| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | LZ-SFL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Antonov An-12 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Antonov An-12 |
| Aircraft Version: | Antonov An-12BP |
| C/n (msn): | 4342101 |
| Operator Titles: | Cargoair NZ / Air Sofia |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Christchurch - InternationalMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZCH IATA: CHC Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 2 October 1997 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 319206 |
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Built for the Soviet Air Force in 1964. Registered as CCCP-11521 in 1984. To Air Sofia as LZ-SFL in 1992 and leased to various operators then to United International Airlines as YU-UID in 2007 and Galad Air Cargo as EX-154 in 2008. Withdrawn from use at Fujairah by 2010, and possibly one of two still there in 2020. Cargoair NZ was formed 14 Feb 1997, to transport horses and other live stock from New Zealand to Australia. The short-lived company was put into voluntary liquidation 27 Nov 1997. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 January 2021, and has since been viewed 797 times. |