First flight 1963 as CCCP-11976 probably opb Sovjet AF. June 6th 1987 LZ-BAE Balkan. October 1st 1995 LZ-BAE Heavylift (leased from LZ), September 1st 1996 LZ-BAE returned to Balkan. November 2003 LZ-VEF Vega Air. November 2007 RDPL-34156 PMT Lao Airlines. January 2009 UP-AN216, from April opf Interisland Airways. April 21 2010 written off in a crash near the town of Mexico in the Philippines. Seen arriving rwy 24, probably carrying a horse for horsraces in the weekend.

The "Bulgarian Airlines" titles date back to this aircraft's time with Balkan Bulgarian Airlines and are not an airline name.

Delivered to the Soviet Air Force as CCCP-11976 in 1963. Transferred to Aeroflot in 1981. To Balkan as LZ-BAE in 1988, Vega as LZ-VEF in 2004, Lao Air as RDPL-34156 in 2007 and UP-AN216 in 2009. Crashed in the Philippines in 2010. Note that the "Bulgarian Airlines" titles are not an airline name, but a left-over from its time with Balkan Bulgarian Airlines.

Photo obtained from the Bakema family.

The "Bulgarian Airlines" titles are the remains from its previous Balkan Bulgarian Airlines scheme. It is not an airline name.

The "Bulgarian Airlines" titles are the remains from its previous Balkan Bulgarian Airlines scheme. It is not an airline name.

Great to capture this in nice winter light looking so smart in Heavylift marks.

Registered to Balkan in 3.88, this aircraft was formerly CCCP-11976 manufactured in 10.63 and probably serving the Soviet AF first. Leased to Heavylift (see next upload) late 1995 for a year and to Vega as LZ-VEF in 3.04; damaged/repaired at Sal 3.06 and became RDPL-34156 with Lao Air in 11.07 then UP-AN216 with JSC in 9.09. Crashed at Barangay Laput, Philippines on 21.4.10 after a fire