photo taken at Berlin Schönefeld - SXF

basic Interflug c/s, Ber Line titles.

(photographer not known)

with sistership D-AOAP behind (photographer not known)

Built 1964 as CCCP-75553, to Interflug as DM-STF in March 1967 and re-registered as DDR-STF in August 1981. Re-registered as D-AOAO with Interflug in October 1990, TigerAir in June 1991 and Berline in November 1991. Restored to Russian register as RA-75553 to Viola Avia Trans in December 1995. To LZ-AZO by October 1996, EL-ADY by May 1997 and T9-ABB by May 1998 all with European Airlines. To Phoenix Airlines by February 1999 and re-registered as with them as EX-405 by December 2001. To Anikay Airlines by March 2005 and stored at Manas, Kyrgyzstan (FRU) by 2014, believed still present in 2021.

K25 slide scan. Built 1964 as Il-18V CCCP-75553 for Soviet Air Force. To Interflug as DM-STF 1968, modernized to IL-18D standard late 1970's, reregistered DDR-STF 1981 and D-AOAO 1990. Berline 1991, ceased operations 1994. Painted as German European Airlines 1995 but not operated and sold as RA-75553 same year. Further registrations LZ-AZO, EL-ADY, T9-ABB, EY-405. Last noted withdrawn Bishkek 2018. Wore promotional "VOLVO" titles late 1991.

Ex-CCCP-75553. Later DDR-STF, D-AOAO, RA-75553, LZ-AZO, EL-ADY, T9-ABB, EX-405

This Il-18 was originally delivered to the Soviet Government as CCCP-75553 in July 1964. It became DM-STF with Interflug in March 1967, DDR-STF in August 1981 and D-AOAO on German reunification in September 1990. It flew with BerLine from November 1991 until the airline ceased operations in March 1994. It then went to German European, Viola Avia Trans (as RA-75553), European Airlines (LZ-AZO, EL-ADY & T9-ABB) and Phoenix (T9-ABB & EX-405) before joining Anikay Air as EX-405 around March 2005. It is now reported as stored at Biskek (FRU).

Re-registered D-AOAO Oct 90. To Ber-Line in 91 and onward to several other operators after that.

Ex CCCP-75553, DM-STF, DDR-STF, D-AOAO, RA-75553 and LZ-AZO. The registration was on the aircraft only for a short time and was removed just before this picture was taken. Was registered T9-ABB later.

"Tigerflug" titles applied for the occasion.