| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | DDR-STE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ilyushin Il-18 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ilyushin Il-18/20/22/24/38 |
| Aircraft Version: | Ilyushin Il-18V |
| C/n (msn): | 182005101 |
| Operator Titles: | Interflug |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | BorkheideMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | Hans-Grade-Museum |
| Photo Date: | 1 August 2021 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 380221 |
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This Il-18 was built in September 1962 and deivered to the East German AF as '499' (with radio callsign DM-VAY). It transferred to Interflug in June 1964 as DM-STE and was later re-registered DDR-STE. The plane was retired on 1st November 1989 and on the 16th it made its 20, 504th landing on the 800 m long grass runway at Borkheide. In total the plane has covered some 16.5 million km and spent 34,627 h in the air. It is now on display at this museum commemorating the work of this early German powered flight pioneer. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 August 2021, and has since been viewed 1162 times. |