| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | SCM-860 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Antonov An-32 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Antonov An-32 |
| Aircraft Version: | Antonov An-32B |
| C/n (msn): | 3501 |
| Operator Titles: | Sri Lanka - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Colombo - Katunayake / Bandaranaike InternationalMap |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VCBI IATA: CMB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 October 2023 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 808155 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the Sri Lanka Air Force as CR860 on 23 June 1995. It was (unconfirmed) a former Kazachstan aircraft. The NATO reporting name CLINE was assigned to 2 Heavy Transport Squadron at Katunayake, the military part of Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport. It was damaged on 21 April 1997 at Ratmalana during a night landing. It was repaired by April 1998. Reserialled to SCM-3301 in 2010 and again to this SCM-860 by March 2012. The An-32B was parked inside a hangar, together with SCM-868, and awaiting spare parts to become part of the flyable part of the heavy transport squadran again. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 May 2025, and has since been viewed 168 times. |