At the time of the author's visit to the Motor Technica Museum in Bad Oeynhausen in spring 1994, the weather was just as sad as the sight of the NVA aircraft in the open-air area. Aircraft painted for effect stood next to machines that had been amateurishly "cobbled together" and often damaged in the process. The whole thing was framed by barbed wire and construction fences. A museum to put you off, and recent reports say that the condition of the exhibits has become much worse in recent years.
Supposed to look like the well-known "White Shark" of fighter wing JG-1, PFM 441, but is actually MF 782. The original was scrapped in Dresden.
953 has to serve as an advertising medium in pseudo-Soviet paint.
At the time of the visit the museum also had a MiG-21U ...
... and a UM. The latter has since been sold.
Other NVA aircraft that the museum – free of any expertise – was obviously able to acquire cheaply included a Mi-8S, ...
