| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | UR-26650 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Antonov An-26 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Antonov An-26 |
| Aircraft Version: | Antonov An-26 |
| C/n (msn): | 7507 |
| Operator Titles: | AAR Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kyiv - ZhulyanyMap |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: UKKK IATA: IEV Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 August 2002 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 838227 |
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Built in 1979, delivered to Aeroflot's Ukraine division and to Crimea Airlines by 1994. Seen in 1998 at SHJ untitled with Kiev Air and in late 1999 with AAR Airlines. To Ukraine Air Alliance by 2004. Badly damaged on landing at Tshikapa, DRC on 13 April 2006 after bird ingestion, the nose gear impacting the runway very hard. Regarded as un-airworthy by Antonov (banned from flying in Kenya) but temporarily repaired and ferried to Mykolaiv. Leased to Air Eagle of Pakistan by early 2009, stored at Kerch (Crimea) 2014/16, moved to a safari park at Byelogorsk in 2018. Now very derelict This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 August 2025, and has since been viewed 64 times. |