Vintage Tu-144 Tupolev Airliner Moscow Almaty Route Alma Ata Pin Badge

The badge face is 2.6cm wide and has a stick pin or a clasp style safety fastener to the rear.

The badge features the Tupolev 144 that first flew Moscow to Almaty for passengers between the dates 1977 1nd 1978. It was a short lived route for the supersonic airliner as it was plagued with technical difficulties. 

The prototype first flew on 31 December 1968 near Moscow, two months before the first flight of Concorde. The frequent comparisons to Concorde led to the Tu-144 being known as "Konkordski" in the West.