L.D. Trotsky at the Khodynka airfield (1923)

Red Army Air Force planes at Khodynka airfield in summer 1923. Red Army airfield crew members and volunteers lift the tail of one of the planes, turn the plane around and roll it out to the parking lot.

Kamenev L.B. on the platform before the start of the ceremonial rally.

Red Army soldiers in formation at the airfield.

Trotsky climbs the steps to the platform.

Trotsky makes a speech.

Panorama of the rally.

Faces of the rally participants.

Trotsky, accompanied by Air Force commanders, inspects the formation of planes.

Trotsky, commander of the Moscow Military District troops N.I. Muralov and the commanders accompanying them walk along the airfield, Trotsky listens to the explanations of one of the pilots as he walks.

Trotsky talks with A.I. Egorov.

Spectators sit on the grass waiting for the flights to start (panorama).

Trotsky talks with Muralov and the commanders standing nearby.

Passengers near a civilian Dobrlet plane before the flight.

Trotsky's face.

Airplanes lined up.

Kamenev speaking at a rally at the airfield, standing on a wooden platform.

Trotsky applauds, salutes, Muralov stands next to him.

Airplanes at the airfield.

One of the planes runs after landing.

A passenger at a civil aircraft "Dobrolet".