Only small blue titles on the nose section reveal that this IL-76 is flying for Abakan Air. The company performs, according to their website, national and international commercial charter freight flights and other services, including challenging projects and makes unique logistic decisions. The latter for sure, flying this Candid in war-torn areas.

Seems like an old friend as my database tells me I've shot this in five different places over the years, but these beasts always look great head-on. Built 9.77 for the AFL-Tyumen district and to Abakan around 1994; broken up at Zhukovsky around 2007