any chance for a Tu-95 in US museum?

Considering we have flown a B-52 to Russia as a symbol of goodwill (I
guess). I have always hoped that we might be able to obtain a Tu-95 for
permanent display in a US museum as it was so prominently used and
intercepted by US aircraft in the cold war. Has anyone ever heard of an
attempt to get a Tu-95 here?

AL

"old hoodoo" wrote in message
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Considering we have flown a B-52 to Russia as a symbol of goodwill (I
guess). I have always hoped that we might be able to obtain a Tu-95 for
permanent display in a US museum as it was so prominently used and
intercepted by US aircraft in the cold war. Has anyone ever heard of an
attempt to get a Tu-95 here?

AL



BEARs have visited both the UK and US on goodwill / airshows visits since
the break-up of the Soviet Union. These occurred during the 90's with the US
hosting TU-95MS BEAR Hs and the UK hosting TU-95MS BEAR H and TU-142M BEAR
F.

TJ

"old hoodoo" wrote in message
...
Considering we have flown a B-52 to Russia as a symbol of goodwill (I
guess). I have always hoped that we might be able to obtain a Tu-95 for
permanent display in a US museum as it was so prominently used and
intercepted by US aircraft in the cold war. Has anyone ever heard of an
attempt to get a Tu-95 here?

AL



Follow up to my earlier reply:

Images of the TU-95MS BEAR H on a visit to Barksdale AFB 1994:
(BEAR H had previously visited Barksdale in 1992)

http://www.airforcebase.net/flights/TU-95_1994_03.jpg

http://www.airforcebase.net/flights/TU-95_1994_04.jpg

http://www.airforcebase.net/flights/TU-95_1994_02.jpg

TJ

There is an SS-20 in the NASM. It was swapped for a Pershing.

What are the chances that a B-52 could be swapped for a Tu-95?

Cheers
David

"old hoodoo" wrote in message ...
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Has anyone ever heard of an
attempt to get a Tu-95 here?

Efforts was made during the Cuban Missile Crises. OTOH, it any visit
by the Tu-95 then probably wouldn't have been a 'goodwill' visit.
grin


AL