Once 10 red with the Soviet Air Force. It was first seen as such on 22 April 1993. Was seen at Sharjah with the same force but without markings in August 1998. Became TN-AFT with Hellier International in likely 1999. Sold to Savan Airlines as D2-FRT in January 2000. Became S9-CAQ, likely already with British Gulf and received the name Akula (shark) in late 2001. Incompany reregistered to EX-162 by November 2005. The became S9-SAM in mid-2007. Damaged at Sharjah during a landing incident which led to all An-12s being banned from UAE airspace. Withdrawn from use by mid-2009.

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.

A Fine An-12 on its way to the Kabul runway, with the Hindukush mountains in the background.

Delivered to the Soviet Air Force as CCCP-11986 in 1963. Transferred to Aeroflot in 1979. To Magadan Avia as RA-11986 in 1993. To D2-FCV in 2001. To S9-CDB then to British Gulf as EX-160 in 2002, Reregistered as S9-SAJ in 2007. To Air Highnesses as EK-11986 in 2010. Donated to Minsk Borovaya Aviation Museum in 2012 and painted as 12 Red by 2014. Moved to a new site in Lipki in 2020.

Inches from touchdown.

With British Gulf International's "BG" logo on the tail.

No titles just a large tail logo

Doing some engine runs showing it's nicely coloured props.

With the two inboard engines shut down, this aircraft taxies onto the ramp at Sharjah