Built 1964 as CCCP-75553, to Interflug as DM-STF in March 1967 and re-registered as DDR-STF in August 1981. Re-registered as D-AOAO with Interflug in October 1990, TigerAir in June 1991 and Berline in November 1991. Restored to Russian register as RA-75553 to Viola Avia Trans in December 1995. To LZ-AZO by October 1996, EL-ADY by May 1997 and T9-ABB by May 1998 all with European Airlines. To Phoenix Airlines by February 1999 and re-registered as with them as EX-405 by December 2001. To Anikay Airlines by March 2005 and stored at Manas, Kyrgyzstan (FRU) by 2014, believed still present in 2021.

Delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-75459 in September 1967, leased to Air Mali in April 1974 and returned to Aeroflot in 1985. Delivered to Cubana in May 1987, leased for one month in June 1992 to East West Chile and transferred to Aircaribbean by November 1992. Crashed into mountainous terrain on approach to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic 15th November 1992.

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1964 as Il-18V 497/DM-VAZ to East German Air Force. Transferred to Interflug as DM-STP 1970. Modernized to Il-18D late seventies. Reregistered DDR-STP 1981, converted to calibration aircraft in grey colours, nicknamed "The Grey Mouse" displacing the last Il-14 DDR-SAL. Reregistered D-AOAQ 1990, Berline 1991. Kryla UR-75475 (2) 1993, in service with Air Ukraine same year until 1998. Kryla 1999, Alada D2-FAM 2002. Last noted Luanda 2003.

After its flying career this Ilyuschin became a restaurant in Abda, Hungarian village near Gyor.

W/O during approach to Zürich (LSZH) 18. January 1971

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1968 as Il-18D DM-STM to East German Air Force in Interflug colours. Transferred to Interflug 1974, converted to Il-18Gr 1978. Reregistered DDR-STM 1981 and D-AOAS 1990. Berline 1992, converted to Il-18GrM Freighter at Zhukovsky. Air Zory LZ-AZZ 1994, Aerocaribbean CU-T132 1995, reregistered CU-C132 same year. Reregistered CU-C1515 2001, active until about 2004. Stored Havanna, extant 2020.

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1968 as DM-STO, reregistered DDR-STO 1981 and D-AOAU 1990. Berline 1991, Air Zory LZ-AZR 1994, Aerocaribbean CU-T131 1995, reregistered CU-T1532 2000. Damaged beyond repair by engine fire 6 March 2004 at Holguín, dumped and scrapped later.

Broken up at Sofia 1998

K25 slide scan. Built 1964 as Il-18V CCCP-75553 for Soviet Air Force. To Interflug as DM-STF 1968, modernized to IL-18D standard late 1970's, reregistered DDR-STF 1981 and D-AOAO 1990. Berline 1991, ceased operations 1994. Painted as German European Airlines 1995 but not operated and sold as RA-75553 same year. Further registrations LZ-AZO, EL-ADY, T9-ABB, EY-405. Last noted withdrawn Bishkek 2018. Wore promotional "VOLVO" titles late 1991.

Still in basic Air Cess colours but allegedly operating for Irbis Air Company.

Still painted in the colours of Sudanese airline Phoenix this 1967 built Il-18 was allegedly operated by Intal Air from Kyrgystan at the time this picture was taken. It was last noted at nearby Fujairah December 2009.

Photo by : Klaus Lamm

Broken up at Sofia 1998