Delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-65040 in 1976. To Lithuanian Airlines as LY-ABC in 1992. Converted to a VIP aircraft for the Bashkirian Government as RA-65040 in 1994. To Bashkirian Airlines in standard passenger configuration by 2001. Withdrawn from use at Ufa by 2006. Still there in 2015. Probably scrapped.

21Jul 45: TOS USAAF as 44-78628. 7/45: TOS Chinese Nationalist Air Force under Lend-Lease. 1946: China National Aviation Corporation with c/r XT-130. 12/49: Civil Air Transport, China [CIA] with c/r N8369C. 7/50: American Airdale Corporation [CIA]. 10/20/60: Hermanos Sebastian Y Gomez SA, Panama with c/r HP-316. 5/61: During the Bay of Pigs invasion it operated as aircraft 857. 10/61: Registered as N74811. 11/85: Re-registered as N777AF. 10/95: Registered N18AC. 10/97: Registered N23AC 2017: Atlit Detention Camp Museum in Atlit, Israel.

21 Jul 45: TOS USAAF as 44-78628. 7/45: TOS Chinese Nationalist Air Force under Lend-Lease. 1946: China National Aviation Corporation with c/r XT-130. Dec/49: Civil Air Transport, China [CIA] with c/r N8369C. July/50: American Airdale Corporation [CIA]. 20/Oct/60: Hermanos Sebastian Y Gomez SA, Panama with c/r HP-316. May/61: During the Bay of Pigs invasion it operated as aircraft 857. Oct/61: Registered as N74811. Nov/85: Re-registered as N777AF. Oct/95: Registered N18AC. Oct/97: Registered N23AC 2017: Atlit Detention Camp Museum in Atlit, Israel.

JBG 41. One of the last opportunities to visit Husum in its military days. Unfortunately the weather wasn't too good.

delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-85453 in 1980. Reregistered as RA-85453 by 1993. To Baikal Airlines in 1995. Withdrawn from use at Novosibirsk by 2003 and scrapped in 2006.

Built for the Soviet Air Force in 1963. To Aeroflot as CCCP-11242 in 1984. Reregistered as RA-11242 in 1992. To North-East Cargo in 1994. Withdrawn from use at Yevpatoriya in 1997.

Unusual to see a Russian flag with CCCP reg. Delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-85298 in 1978. Reregistered as RA-85298 by 1993. Transferred to Pulkovo Avia in 1994. Scrapped in 1996.

This was one of the first RA- aircraft I photographed. Built in 1961. Ex-CCCP-55502. Reregistered as RA-55502 in 1992. Operated by Samara Aviakor Plant. To Expo Aviation as 4R-EXB in 1998 then to Air Mark as 3C-KKZ in 1999. Withdrawn from use at Fujairah by 2002. Still there in 2008 in poor condition.

Delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-85180 in 1976. Reregistered as RA-85180 by 1993. To Chelyabinsk Avia in 1993. Withdrawn from use at Chelyabinsk by 1999 and scrapped around 2001.

Delivered to Aeroflot as Tu-154B CCCP-85153 in 1976. Modified to a Tu-154B-1 by 1988. To RA-85153 by 1993. Withdrawn from use at Saint Petersburg - Pulkovo in 1997, still there in 2002, later scrapped.

Delivered to Aeroflot as Tu-154A CCCP-85092 in 1975. Converted to a Tu-154B-1 in 1981. Reregistered as RA-85092 in 1992. Withdrawn from use and scrapped in 1994.

Delivered to Aeroflot as a Tu-154A CCCP-85096 in 1975. Converted to a Tu-154B-1 by 1981. Reregistered as RA-85096 by 1993. Scrapped at Mineralnye Vody in 1996.

1992 saw the last possibilities to photograph the German Alpha Jets in northern Germany. After a long storage this aircraft was sold to Thailand in 2001.