Aircraft Photo of 4R-EXD | Ilyushin Il-18GrM | Expo Air | AirHistory.net #388563
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:4R-EXD
Aircraft Original Type:Ilyushin Il-18
Aircraft Generic Type:Ilyushin Il-18/20/22/24/38
Aircraft Version:Ilyushin Il-18GrM
C/n (msn):187009802
Operator Titles:Expo Air
Location
City / Airport:Sharjah - InternationalMap
Country:United Arab Emirates
Airport Codes:ICAO: OMSJ   IATA: SHJ   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:7 March 2005
Photo by:Beau
Photo ID: 388563
Photo Comment

Delivered to and operating for the Romanian Government as YR-IMZ from 1967 until 1999 this Il-18 eventualy was sold to the Sri Lankan company Expo Aviation as 4R-EXD. The name changed to ExpoAir in 2005 and FitsAir in 2013 before being sold to NPP Mir as 54006 in 2017. It was unfortunatly damaged in a landing accident at Narjan-Mar Russia 23 November 2018 and abandoned there.

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