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Registration / Serial: | 86 blue |
Aircraft Original Type: | Antonov An-30 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Antonov An-30 |
Aircraft Version: | Antonov An-30 |
C/n (msn): | 0602 |
Operator Titles: | Ukraine - Air Force |
Local Operator Name: | Збройні Сили України |
Unit Markings: | Open Skies |
Aircraft Name: | Hero of Ukraine Kostyantyn Mohylko |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Luqa - Malta InternationalMap |
Country: | Malta |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: LMML IATA: MLA Local: - Other: - |
Event: | Malta International Airshow 2017 |
Photo Date: | 23 September 2017 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 842953 |
Photo Comment |
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Built in 1974 for the Soviet AF and transferred to the Ukraine AF in 1992 as "06 blue". Assigned as "86 blue" to the Open Skies monitoring role in 2014 after overhaul at IEV having been towed at night from KBP where it had been stored. Named after the pilot of An-30B c/n 0608 shot down on 06th June 2014 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 September 2025, and has since been viewed 60 times. |