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An-2V 1G23-10CCCP-09261AFL/Uralsdam1973nosed over on t/o from LakeVershinnoye

An-2TP1G64-38UR-41323UDJ19jan09in white/silver and dark diagonal c/s pattern

An-2TP1G110-09RA-35043SLUGA, n/t12dec09at Sasovo in Aeroflot red c/s

An-2TP1G110-10RA-35044SLUGA, n/t12dec09at Sasovo in Aeroflot red c/s

An-2TP1G110-39RA-35073SLUGA. n/t12dec09at Sasovo in Aeroflot red c/s

An-2P1G117-03RA-35670SLUGA, n/t12dec09at Sasovo in Aeroflot red c/s

An-2TP1G146-05RA-07176SLUGA, n/t12dec09at Sasovo in Aeroflot red c/s

An-2P1G149-41UR-07337A.L. Kotov, n/t20sep09at Kharkiv-Karotish in good condition

An-2R1G186-01UR-54888cream c/s, n/tKrh15nov09in excellent condition, c/n not checked

An-2R1G191-15LY-AERUAB Klaipedosrgd27jan92see story below

An-2R1G208-25UR-81525all yellow, n/tKrh15nov09in excellent condition, c/n not painted on

An-2R1G227-33RA-33427SLUGA, n/t12dec09at Sasovo in Aeroflot red c/s

An-2R1G228-17RA-33467SLUGA, n/t12dec09at Sasovo in Aeroflot red c/s

An-2R1G230-08UR-33571no titlesVSG20jan10engineless

An-2---RF-00602green c/a, n/tSam03aug08

An-2---RF-01206ROSTO ?dbr07mar09on a para-dropping flight from Volosovo

An-2V---C/P-02156(1)AFL/Tyumen-TOXdamjul76during watering LakePortkulran ashore

An-2---CCCP-98374AFL/Kyrgyzstan15aug99derelict at Karakol

An-2---5T-TMCAir AdaNKCunknownpainted as a desert oasis with blue skies

An-2---"65" whiteAzerbaijan AFph.26aug08'KHVTIC' badge on rear fuselage

An-12AP2 34 08 02RA-11906Avial NVTver18aug09derelict on the dump !

An-12BP3 34 14 024L-PASno titlesMCT09oct09l/n MCT 15jan10; ex Russian Air Force

An-12BK9 34 68 034L-GLUnot reportedBGW15sep09ex EX-129

An-22A04 34 82276RA-09329Russian AF/AFL c/sTver18aug09in pristine condition !

An-24RV2 73 077 04EX-252no titlesFRU29may08in white/light grey c/s; ex EX-47252

An-24RV2 73 077 08UR-47256South AirlinesHRK20jan10all white, no titles

An-24RV6 73 107 01CU-T1706all white n/tYQX02jan10presumed finally on delivery

An-2618 01"699" blackRussian Air ForceKlin20aug01wfu in 2007; scrapped at Klin

An-2654 074L-GSTno titlesIEV08oct09c/n from owner; l/n IEV 18nov09

An-2656 10S9-BOVBritish Gulf Int'l, n/tSHJ20sep02BG logo on tail; c/n checked; ex RA-27211

An-2670 104L-AILTurbot Air Cargoflew03nov09Las Palmas - Cape Verde; ex UR-CAI

An-26B-100117 03RA-26081(1)Transavia-Garantia17nov08useful life-time expired, wfu at ARH

An-26B---4L-IFEBuldogdam28jan10overran on landing Wamena (Indonesia)

An-26---70127Chinese Air Forcephotoon Chinese web site

An-281AJ 005-24EY-28791Tajikistan AlDYU17dec09derelict with old reg showing under paint

An-28---UP-A2804all-white, n/tCITjan10

An-32A17 034L-GSITrast AeroTII15jun09l/n TII 28dec09; ex 9Q-CAF

An-74D365470 97 941?ST-PRC Sudan GovernmentKRT25dec09c/n not confirmed; ex RA-74047 ?

An-148-10040-05RA-61703RossiyaVox18jan10An-148-100V; f/f jan10

Il-14T1470 018 24CCCP-41835AFL/Arkhangel.-ARHARHaug09pres. in front of the terminal; c/n now known

Il-38SD---IN307Indian NavyZuk19dec09attrition replacement for IN304

Il-62M46 48 3 3 9RA-86712Rossiya07aug07at the factory, will return into service in 2010

Il-76T0834 13415UP-I7641noreportsc/n from Ilyushin website; ex RA-76509

Il-76T0934 185484L-FFEall white, n/tSHJ11sep09c/n conf., ex UP-I7611; l/n MCT 08jan10

Il-76M00034 236755A-DKKLibyan Arabw/oaug87crashed on approach to Sebha as the altimeter had not been set correctly

Il-76TD00034 236994L-SKLSky GeorgiaSXF21jan10l/n Ponta Delgrada 23jan10; ex UP-I7627 ?

Il-76TD00134 308904L-SKGSky GeorgiaBOD15jan10ex UP-I7617

Il-76TD00434 567004L-FFFEastern Expr. GeorgiaSHJ15sep09l/n SHJ 10dec09; ex RA-76493

Il-76TD10134 082574L-FFGEastern Expr. GeorgiaSAW14sep09l/n FJR 12dec09; ex UP-I7629

Il-76TD10234 12414RA-76403ContinentFNB29dec09l/n OST 18jan10; ex UP-I7620

Il-76TD10234 12418RA-76446ContinentSSGdec09still in basic Gazpromavia c/s

Il-76TD10234 14450EK-76442noreportsc/n from Ilyushin website; ex UP-I7634

Il-76TD---4L-SKGSky GeorgiaBOD15jan10

Il-76TD---4L-SKLSky GeorgiaSXF21jan10ex UP-I7627 ?

Il-8651483206052RA-86081SibirOVB06jan10wings cut off

Il-96-400T97693201003RA-96103Poleth/o14dec09named "Stanislav Bliznyuk" (a test-pilot)

Ka-27PL23335"42" redRussian Navyph.14mar06on board a Russian Navy vessel off Guam

Ka-27PL23337"80" redRussian Navyph.17mar06on board a Russian Navy vessel off Guam

Ka-32T9617HL9407Uslan Fire Dept.dec09this c/n finally confirmed in register

Ka-32A9822HL9486Korea Forest Serv.mfd10dec09rgd 28dec09

Ka-28---9234Chinese Navyph.early10

Ka-226T---"410" blueMChS Rossiïph.09aug06location unknown

L-410UVP84 12 11CCCP-67446AFL/Sasovo FSdec09pres. at Civil Avn Technical College Rylsk

L-410UVP84 12 13RA-67448AFL/Sasovo FSdec09preserved somewhere at Kemerovo

L-410UVP---RF-49920no titlesCSH19jan10in white/dark blue c/s, unknown logo on fin

L-410UVP-E389 22 253C-UAQStar African AirBBO10jan10derelict

Mi-254 4831 066"80" redSoviet Air ForceEng06dec09preserved as a gate-guard in 356 ARZ

Mi-251 5040 017SP-ZXRPolish Air Rescue 05aug09arr. Allstedt, Germany and preserved there

Mi-254 6327 099UR-FILTSOU KharkovKrh08sep09with 'TSOU' titles; c/n now known

Mi-254 6545 030RF-00543DOSAAF22oct07mentioned in legal claim document

Mi-252 7231 071RA-20270Esteyt-Grupprgd26nov09

Mi-254 7318 091RF-00915DOSAAF22oct07mentioned in legal claim document

Mi-254 7932 122RA-15659(2)Bagulnik OOO, n/t02nov09at an unknown airfield in orange/blue c/s

Mi-254 8209 063UR-FBYMChS UkraineKrh23may09in blue/white c/s; c/n now known

Mi-254 8247 073not knownDOSAAFnoreports

Mi-252 9219 055RA-23330Esteyt-Grupprgd26nov09

Mi-254 9319 075UR-NVInot knownnoreportsin document in 2009; UR-BJU prob ntu

Mi-252 9724 046RA-20989Esteyt-Grupprgd26nov09

Mi-25211001 079RA-14203N.P.Monichrgd02nov09f/n OVB jan10, orange/light blue c/s

Mi-25411028 089RA-15756(2)Kamchatimpeksrgd14oct09ex RA-15666, Soviet A/F

Mi-2---RF-00592ROSTOph.24aug08at Samara-Smyshlyayevka, dark blue/white

Mi-2---RF-1440530jun07in document as having crashed in the Krasnodar region at an unknown date

Mi-2---UP-MI219Skylink ArabiaFJR14jan10operational in all light brown c/s

Mi-8T03 04CCCP-25255AFL/Kremenchug FSFRUmay08in superficially poor condition, no titles

Mi-801 27not knownMAP LII Zhukovskinoreportstest-bed for low-speed trials in 1972/1985

Mi-8T72 63RA-22382Kras Aviargd09nov09

Mi-8T75 31RA-22803Kras Aviargd09nov09

Mi-8T77 24RA-25211Aviatekhsnab OOOrgd08oct09

Mi-8T78 11RA-22566KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009; HC-BUK ntu

Mi-8T78 35not knownFSB/Border Guards29dec09tender for rework; opb 9 oao at Chita

Mi-8T80 96RA-22649Eltsovkargd09sep09

Mi-8T82 52CCCP-24623AFL/Arkhangelskaug09GIAOmskTechnicalAviationCollege

Mi-8T82 57RA-24628Avia-Ta OOOrgd08oct09

Mi-8T9 72 22 12not knownSoviet Air Forcephotoshows tailboom of the wrecked helicopter

Mi-8T9 75 48 24RA-22983Veltal-Aviargd25nov09

Mi-8T9 75 50 02"11" blueRussian Air Forceph.2009 ?opb SVVAUL

Mi-8T9 76 55 15RA-25576(2)Esteyt-Grupprgd26nov09possibly for Veltal-Avia; see c/n 3030

Mi-8T9 77 55 76RA-06113Eltsovkargd09sep09

Mi-8T9 81 57 38RA-24678Promtekhnologiirgd20aug09

Mi-8T9 81 03238RA-24702Avia-Targd08oct09

Mi-8T9 82 03993RA-25367KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-8T9 82 08175RA-25389KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-8T9 83 15200RA-06148Eltsovka AP ZAOrgd09sep09

Mi-8T9 84 15757RA-22875Irkutsk AviaIKT11jul09full c/s and titles

Mi-8T9 84 17088RA-22893KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-8T9 84 20092RA-22901KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-8T9 85 22340RA-24529KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-8T9 86 28785RA-24473KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-8T9 86 28863RA-24479UTAirph.19aug06at an unknown airfield

Mi-8T9 86 28968RA-24490Promtekhnologiirgd20aug09

Mi-8T9 87 34158RA-24262Veltal-Aviargd05nov09

Mi-8T9 89 43798RA-24195KrasAvia24dec09 photo on internet flying from Kodinsk

Mi-8T9 89 43867RA-06158KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-8T9 90 47983RA-25590Geliksrgd06dec07

Mi-8T9 91 50610RA-25607Gazpromaviargd29jan08

Mi-8T9 91 50919RA-24021KrasAviargd12oct07current in fleet list 2009

Mi-8T9 92 54376RA-25537(2)Turukhan Avn.EntGOJ04jul07c/n now known, ex UN-27013 ?, RA-27013

Mi-8T9 92 57249RA-27162Aerogeorgd06may09

Mi-8T9 92 57258RA-27163Aviastarrgd23jul07

Mi-8PK9 93 57695RA-22962GazpromaviaKUF31oct08PK means 'povyshennoi komfortnosti' (increased comfort); change of sub-type

Mi-8MT9 3411"07" blueUkr Border Guardsw/o27mar08on a flight from Vilkovo to ZmeinyIsland

Mi-8MT9 3690not knownFSB/Border Guards29dec09in tender; opb 12 ovp at Mikhailovsk

Mi-8MT9 3757RA-06135KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-8MTV-19 4385YA-KMMAALEng19jan10with weather radar; in all-white c/s, no titles

Mi-8MT9 4683"40" yellowAbkhaz Air Forceph.11aug08in the Kodori Gorge; c/n on tailboom

Mi-8MT9 4833?"39" yellow Abkhaz Air Forceph.22dec07 3rd digit c/n not completely clear

Mi-8MTV-19 5046RA-25126YamalLED18jan10 in full c/s

Mi-8MTV-19 5048RF-23131FSB/Border Guards29dec09in tender; opb 12 ovp at Mikhailovsk

Mi-8MTV-19 5049not knownFSB/Border Guards29dec09in tender; opb 12 ovp at Mikhailovsk

Mi-8MB9 5312?"25" redRussian Air Forcephotoc/n from cover; opb 332 ovp BiU Pribylovo

Mi-8MTV-29 5813not knownFSB/Border Guards29dec09in tender; opb 9 oao at Chita

Mi-8MA-19 5814not knownFSB/Border Guards29dec09in tender published; opb oaap at Vorkuta

Mi-8MA-19 5815"47"FSB/Border Guards29dec09in tender; opb oaap at Vorkuta

Mi-8MTV-19 5823HK-3908Vertical de Aviac.KBL19jan10without suffix in reg; in all dark blue c/s

Mi-8MTV-19 5826TT-OAJ/4320Chad Air ForceNDJ29nov09being unloaded from after being repaired

Mi-8MTV-19 5901RA-27065Nefteyugansk AErgd08sep09

Mi-8MTV-19 5959ZS-RIXTitanKBL19jan10in yellow/blue/yellow c/s and small titles

Mi-8MTV-29 6232RF-19032Russian Air Force18aug09at Tver-Migalovo; c/n now known

Mi-8MTV-1P9 6377RA-27017RossiyaLEDoct09version corrected

Mi-8MTV-1S9 6634RA-25529(2)RossiyaAER20sep09version corrected

Mi-8MTV-1S9 6635RA-25533(2)RossiyaAER20sep09version corrected

Mi-8MTV-19 6783RA-25560(2)RosneftAER17sep09c/n now known

Mi-8MTV-19 6788RA-25567(2)RosneftKJA03dec09c/n now known

Mi-8MTV-19 6790RA-25577(2)Tatarstanrgd14jul09a/w with titles; opb Bugulma Avn Enterprise

Mi-8AMT59489602370RA-25521Skolrgd27apr09

Mi-8AMT594896051229N-ADKShree AirlinesKTM20jan10correction to report of destruction by rebels

Mi-8AMT59489607088RA-27117no titlesLED18jan10all white with a small unknown logo only

Mi-8AMT59489607509RA-27177KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-8AMT59489607849RA-27178KrasAvianoreportscurrent in fleet list 2009

Mi-17159489611813E-482Ecuador Army23oct07at Sangolqui-La Balbina; c/n carried on tail

Mi-17159489614960 ?E-485Ecuador Army23oct07Sangolqui-La Balbina; last digit of c/n ?

Mi-171C#07643 3305RA-22449(2)all white, n/tKBL19jan10full c/n 171C 00 07 643 3305U

Mi-8AMT#64308 3907RA-22420(2)United NationsKTM20jan10carried code 'UN-308'

Mi-8AMT#64308 3908RA-22419(2)UTairrgd05oct09full c/n 8AMT 00 643 08 3908U

Mi-8AMT#64308 3910RA-22472(2)UTairrgd18nov09full c/n 8AMT 00 643 08 3910U

Mi-8AMT#64308 4001RA-22473(2)UTairrgd18nov09full c/n 8AMT 00 643 08 4001U

Mi-8T---CCCP-25299KGB/Border Guardsph.1979 ?in full Aeroflot c/s

Mi-8---RF-28966Kamchatka PolicePKC23jan08opb GU UVD Kamchatskoi obl. at PKC

Mi-8---RF-28968Kamchatka PolicePKC09aug08opb GU UVD Kamchatskoi obl. at PKC

Mi-99 82 33130"11" blueUkraine NavySai27apr07photo on internet

Mi-8T1098412273Serbian Air ForceBJY13sep09

Mi-172704C07VT-MAHMasco AirlinesDMK13dec08canx 17dec08; returned to Vietnam ?

Mi-8MT---560Afghan Air ForceKBL24apr92when Massoud's mujahideen arrived KBL

Mi-8MTV-1S---587Afghan Nat.Army-AFKBL18jan10VIP version, square windows, ex Slovak AF

Mi-8MT---590Afghan Nat.Army-AFnoreportsex Slovak Air Force

Mi-8MTV-1---591Afghan Nat.Army-AFph.17nov09over southern Afghanistan; ex Czech AF

Mi-17V-7---LH93795Chinese Armyph.jan10opb 3rd Rgt

Mi-8---MH-824Cambodian AFPNH14dec09

Mi-8MTV-1---UP-MI805all white c/s, n/tTII21jan10

Mi-8MTV-1---UP-MI813all white c/s, n/tTII21jan10

Mi-8MTV-1---UP-MI849all white c/s, n/tTII20oct09l/n TII 21jan10; sub-type confirmed

Mi-172---VN-8424SFC of VietnamHAN16sep08full titles are 'T.C. Ty Bay Bicht Viêt Nam'

Mi-8T---YA-KAJKabul AirKBL19jan10flying; so repaired after accident aug/sep09

Mi-8MTV-1---YA-KMOKam AirMZRsep09

Mi-171---YI-266Iraqi Air Forceph.21dec09

Mi-171---YI-268Iraqi Air Forceph.12jan10at BaladAB

Mi-17-1V---58655Pakistan Armyph.18jan10

Mi-24V220715715Hungarian AF29dec09fuselage at Tököl; sold; will be preserved

Mi-26T34001212120RA-06260SKOLrgd20aug09

Mi-26T34001212401RA-06025Krasnodar-Liz-Konrgd01sep09rgd to Krasnodar-Liz-Konsal

Mi-26T34001212478MH-268Cambodian AFPNH14dec09white c/s; ex XU-268

Mi-26T34001212480RA-06087Krasnodar-Liz-Konrgd01sep09rgd to Krasnodar-Liz-Konsal

Mi-26T34001212485MH-269Cambodian AFPNH14dec09white c/s; ex XU-269

Mi-26T34001212523RF-31352MChS Rossiï11dec09tender for rework; confirmed ex RA-06280

Mi-26223 204Z3076Indian Air Forced/dfeb89c/n checked at IXC 2009

W-3A36 09 160916Polish Air ForceWAW04dec09c/n confirmed

Tu-134A-360267RA-65102AeromoscoviaDME20jan10

Tu-142M---"53" blackRussian Navy26oct06at Mongokhto; large 'Vanino' titles

Tu-142M---"54" redRussian Navyph.2008at Mongokhto; 'TTK-Dalniï Vostok' titles

Tu-142MZ---"63" redRussian Navyph.22jan10at Mongokhto

Tu-154M89A797RA-85149(2)DonaviaVKOjan10

Tu-154M89A817RA-85663Aeroflot Rus. Al20jan10donated to the Moscow Technical University of Civil Aviation (MGTUGA)

Tu-154M92A927RA-85744South East AlVKO17jan10leased from VARZ-400; in all-white c/s

Tu-154M93A971RA-85787Taban Airw/o24jan10destroyed on landing Mashhad airport

Tu-154M93A976RA-85792 KavMinVody AviaMRV21jan10in basic Samara c/s with large 'KMV' titles

Tu-204-1001450741964048P-633 Air KoryoUle11jan10in fcs; l/n Ulyanovsk-Vostochny 16jan10

Yak-409 32 17 28CCCP-87301AFL/Yakutskcanx1987not crashed at Khanty-Mansisk 17may86 !

Yak-409 61 16 45EX-112Osh Aviaph.18apr06f/n FRU may08, named 'Bintimak'

Yak-409 74 19 55CCCP-87928AFL/Tyumen-HMAw/o17may86see comment below.

Yak-424520424711396RA-42353 all white, n/tVKO10jan10opb Grozny Avia ; l/n VKO 17jan10

Y8CB---5121Chinese Air Forcephotofor full details see the site

Y8G---5126Chinese Air Forceph.end09for full details see the site

Y8G---5128Chinese Air Forceph.end09for full details see the site

Y12---RCAF-602Cambodian AFPHN14dec09XU-016 & XU-017 were not seen this date !

An-2 LY-AER was bought by Leif Lickhammer of Vetlanda (Sweden) in 1994. It was seen in all-pink c/s, no titles at Vallentuna 18oct94. Was last seen as such at Växjö 21may95. Leased to Halmstad Fallskärmsklubb (parachute club) may95. Operated by the Kaunas Aviation nov95/jan96 whilst probably continued to be owned by Leif Lickhammer of Vetlanda, but officially trf to UAB Svedijos Prekés in 1996. Seen Vallentuna jul96 with 'I Kaunas' titles. Offered for sale in 1999 with t/t 6,530 hours and bought by Thorbjörn Björk and seen in all-black c/s Barkarby 03jun00. Was canx between 01may05 & 01jul06 and left abandoned at Skå-Edeby and sat there for many years until someone reported the aircraft as "found" to the police. Since no-one claimed it the aircraft became the property of the person who found it and last report there is dated jun09. Painted in WWII RAF insignia and the code 'BZ' on the left-hand side to resemble a Westland "Lysander", seen as such Skå-Edeby nov09

Yak-40 CCCP-87928 crashed w/o 17may86 on a check flight (after repair of the nose gear) from Khanty-Mansisk when the pilot flew a roll resulting in the aircraft entering a steep dive. The aircraft reached 5.25 g during pull-out at, a speed of 650 kilometers per hour and the left wing broke off, hitting the tail, which broke off as well. The aircraft crashed in the flood plain of the Ob' river 19 km from the airport, all 5 crew killed. Cancelled 28jul86.