| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | EK-72101 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Antonov An-72/74 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Antonov An-72/74 |
| Aircraft Version: | Antonov An-72-100 |
| C/n (msn): | 36572040548 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KandaharMap |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OAKN IATA: KDH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 24 March 2008 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 806981 |
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Fomrer CCCP-72918 of the Soviet AF, manufactur date 30 Dec'87 and first noted operational on 9 Apr'91. Became RA-72918 in the Russian AF and offered for sale from mid-'91. Possibly sold to TransAviaService as 4L-VAS in Jun'05 or to Astral as EK-72101 in Apr'06. Became inventory of Sky with the latter registration in Mar'09.Eventually sold to South Airlines in late 2010. Was leased to Zaabu International and operated by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo since Oct'12. Written off on 1 Nov'13 after an emergency landing at Kinshasa. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 May 2025, and has since been viewed 54 times. |