So which was better on the IL-62, new or old colours? This 1991-vintage 'Classic' suffered an engine disintegration at Santo Domingo on 20.4.08 and was wfu there, but was later ferried back to Havana. It was then displayed for a while near T3 at HAV in a small collection of airliners but appears to have been scrapped by 2012

D/d to Cubana 7.6.84 and seen here soon after repaint into the revised colours. Stripped to pieces March 2003

Delivered to Cubana December 1968 and wfu by 1999; was due for conversion to restaurant but probably since b/u. It was a bit tricky negotiating access to this remote apron, near to where the new terminal has since been built, but well worth it - two IL-18s, IL-14, DC-3, Yak-40...

One of eight ex-Aviaco Friendships acquired by Cubana in 1994, this one was previously EC-DBM and was wfu as early as 11.96, being scrapped more recently

Had the great pleasure of flying many sectors around Cuba in this fine old beast, including an aborted take-off at Holguin when an engine decided to start coughing

Registered to the Aeroflot Latvian directorate in 4.72 and to Cuba 4.85; seen here after repaint in the revised livery. In 3.87 she was involved in an abortive hijacking when a passenger demanded to be taken to Miami. Sadly worse was to come on 11.7.97 when the Antonov was climbing through 500ft out of Santiago for Havana, rolled left and crashed into the sea with the loss of all 44 on board

Built for the U.S. Navy as R5D-1 BuAer 39166 in June 1944. Bought by Douglas in June 1946 and converted to DC-4 standard. To Pan Am as N88931 on 21 February 1947. To Cubana as CU-T397 "Estrella de Oriente" on 5 December 1949. Crashed into sea on take-off from Bermuda on 6 December 1952. From Cubana 60 years ago.

Delivered to USAAF in August 1944 as C-54A 42-72263. Converted to DC-4 standard by Douglas in June 1946 serving Panagra and Pan Am as N88925. To Cubana in April 1948 as CU-P188 and later CU-T188, named "Estrella de Cuba". Lost in a collision with a US Navy Beech SNB over Key West Florida on 25 April 1951. From Cubana 60 years ago.

Came to Cuba in about 1962. Latterly used as a night-club and now painted all white

Delivered to Cuba new in 1966 and seen wfu at HAV in 1997 in poor condition. The Cuban Antonovs were sometimes seen at Prague or Shannon on their way to or from Kiev for major overhaul

The former TU-TAN of Air Afrique was acquired by AOM in 2.95 and chartered by Cubana for Transatlantic service as well as serving lease periods with Malaysian and Garuda. Flown to Opa-locka in 1.05 to undergo a slow dismantling process; now scrapped

Previously unknown and very rare, this was a highlight even by Havana standards. Seen as CCCP-47333 on delivery to the Cuban AF in 4.79 and later CU-T1230 with Cubana and CU-T111 with Aerocaribbean, to whom she returned after the first Venezuelan venture in 1996. Re-reg CU-T1501 by 1.01; seen SDQ as YV-1110C 4.03 and then to Solar Cargo as YV1402. Identity crisis?!