| Aircraft | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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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. It was added on 19 December 2017, and has since been viewed 277 times. |