MiG company aircraft flying without its full RA registration, even abroad.

Built in 1965. Shot from inside the terminal at Sabiha Gökçen, which had very interesting traffic indeed at this time.

Has to be my favourite result from Ekaterinburg - one smart-looking An-12. Manufactured 1.71 and operated in 1990 with joint Aeroflot/Balkan titles; to Ural 1995 and initially flew as 4K-12999. Sold to Vega as LZ-VEB just a month after this photo then ATMA as UN-11019 by 9.07; seen at DXB in 2008 as UN-AN212 and most recently at MSQ as EW-435TI in 10.17 with Grodno Aviakompania

Seen being towed from the main ramp to the hangar area, the tug was struggling a bit as can be seen from the black smoke. Great to find an An-12 at Lanseria, particularly in the colours of this little-known and intriguingly named Armenian/Russian operator. Ex UR-CGR, LZ-BRV and RA-11116

Departing for Iceland on a hot day in AMS. Operated by Heli Air Cargo.

In the early 1980s Aeroflot operated an An-12 freight service into Amsterdam, and CCCP-11107 is seen here after an early-morning touchdown on runway 06. Only three months later, on 24 April 1982, during the take-off from Novy Urengoi in western Siberia, this aircraft ran off the runway and was destroyed by fire.