This Beriev BE-6 sea-plane converted to a monument is located in te city of Myrnyi in Ukraine.It's unsure if this plane is actually abandoned, but it doesn't seem to be maintain anymore even as a monument. I really like its frozen ghost appearance. frozen just on the take off. At a certain point the plane fell of its base, and the look of it was even more pathetic.

Beriev BE-6 in UkraineOleg Simanov sent me these photos of a (somewhat) preserved Be-6 in the Ukraine. He also sent me some information and would like to sell it:Long-range sea scout Be-6 has been created in G.M.Berieva's KB in 1945. This plane was a two-engined all-metal flying boat, with star-shaped engines and both engines are rated for 2250 h.p.. The distinct "seagull"-type wings can clearly be seen in the first photo.These photos were taken in the Autumn of 2004.The plane had a crew of 8 persons and was armed with three gun installations, had good radio equipment, equipped for photoinvestigation and rescue equipment.Within its 20 years of service, the Be-6 carried out tasks such as the protectiof sea boundaries, but could also be used to land Marines (40 persons) in coastal regions. About 20 Be-6's found their way to China.While develloped as a long-range recon plane, the Be-6 met American oppositi...unfortunately without a photo) it is destined to go to a museum in Kiev.Depending on the form of translation (various spelling possible), it should be located in the village of Mirnyy (Mirnyiy, Mirnyi, Mirniy, etc) near Yevpatoria (Evpatoria) on the Krim. It can be seen on Google Earth."Photo source: www.aviamonuments.ru/planes/Ukraina/Mirnyiy/2In May 2010 I received following update:I would like to inform you, that this BE-6 was repaired and can now be found in the Ukrainian National Aviation Museum, in very good condition!I have some photos of this aircraft, in the Museum  www.airliners.net  www.spotters.net.uaOther photos of the Beriev Be-6 in 'Ukrainian Spotters Site'www.spotters.net.ua/search/?q=be-6&sort=added_descBest regardsVyacheslav Smigunov(Kiev, Ukraine)To email me, click on the image and write the correct adress as given below(replace -AT- by the @ symbol).Sorry for the inconvenience, but this is because spam has increasingly become a problem.