| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | EX-85718 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Tupolev Tu-154 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Tupolev Tu-154 |
| Aircraft Version: | Tupolev Tu-154M |
| C/n (msn): | 91A900 |
| Operator Titles: | Kyrghyzstan Airlines |
| Local Operator Name: | Кыргызстан Аба Жолдору |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | NurembergMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDDN IATA: NUE Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1995 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 348451 |
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K25 slide scan. Delivered 1992 as CCCP-85718 to Aeroflot Kyrgyzstan Directorate. Kyrgzstan Airlines EX-85718 1994. Leased to Altyn Air from 2002. Collided with USAF KC-135R 63-8886 on take off run Bishkek 26 September 2006. While the KC-135 was destroyed by fire the Tupolev managed to become airborne and return safely despite 2.6 metres of its right outer wing having been ripped off. New wing from VARZ-400 fitted 2007, returned to service 2008. Offered for sale 2012, last noted BIshkek 2018. This photo is copyright © Michael Roeser, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 March 2021, and has since been viewed 283 times. |