| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 4012 |
| Alternate Serial: | ٤٠١٢ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Tupolev Tu-16 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Tupolev Tu-16 |
| Aircraft Version: | Tupolev Tu-16KS |
| C/n (msn): | 63400704 |
| Operator Titles: | Egypt - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cairo - AlmazaMap |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: HEAZ IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Egyptian Air Force Museum |
| Photo Date: | 6 September 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 726116 |
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Taking pride of place in the centre of the EAF Museum. At least 30 Tu-16s in various marks were acquired from 1962 and equipped three squadrons at Cairo West, Beni Suef and Aswan. Whole units were destroyed in the Six Day War in 1967 but measures were taken to limit losses the time of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. After relations with Moscow broke down, apparently Chinese Badger-copy H-6 bombers were also supplied. The last of the AS-1 Kennel air-to-surface missile equipped Tu-16K-11s and some of the H-6s may have soldiered on till 2000. The "TU-16" labelling is a recent, unfortunate addition! This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 September 2024, and has since been viewed 400 times. |