Aircraft Photo of EL-ALE | Antonov An-8 | AirHistory.net #833594
Location
City / Airport:Sharjah - InternationalMap
Country:United Arab Emirates
Airport Codes:ICAO: OMSJ   IATA: SHJ   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:May 1997
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 833594
Photo Comment

Built in 1961 for the Soviet AF, registered CCCP-78739 to MAP Moskovski OAO in 1976, transferred to MAP Kaluga Motors in 1988 and Santa Cruz Imperial in 1996. Crashed on take-off from Mogadishu, 12th March 1998. Registration EL-ALE subsequently re-used on An-8 0A3401

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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