| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | RF-01502 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Myasishchev M-4/3M/VM-T |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Myasishchev M-4/3M/VM-T |
| Aircraft Version: | Myasishchev VM-T Atlant (3M-T) |
| C/n (msn): | 9301502 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Zhukovsky / RamenskoyeMap |
| Country: | Russia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: UUBW IATA: ZIA Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | MAKS 1993 |
| Photo Date: | 4 September 1993 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 1813 |
| Photo Comment |
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This extraordinary aircraft was one of two converted in 1981 from tanker versions of the Myasishchev M-4 / 3M 'Bison' strategic bomber to convey large space launchers and similar payloads including the Buran space-shuttle; in all more than 150 loads were carried to the Baikonur launch site This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 July 2017, and has since been viewed 475 times. |