This Il-18 was originally delivered to the Soviet Government as CCCP-75553 in July 1964. It became DM-STF with Interflug in March 1967, DDR-STF in August 1981 and D-AOAO on German reunification in September 1990. It flew with BerLine from November 1991 until the airline ceased operations in March 1994. It then went to German European, Viola Avia Trans (as RA-75553), European Airlines (LZ-AZO, EL-ADY & T9-ABB) and Phoenix (T9-ABB & EX-405) before joining Anikay Air as EX-405 around March 2005. It is now reported as stored at Biskek (FRU).

Camouflage to make it look a bit military but VH-FSA was always a civil aircraft. Withdrawn from use in 1977 at Bankstown Airport, Sydney. The museum acquired it in 1987 and trucked it to Uralla. Museum closed in 2013 and its exhibits sold. What happened to -FSA is not known but it had been removed from the site before the end of 2014.

Departing for Sydney.

Sold in Canada as C-FYNZ in 1996

Registered in February 1989

Registered in September 1983

The one and only time I saw this aircraft in Brisbane.

Note the grey in this earlier version of the AB c/s. The reg was subsequently assigned to a -800 series a/c.