First delivered as UR-48022 in 1995 and to SELVA Colombia, becoming HK-4009 in April that year. Returned to Ukraine in 2000 and delivered to the SLAF in March 2001. Re-serialled SCM3305 by 2010 and SCM-868 by 2012

Former UR-48011 was delivered to the Sri Lanka Air Force as CR868 possibly in 2000/2001 timeframe. It was reserialled to SCM-3305 in 2010 and to SCM-868 by March 2012. All the time it was assigned to 2 Heavy Transport Squadron at Katunayake, the military part of Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport. The An-32B was parked inside a hangar and awaiting spare parts to become part of the flyable part of the heavy transport squadron again. Pictured during an excellent and recommended 4Aviation tour to Sri Lanka!

The workhorse of the Sri Lanka Air Force transport fleet is the Antonov An-32B. SCM-868 is one of the aircraft in service and is seen here inside its hangar at Katunayake.

A few days after this picture was taken the aircraft was re-registered HK-4009X (on the 10th Apr 1995). It reverted back to UR-48022 on the 17th Aug 2000 and later delivered to Sri Lankan Air Force as CR868