The inscription under the cockpit is "За сталина" or, in english, "For Staline", the other inscription on the red star is "Сталинград-Берлин", "From Stalingrad to Berlin", we can deduct the pilot or the aeroplane came from Stalingrad, the actual St-Petersburg.
The Polikarpov Po-2 was an obsolet biplan of the interwar which was used by the USSR during the World War II as a night bomber, reconnaissance aeroplane and as a connecting plane. The Po-2 is famous because it was the frame of the first militaries pilots womens who was specialized into the night bombing. They were the Night Witches. The comic drawer Romain Hugault and the scriptwriter Yann had created a comic where she are the protagonist, "Le Grand Duc" is the tittle of their comic strip in reference of the He-219, the aeroplane of the german hero.
The Polikarpov Po-2 was an obsolet biplan of the interwar which was used by the USSR during the World War II as a night bomber, reconnaissance aeroplane and as a connecting plane. The Po-2 is famous because it was the frame of the first militaries pilots womens who was specialized into the night bombing. They were the Night Witches. The comic drawer Romain Hugault and the scriptwriter Yann had created a comic where she are the protagonist, "Le Grand Duc" is the tittle of their comic strip in reference of the He-219, the aeroplane of the german hero.
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