The Aviation Technical Museum first exhibits were aircraft which required maintenance and had been sent to Luhansk Aircraft Repair Plant. Some aircraft remained there, and subsequently were written from use and preserved for display in the museum. This Il-38 was the first production Il-38 and first flew in October 1967, conducted trials of the "Berkut" ASW complex at Kirovskoye in 1968. To the Ukrainian navy for ground instructional use by the technical school at Luhansk since 1997 and moved to the museu.

The highlight of RIAT 1996 at Fairford for many, this Russian Navy Il-38 is seen here basking in the evening sun.

The star of the Air Tattoo 1996 is basking in the evening sunshine.

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Scanned from print Russian Navy IL-38 seen departing Fairford on the Monday

Intercepted by A-7Es of VA-27 near their carrier USS Coral Sea over the Arabian Sea. The Soviet equivalent of the P-3 Orion, derived from the Il-18, the Il-38 was only built in modest numbers. Photo from: US Navy - National Naval Aviation Museum