| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | EL-ALE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Antonov An-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Antonov An-8 |
| Aircraft Version: | Antonov An-8 |
| C/n (msn): | 1I3460 |
| Location | |
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| 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 |
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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. It was added on 7 August 2025, and has since been viewed 104 times. |