Aircraft Photo of DDR-SET | Ilyushin Il-62M | Interflug | AirHistory.net #62801
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:DDR-SET
Aircraft Original Type:Ilyushin Il-62
Aircraft Generic Type:Ilyushin Il-62
Aircraft Version:Ilyushin Il-62M
C/n (msn):4546257
Operator Titles:Interflug
Location
City / Airport:Düsseldorf - InternationalMap
Country:Germany
Airport Codes:ICAO: EDDL   IATA: DUS   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:11 August 1989
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 62801
Photo Comment

This was a momentous event in German civil aviation - the first flight of the first scheduled IF service between East and West Germany. The route was via Czech airspace (to avoid flying over the recently defunct Wall) from/to Leipzig. Although I left home in plenty of time everything conspired against me and by the time I arrived on the terrace she had already taxied - still irks me to this day!

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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