Aircraft Photo of UN-75005 | Ilyushin Il-18D | Irbis Air | AirHistory.net #25690
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:UN-75005
Aircraft Original Type:Ilyushin Il-18
Aircraft Generic Type:Ilyushin Il-18/20/22/24/38
Aircraft Version:Ilyushin Il-18D
C/n (msn):187010204
Operator Titles:(Irbis Air)
Aircraft Name:Zlatoust
Location
City / Airport:Istanbul - Sabiha GökçenMap
Country:Turkey
Airport Codes:ICAO: LTFJ   IATA: SAW   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:3 August 2006
Photo by:Peter de Jong
Photo ID: 25690
Photo Comment

This aircraft and the shady airlines it worked for have been linked to the notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. According to researchers it was previously EL-AKQ, 3D-SBQ and 3C-KKL. Under the Kazakh registration UN-75005 its operators were named as Air Cess, 'Air Bas', 'Linee Aerienne Tchad' in late 2003 and then Irbis Air Company. Irbis became Mega Airlines and this machine became UP-I1801. It was seen in Somalia in 2014. Here it is wearing the name of the Russian city of Zlatoust.

This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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