with sistership D-AOAP behind (photographer not known)

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 Last noted withdrawn Bishkek 2018.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.

This Il-18 was originally delivered to the Soviet Government as CCCP-75553 in July 1964. It became DM-STF with Interflug in March 1967, DDR-STF in August 1981 and D-AOAO on German reunification in September 1990. It flew with BerLine from November 1991 until the airline ceased operations in March 1994. It then went to German European, Viola Avia Trans (as RA-75553), European Airlines (LZ-AZO, EL-ADY & T9-ABB) and Phoenix (T9-ABB & EX-405) before joining Anikay Air as EX-405 around March 2005. It is now reported as stored at Biskek (FRU).

"Tigerflug" titles applied for the occasion.