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WWII American P-63 "Kingcobra" fighter recovered in Russia and sent to Moscow

2025-10-02 26 Dailymotion

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has released striking footage of the recovery of a World War II American P-63 "Kingcobra" fighter, lifted from the bottom of a lake in the remote Kamchatka Peninsula.

The aircraft was transferred from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Moscow aboard an An-124 "Ruslan" military transport aircraft, where it will undergo restoration work. Video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows the historic transport.

Source and images: Telegram @mod_russia