First seen with Balkan in 1971 and leased to Palair for around a year in late 1991. Later stored at Sofia all-white and returned to Russia in 1994 but fate unknown

Rarely photographed in these eye-catching colours which almost made up for the lack of the forecast sun, I seem to recall that they'd put the titles on the other side of the tail in similar fashion but up-side-down! Despite having proper authority for ramp access, was soon chased away by unfriendly soldiers. Registered YR-ARB a few days later. Briefly with Acvila Air before this and no stranger to BBU from new in 1975 as Tarom's YR-BMG. Seen in Kiev during 2004 in an untitled purple livery as ER-AZH