Aircraft Photo of CCCP-75439 | Ilyushin Il-18D | Aeroflot

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	CCCP-75439
Aircraft Original Type:	Ilyushin Il-18
Aircraft Generic Type:	Ilyushin Il-18/20/22/24/38
Aircraft Version:	Ilyushin Il-18D
C/n (msn):	186009603
Operator Titles:	Aeroflot
Local Operator Name:	Аэрофлот

Location
City / Airport:	PerthMap
Region / Country:	Western Australia, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YPPH IATA: PER Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	December 1967
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	584347

Photo Comment
This BP photo is believed to be the Great Moscow Circus arriving at Perth for the start of a highly successful tour of Australia. CCCP-75439 was a new aircraft registered in April 1967. Photo date given is 1967. First performance of the tour was in Perth in January 1968 and performers would have needed to acclimatise after leaving Russia in winter for an Australian summer. December 1967 arrival have allowed time for that . CCCP-74539 withdrawn from use in November 1983. Photo from: State Library of Western Australia This photo was added on 8 July 2023, and has since been viewed 1211 times.

Photo Comment

This BP photo is believed to be the Great Moscow Circus arriving at Perth for the start of a highly successful tour of Australia. CCCP-75439 was a new aircraft registered in April 1967. Photo date given is 1967. First performance of the tour was in Perth in January 1968 and performers would have needed to acclimatise after leaving Russia in winter for an Australian summer. December 1967 arrival have allowed time for that . CCCP-74539 withdrawn from use in November 1983. Photo from: State Library of Western Australia

This photo was added on 8 July 2023, and has since been viewed 1211 times.

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