Aircraft on ski's

More pics about the Winter War to complete the serie, some in lower quality but still interesting.
From Squadron Signal Publications - Finnish Air Forces 1939-1945.
I wrote back the texts inside pics.
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And many thanks for the pictures of german and US warbirds on skis, there some I never saw before. :angel:
 
Very interesting document, thank you. The quality make me think about the Fokker Found's standard.
I've found some more pictures this week-end.
From "Soviet Combat Aircraft of the WW2" - Vol.1, Single-Engined Fighters - by Yefim Gordon Dmitri Khazanov.
-2 views of the 5th B-1 fitted with retractable ski landing gear.
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-Front view of the first I-26 prototype made by Yakovlev.
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-Nice picture of the SK-2 prototype. This elegant aircraft was a creation of Matus Bisnovat.
The first prototype had a closed "buried" cockpit with 2 position modes, flight and landing/take off with a retractable windscreen !
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-Front view of the Yak-1 (No 3855) in snow camouflage displayed on page 2, this Yak was used to test ski landing gear undercarriage.
Note the 6x RS-82 rockets.
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-Interesting profile photo of a Yak-7V convertion trainer. Undercarriage bay was partially faired over.
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More commun now, from Squadron Signal Publication - Petlyakov Pe-2.
Close view of the skis of the Pe-2 serie 11 presented by Microw on page 2, note the shape of the skis used as landing gear bay door.
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Another view of the Pe-2 serie 1 presented by Wurger, the retractable tail ski is more visible on it.
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Enjoy.
 
Another intersting photo.
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Interesting thread with some cool pictures, many of which I haven't seen before.
Here's my contribution - sky equipped Avia B.534 of Slovak Air Arm:
 

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great pics , the finns put all there aircraft on skis ,. wonder if you could put a jet on ski"s any body got any pics of them

Yep... Not World War II, but interesting nonetheless
Su-26
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Also the Convair Sea Dart had Water Skis. Does that count?
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The mig is new though the skis look awfully fragile to be used on snow considering the size. Not sure whats up with that.
 
Here's another contribution to this thread - ski equipped Junkers Ju 87D Stuka...
 

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Scene from Mokraď airfield in March 1944. Four biplanes on ski's in the foreground are Praga E-241 trainers of Slovak Air Arms. (Source: "Slovenske letectvo 1939-1945" Vol 3)
 

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