This Il-76TD is a former Soviet Air Force Il-76MD. It was delivered as CCCP-86919 on 27 August 1982. It was transferred to Atlant as UR-76319 on 11 September 1996 up to August 2002. Modified to TD the CANDID was sold as EX-86919 to Botir Avia and flew there up to September 2003. East West Cargo took it over as ST-EWC in November 2003. In May 2005 it became Air West Cargo with the same registration. The TD was last noted at Khartoum in January 2008 and by March 2010 it was withdrawn from use. In late September 2013 the aircraft disappeared and was probably broken up.

You can hear the lovely Huey noise... Three CH-47C Chinooks of the Aviazione dell'Esercito (Italian Army Aviation) were deployed in support of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in 2005 to Kabul, Afghanistan and needed armed protection during their transport missions. To fulfill that task, three with armed AB212 (Anti-Surface Warfare) helicopters of the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) were deployed too. Weird to see those Navy Hueys deployed in a country with hardly any water.

This Mi-24P was assigned to the Afghan National Army - Air Corps (ANA-AC) Rotary wing, 377 Regiment. One of the rare day's, the attack helicopter flew.

This Mi-24P was assigned to the Afghan National Army - Air Corps (ANA-AC) Rotary wing, 377 Regiment. One of the rare day's, the attack helicopter flew.

This Boeing is reported withdrawn from use in 2009.

Deployed to Afghanistan with 55th RQS and seen here at Kandahar.

Deployed to Afghanistan with 55th RQS and seen here at Kandahar.

Former AH-64A 83-23805 with c/n PV030

Deployed to Afghanistan with 3-158th AVN and seen here at Kandahar.

Deployed to Afghanistan with 55th RQS and seen here at Kandahar.

Deployed to Afghanistan with 55th RQS and seen here at Kandahar.

Tough to see, but this is KAC seen from the small control tower of Kunduz in its Ariana white/blue colours. The aircraft could not be approach at the moment of my visit due to the risk of stepping on a land mine. The YAK was dumped just behind a Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD) hill, once prepped by the Russians. The inside of the Yak was long time used as a shelter for personnel of the air defense system during the tough weather conditions in Northern Afghanistan.

This 1971 An-12B was delivered as CCCP-11102 to AFL/Magadan-GDX and served through the years Magadan Avia (as RA-11102), British Gulf International (S9-BOS and this EX-163). It then served South Airlines (EK-11102), Taron Avia (EK-12704), Asia Airways (EY-406) and Allied Serv. Ltd (again as EY-406). With the latter, the An-12B sadly crashed during its take-off from Juba (South Sudan) on 4 November 2015 while en-route to Paloich (South Sudan) when it failed to gain height. The aircraft smashed against a small hill. Fifteen of the seventeen on board were killed along with about 25 on the ground.