| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | RA-65553 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Tupolev Tu-134/135 |
| Aircraft Version: | Tupolev Tu-134A-3 |
| C/n (msn): | 66300 |
| Operator Titles: | Rossiya - Special Flight Detachment |
| Local Operator Name: | Россия |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Warsaw - Okęcie / Frederic ChopinMap |
| Country: | Poland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EPWA IATA: WAW Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 31 July 1994 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 350724 |
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This 134 was originally delivered to the Soviet Government in July 1984 as CCCP-6553 and was the aircraft that brought Mikhail Gorbachov back from the Crimea to Moscow after the August 1991 coup. The plane then flew for Korsar from June 1992 and was re-registered as RA-65553 in this time. It then operated from the Russian Government (with Aeroflot scheme) until 22nd July 1994 when it transferred to Rossiya and is pictured taxying in at Warsaw (WAW). From May 2011 it was transferred to the Russia State Transport Company and from April 2016 to Rosgvardiya. It is possibly still active today. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 April 2021, and has since been viewed 435 times. |