "Ghost Flight" video mentioned at the end should be available on Patreon tomorrow. I got behind because YouTube kept age-restricting the "Black Tulip" video.

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Why No Russian Soldier Wants to Fly On This Plane

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/paperskies Watch my exclusive video on the Soviet "Ghost Plane": https://nebula.tv/videos/paperskies-when-the-soviet-an12-flew-with-an-unconscious-crew The story of the Soviet Antonov An-12 aircraft, which during the war in Afghanistan received the nickname “Black Tulip” for its grim service. Chapters: 00:00 - Nicknames 01:51 - Flying Shed 05:40 - Black Tulip 12:00 - Cargo 200 Paper Skies - amazing stories about famous airplanes, historical events, or exceptional people that have changed the world of aviation or turned out to be unfairly forgotten. All content on Paper Skies is presented in historical context for educational purposes. Select imagery/video supplied by: Getty Images: https://www.gettyimages.com/ AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/ Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com #aviation #history #skies

Comments

Gary M Trentman

What a wonderful insight on not only the technology, but the historical and cultural aspects of Eastern Europe and western Asia. Keep up the great work.

Antoine Normandin

Thanks Paper Skies, it’s always a good day when you drop a video. Hope all is well!

Firefly

You knocked it out of the park... Again. My favourite thing about your work is that you always put particular emphasis on the human dimension rather than a dry technical description of a machine, even though the latter may be very interesting in itself. That's a hallmark of a great storyteller. p.s. This cover art would make an excellent poster. Just a thought. ;-)