A pretty Il-14 preserved at Hermeskeil, which lies east of Luxembourg.

Looking magnificent in Malev colours, this Il-14 never in fact flew with the airline. It is an ex-Soviet AF example (ex 04 red) that was beautifully restored a couple of years before this shot, being given the next-in-sequence registration to follow those which were assigned to the Malev Il-14 fleet in the late 1950s (HA-MAA to HA-MAK). HA-MAL was actually allocated to an An-2

Chairman Mao's IL-14 in the late 1950s and active till the early 1980s. A couple of days later, it was on to photographing the North Korean leader's IL-14 from the same era

A very special opportunity indeed to be among the first few foreigners allowed on board this painstakingly restored veteran. A search for a c/n didn't yield a result on this occasion so the aircraft's build identity remained a mystery till 2013

A lovely Il-14 displayed in the Long Bien District along with an An-2 at the CAA of Vietnam HQ, near downtown Gia Lam (military) airport. C/n is unknown unfortunately, but ex 58482 of the North Vietnamese AF and as such around 1957 carried Ho Chi Minh, the nation's legendary leader. Later operated as seen here and wfu at Gia Lam AB by 1996. For me the most rewarding shot in Hanoi

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

Carries titles of an abortive museum at Prešov, but seen in the Kosice museum. Obviously, the Slovak roundel on the tail is bogus since Czechoslovakia split up long after the Il-14 was retired. It is is ex Czechoslovak Air Force 3153 and their roundel can be seen under the wing.

Displayed at the 1957 Paris Air Salon immediately before formal delivery to CSA.

A rare visit of type and airline to Speke when operating a one-off charter flight.

Built at Tashkent in 1955. Stored at Reno-Stead with Polish AF serial 0606 and roundel crudely painted over. Now preserved.

Both Germanies claimed the Lufthansa name and crane until 1963, when the GDR airline was renamed Interflug. This Il-14 was built by VEB Flugzeugwerke Dresden in 1957. She was written off after a hard landing in Leipzig - Mockau (not in Moscow) on 17 November 1967.

The Naval Museum in Qingdao has quite a few aircraft. Unfortunately I didn't photograph them all.

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

It was delightful to have the opportunity to shoot this superbly preserved VEB-built Il-14 in such nice conditions, well worth the 130km drive from Berlin. Once displayed in Interflug colours at the Halle ice stadium after being written off in a hard landing, it became derelict and was on the verge of being scrapped before being rescued by the Technik-Museum Hugo Junkers and restored in the colours of East Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa, the forerunner of Interflug

Last known to have been operational about 20 years previously and now immaculately preserved in commemoration of her role as The Great Leader's aircraft in the 1950s. Had to be THE find of 2012. Unfortunately soon after removed from the airport and installed in a purpose-built indoor display where no photography is allowed

Preserved at Landhotel "Waldperle", right on the edge of the Werdauer Wald. It arrived here in 1969, and 30 years later, on 8 November 1999, it was dismantled and transported to a car dealer near Reichenbach. It was still on display there (as DM-ZZB) by 2017.
This aircraft was delivered in 1956 as the first Ilyushin 14 built by VEB Flugzeugwerke Dresden. Its true identity is DM-SAZ. The displayed DDR- reg was painted on the aircraft after it arrived here, but it never flew as such. Interestingly, by 1995 the flag had been removed from the rudder.

Preserved in the "Kulturpark" near the Eissporthalle in Halle. It was put there after sustaining damage in an emergency landing at Leipzig in 1967. Shortly after this photo was made, this VEB-built Ilyushin was dismantled and transported to Pulspforde, followed by a move to the Hugo Junkers Museum in Dessau in 1999.