It is with deep sadness we have to inform you one of the most beloved and respected aviation historians, Tony Morris, passed away on 29December 2017. Tony was involved with the Soviet Transports books and database since the first book, which saw the light of day back in 1994. His knowledge, contacts, all round assistance for sure was one of the cornerstones the entire Soviet Transports database was built on. Apart of the Soviet Transports database he was a honorary member of Air Britain to life time due to his extreme contribution to Air Britain as well. Although not many Scramble readers will have known him in person, we can assure you we and you will all miss him.
Thanks Tony, for the decades of friendship.
Go to the Soviet Transports database at the Scramble website for full known histories, including additional info on crashes, colour schemes etc. etc.. To get the most from this extensive (more than 220.000 records) database consider using the advanced search options.
Near the bottom of the same page on the Soviet Transport database on the Scramble site there is a link to the Soviet Transports downloads page featuring a new illustrated guide to ST construction numbers. It can be downloaded free of charge together with more than sixty production lists and a list of abbreviations and (location) translations and a Google Earth KMZ file with all airports in the Soviet Transports database.
An-2R1G121-12CCCP-02528 AFL/Ukrainedbr16jun84engine suffered a bird-strike on take off
An-2R1G148-54CCCP-07293 AFL/Ukrainedbr21may84 on a crop-spraying flight in the Voroshilovgrad region
An-2TP1G185-58YV1944Rutacaw/o06jan18impacting the ground shortly after t/o from La Paragua
An-2R1G195-39UP-A0301not knownKOV17oct16c/n now known, ex RA-68134
An-2R1G195-11UR-68106Yunikom Avia15jan18near Kállóemjén, Hungary, was smuggling immigrants
An-2---EW-388CDblue c/sPhoto 13jan18off airport at Kamenets
An-12BK8 34 56 10”56” redRussian Air ForceKhboct16preserved Khabarovsk base museum; c/n now known
An-24RV4 73 097 04RA-46682TurukhanKJA16jan18ex KrasAvia colours, with titles just visible
An-24RV5 73 104 03UR-47312not knownrgd26dec17to Kyiv.Rus of Shchaslyve; f/n IEV 12jan18, no titles
An-2672 08UR-26526UkrAeroRukhKGOfeb15canx 15nov17; correcting last month, also see next line
An-2685 01"04" blueUkraine Air ForcePRG20dec17c/n checked; l/n MLA 21dec17; not c/n7208
An-26---YA-TALnot knownJUB29nov17correction, not YA-TAK
An-281AJ 009-15YL-KABRigas Aeroklubsdbr16jul04finally canx between 13jul17 and 02jan18
An-72365 720 70 696ER-AWF Aerop. MarculestiSHJ13jan05canx between 29nov17 and 04jan18
An-72365 720 94 889ER-AEJ all-white c/s, n/tMrc2016canx between 29nov17 and 04jan18
Il-18D1880 106 0374296NPP "MIR"Pus05sep16and stored there since as life-time expired, l/n aug17
Il-20M---RF-75936Russian Air ForcePusdec17in bluish grey c/s with 'VVS Rossii' titles
Il-28R---"150" redSoviet Air ForcePhoto 03jan18preserved at Kaliningrad-Chkalovsk; ex "55" red
Il-76TD00234 41186UP-I7632Asia Wingrgdunknownntu; to be scrapped early 2018; still painted UN-76499
Il-76MD00534 60811RF-76640(1)Russian Air ForcePKVjan18serial not visible in the photo; ex RA-76640
Il-76MD00734 78349RF-76743Russian Air ForceKub25aug17l/n Buturlinovoka 03sep17; ex RA-76743
Il-78M-9002-0178741OAKf/f19jan18in primer with Russian star on fin, no titles
Il-76TD---20548Chinese Air ForceYRC29dec17version not confirmed
Ka-29---RF-19695Russian NavyVVO17jan18coded "50" yellow
Ka-29---RF-34151Russian NavyVVO17jan18coded "88" yellow
Ka-32---CCCP-0002KamovZhu2004photo in white, and faded, red c/s, no titles, wfu
Ka-226T523226571201RF-17623 Kamov OKBGOJ23dec17c/n is prefixed by 523
Li-22 34 422 02fake c/sSoviet Air Forcel/naug13preserved at the TAPOiCh factory; c/n now known
L-410UVP85 14 06OK-FSCSimply Fin s.r.orgd28dec17ex LZ-RMK
L-410UVP-E286 18 02OK-FSBSimply Fin s.r.orgd28dec17ex LZ-LSB
L-410UVP-E287 18 28OK-FSASimply Fin s.r.orgd28dec17ex LZ-RML
L-410UVP-E89 22 15OK-ATYSimply Fin s.r.orgd28dec17ex LZ-RMV
Mi-252 0805CCCP-20068AFL/Azerbaijandbr04jun84came down hard due to pilot error, no casualties
Mi-252 0837CCCP-20096AFL/North Kavkazdbr17apr84the free-wheel clutch failed, crash-landed nr Kamyshin
Mi-4A04 80CCCP-66858AFL/Uzbekistantoc18jul59soc 29aug77 as life-time expired
Mi-4A15 80CCCP-66878AFL/Northerntoc17dec59
CCCP-66878AFL/Arkhangelsktrf01jan73soc 28mar76 as life-time expired
Mi-4A16 80CCCP-66879AFL/North Kavkazdbr1973struck off charge 26sep73
Mi-4A03 82CCCP-66887AFL/West Siberiatoc10jan60struck off charge 26oct76 as life-time expired
Mi-4P05 82CCCP-66889AFL/East Siberiatoc19feb60
CCCP-66889AFL/East Siberiatrfjun72struck off charge 18jan80 as life-time expired
Mi-4A06 82CCCP-66890AFL/Magadantocmay60trf to Seimchanski
CCCP-66890AFL/West Siberiatrf02feb73struck off charge 17dec79 as life-time expired
Mi-4A08 82CCCP-66892AFL/West Siberiatoc18jan60struck off charge 27feb79 as life-time expired
Mi-4A12 85CCCP-66874AFL/West Siberiatoc04jan60struck off charge 27oct75 as life-time expired
Mi-4A02 89CCCP-66923AFL/West Siberiatoc01mar60
CCCP-66923AFL/Tajikistantrfdec66dbr, details unknown; struck off charge 20may71
Mi-8T40 89UN-25706not knownFJRnov17the tailboom only in faded colours in a shed
Mi-8T9 90 47420YL-HMSUnited Nations/WFPPhoto 13sep13canx between 13jul17 and 02jan18
Mi-8MT9 3365RF-94212Russian Air Force10jan18t/t 2,519 hours and 3,421 cycles by this date
Mi-8MT9 3688RF-34314 Russian MVD/VVKhb18jan18coded “24” yellow
Mi-8MT9 4949RF-34319 Russian MVD/VVKhb18jan18coded “31” yellow
Mi-171Sh171S00050126408U?648 Bangladesh Air Forcedbr03jan18collided with a tree and the tail boom broke off
Mi-8MTV-1---PF-204Mexican Fed PoliceMEX 26dec17in black c/s with 'Policía Federal' titles
Mi-17202M3758663Pakistan ArmyPhoto 03nov17c/n checked; in the Ayub National Park at Rawalpindi
Mi-172356C157 ?VT-SKCSkyone AirwaysPhoto14jul17ex VT-JJA ?
Mi-17V-5---ZP5105Indian Air ForceCGP 25dec17
Mi-171E---AP-BNSGovt. of PunjabPhoto 26jun17f/n Ahmadpur Sharqia 26jun17; ex AP-BGX (2)
Mi-24V3532421319200not known Soviet Army Aviatonmfd1983 sat wfu at Solntsevo, seen oct11
Mi-35M34075817200not knownFSB14jul17contract signed; additional agreement signed 08sep17
Mi-35M34075817201not knownFSB14jul17contract signed; additional agreement signed 08sep17
Mi-35M34075817204not knownFSB14jul17contract signed; additional agreement signed 08sep17
Mi-35M34075817205not knownFSB14jul17contract signed; additional agreement signed 08sep17
Mi-35M34075817206not knownFSB14jul17contract signed; additional agreement signed 08sep17
Mi-24DK20 06006Hungarian Air Forceoct13at Debre Zeit sold (with at least 5 other ones) to Dejen Aviation Industry (DAVI) of Ethiopia
Mi-24P340 33196+41ex German ArmyLED02dec17arrived for overhaul for the Hungarian Air Force
Mi-24P340 33296+42ex German ArmyLED02dec17arrived for overhaul for the Hungarian Air Force
Mi-24P340 33496+44ex German ArmyLED02dec17arrived for overhaul for the Hungarian Air Force
Mi-24P340 33896+48ex German ArmyLED02dec17arrived for overhaul for the Hungarian Air Force
Mi-24P340 33996+49ex German Armyjun16preserved Bückeburg; auctioned by VEBEG 24oct17
Mi-24P---193Libyan Air ForcePhoto 03apr16at Labraq; l/n Gubba 18nov17
Mi-26T34001212462RA-06283United Nations21mar17flown underslung by aMi-26 to an unknown destination
Mi-26T2---06819RostvertolRor14oct17arrived in Jordan 17jan18
Mi-26T2---06820RostvertolRor28dec17in grey primer
Mi-26T23400121272506821RostvertolRor21dec17for Algeria
Mi-26T23400121272606822RostvertolRor22dec17for Algeria
Mi-26---"52" whiteBelarus Air Force14mar17flown underslung by a Mi-26 to Brestski training site
RRJ-95LR95 152RA-89096AzimuthULY08jan18
RRJ-95LR95 153RA-89096AzimuthULY08jan18
Tu-134A2 35 16 07CCCP-65745AFL/Privolzhsk16oct17transported to Cottbus for the Flugplatzmuseum
Tu-154B-279A349CCCP-85349AFL/Internationalmfd19jun79toc 22jun79; f/n SXF 29jun79; rgd 30jul79
Tu-154B-280A395RA-85395SibaviatransKJAmay10wfu; believed scrapped about 2013
Tu-154M88A777RA-85700 (2)YakutiyaYKSapr13engineless and b/u in 2015
Tu-154M88A781UP-T5410no titlesDMB30oct17still in former Bulgarian Government c/s; ex LZ-BTZ
Tu-154M92A912EP-EKAEram AirKJA08jul08with serial overpainted; believed scrapped about 2013
Tu-154M92A932RA-85750OmskaviaKJAjul10scrapped, believed about 2013
Tu-154M93A947UK-85764Uzbekistan AirwaysTASmay15scrapped at TAS inearly may16
Tu-154M93A958UK-85776Uzbekistan AirwaysTASsep15scrapped at TAS in early 2016
Tu-154M93A975RA-85791YakutiyaYKSapr13engineless and b/u in 2015
Tu-154M93A976RA-85792ContinentVKO30dec17being scrapped
Yak-409 64 16 50CU-T1204CubanaSCU14nov98wfu; not in fleet list 31dec05; scrapped
Yak-40K9 81 11 57RA-87953Intl Club of AdviceLPK 15may17canx between 23nov17 and 26dec17
Yak-409 02 12 60CU-T1538Aerocaribbeanjan17in downtown Santiago de Cuba close to the city cemetery falsely marked CU-T1204
PT-6---2709Bangladesh Air Forced/d 2015/2016f/n DAC16dec17in yellow c/s with red trim
PT-6---2710Bangladesh Air Forced/d 2015/2016f/n DAC12dec17in yellow c/s with red trim
AG600001B-002AAVICf/f24dec17
ARJ21-700108B-3387Chengdu Airlinesrgd27dec17