Aircraft Photo of 70 red | Ilyushin Il-38 | Soviet Union - Navy | AirHistory.net #138222
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:70 red
Aircraft Original Type:Ilyushin Il-18
Aircraft Generic Type:Ilyushin Il-18/20/22/24/38
Aircraft Version:Ilyushin Il-38
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Soviet Union - Navy
Location
Location:In Flight
Country:International Airspace
 
Photo Date:13 November 1979 to 11 June 1980
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 138222
Photo Comment

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

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