Delivered to the Czechoslovak Air Force as 5605 in 1969, this Coke was transferred to the Slovak Air Force in 1993 with the break-up of Czechoslovakia and named after the Slovak city of Piešťany. Seen here supporting the Slovak Air Force's contingent to Co-operative Banners 1997. Crashed into a mountain in Eastern Hungary while on approach to Kosice in 2006.

Photographer: Not known. K64 slide scan. Delivered 1969, transferred to Slovak Air Force 1993 keeping serial. Crashed on approach to Košice 19 January 2006 with heavy loss of life.

This An-24B belonged to 3.SmDLP and went to the Slovak Air Force on 1 January 1993. The aircraft sadly crashed on 19 January 2006 on a flight from Pristina to Kosice-Barca. It slammed against a mountain at 700m high in a snowy and forested area near Telkibanya in north-eastern Hungary while on approach to Kosice (some 20 km from the airport), All eight crew and 34 of the 35 passengers were killed in the accident.

Delivered to the Czechoslovak Air Force as 5605 in 1969. Transferred to the Slovak Air Force in 1993. Crashed into a mountain in Eastern Hungary while on approach to Kosice in 2006.