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Vintage Tu-144 Tupolev Airliner Russian Supersonic Aircraft CCCP Pin Badge
Vintage Tu-144 Tupolev Airliner Russian Supersonic Aircraft CCCP Pin Badge
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A very pretty enamel pin badge from the former Soviet Union.
The badge face is 4.2cm wide and has a clasp style safety fastener to the rear.
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The badge features the Tupolev 144 that first flew in 1968 and the initials CCCP.
The Tupolev Tu-144 was the first commercial supersonic transport aircraft. -
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.
