Aircraft Photo of LZ-BTR | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 | Balkan - Bulgarian Airlines

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	LZ-BTR
Aircraft Original Type:	Tupolev Tu-154
Aircraft Generic Type:	Tupolev Tu-154
Aircraft Version:	Tupolev Tu-154B-2
C/n (msn):	79A320
Operator Titles:	Balkan - Bulgarian Airlines
Local Operator Name:	Балкан

Location
City / Airport:	London - HeathrowMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGLL IATA: LHR Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	11 March 1985
Photo by:	Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID:	307115

Photo Comment
This 154 is one of three separate frames to have carried this registration; 73A051, 79A320 and 87A760. The B-2 LZ-BTR was built in January 1979 and went on to fly with balkan until December 1991. It went on to fly with AK Blaoveschensk (CCCP-85742), Aeroflot & Amurtransaero (RA-85742) and Jana Arkia & Atryau Airways (UN-85742). The plane was withdrawn from use in February 2008, stored at Almaty (ALA) and then scrapped in June 2010. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 December 2020, and has since been viewed 375 times.

Photo Comment

This 154 is one of three separate frames to have carried this registration; 73A051, 79A320 and 87A760. The B-2 LZ-BTR was built in January 1979 and went on to fly with balkan until December 1991. It went on to fly with AK Blaoveschensk (CCCP-85742), Aeroflot & Amurtransaero (RA-85742) and Jana Arkia & Atryau Airways (UN-85742). The plane was withdrawn from use in February 2008, stored at Almaty (ALA) and then scrapped in June 2010.

It was added on 3 December 2020, and has since been viewed 375 times.

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