| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CCCP-82060 |
| Other Marks: | 387 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Antonov An-225 Mriya |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Antonov An-225 Mriya |
| Aircraft Version: | Antonov An-225 Mriya |
| C/n (msn): | 19530503763 |
| Operator Titles: | Antonov Design Bureau |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | AbbotsfordMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYXX IATA: YXX Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Abbotsford Air Show 1989 |
| Photo Date: | August 1989 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 796646 |
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The AN-225 replaced the Myasishchev 3M-T Atlant , two Bison bombers modified to carry rocket boosters and the Soviet space shuttles of the Buran program. First flying December 21, 1988, the aircraft was unveiled to the west at the 1989 Paris Air Show. It's pictured debuting in North America at the 1989 Abbotsford Air Show. The Buran program was cancelled in 1993 and the sole completed Mriya was stored in 1994. Refurbished in 2000, it began a heavy lift freight career in 2001 with Antonov Airlines. It was destroyed at Kyiv - Gostomel airport during the initial Russian invasion of Ukraine. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 April 2025, and has since been viewed 37 times. |