ex Soviet and Uzbekistan Air Force. To Uzbekistan Airways in 1997, Tiramavia in 2005, before ending up in Afghanistan in 2008, operated by Kabul Air. Leaving for Africa to serve with GR Avia in 2010 - last as 3X-GHG with Sky Guinee Airlines in 2011.

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.