Built in 1980 and here operated by Secretaría de Agricultura y Recursos Hidráulicos (SARH). It later became an instructional airframe at Guananato.

Retained by the Ministry of Aviation for trials (delivered on 28 April 1955) and never delivered to the RAF. Used at Yatesbury for ground instruction from 13 August 1957, then as RAF Stanmore Park's gate guardian from 20 May 1963 until it was sold to South Africa (Thunder City) on 24 September 1998. It was repainted in overall gloss black, and displayed on pylons as the Thunder City gate guard.

9V-SQL Singapore Airlines Feb 1980. Leased to Garuda Jul.1987. back to Singapore Airlines in Sep. 1987 leased to Virgin Atlantic Airways as G-VRGN in Jul1989 named Maiden of Honour. leased to Tower Air as N618FF in Mar 1995 then went to United Parcel Service as N526UP in Mar 2001 in Dec 2005 leased to Tradewinds Airlines cargo same registration. in 2008 went to Kalitta Air under reg. N256UP and finally N708CK.

Back in these days the two Syrian Air Ilyushin 76's were still IL-76M's, but they were later converted to IL-76T (additional APU and several internal differences).