The Aviation Technical Museum first exhibits were aircraft which required maintenance and had been sent to Luhansk Aircraft Repair Plant. Some aircraft remained there, and subsequently were written from use and preserved for display in the museum. The Tu-124 was a smaller version (3/4 scale) of the Tu-104, of which only 164 were built, one is seen here on poles giving the kids a good time, and adults alike!

Showing fire damage, before it was repaired at the Monino Museum.

This Tu-124 was delivered around August 1963 and retired as life-time expired in April 1981 and then preserved in the Central Museum of the Air Forces at Monino. Unfortunately, the cabin was badly damaged by fire in 2002 and at the time of this picture temporary protective sheeting had been used to cover the damaged fuselage.