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Antonov An-12 (UR-CBG)
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It is interesting that the front of this aircraft looks a lot like a B-29.
AS AN EX AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, I LOVE THE AIR TRAFFIC INDUSTRY. I WAS PARTICULARLY AWED BY THE RUSSIAN AN-124 AND 125 WHICH FLEW INTO BIGGS ARMY AIRFIELD AT FT. BLISS, TEXAS. THEY WERE HUGE AND CAUSED US TO MAJORLY ALTER OUR TRAFFIC PATTERNS AS THEY REQUIRED 4 (FOUR) MINUTES ON THE RUNWAY FOR THEIR PRE-FLIGHT PROCEDURES. BASICALLY, EVERYTHING STOPPED UNTIL THEY ROLLED! BY THE WAY, THEY WERE CARGO AIRCRAFT HIRED BY OUR GOVERNMENT. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THEY TOOK A LOT OF PICTURES WHILE IN OUR AIRSPACE! YA THINK?
When I was visiting the USSR in 1977, a diplomat assured me that all Soviet aircraft were built to be converted to military at a moments notice, hence the bomber window. I saw it in other commercial planes too. We were in the Cold War and that sounded logical.
Not only were Soviet aircraft easily converted military platforms, but when flying "civilian" routes their aircrews were training in TARGET FAMILIARIZATION. ALL aircrews were military "reservists" during the Cold War. What better way to train for a bomb run than to actually fly the mission covertly?!?!?
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Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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02-May-2024 | Unknown | Moi Int'l (MBA / HKMO) | Near Cairo | 11:14AM EAT | Last seen 07:46PM EEST | 8:31 |
01-May-2024 | Unknown | Roland Garros (RUN / FMEE) | Near Mombasa | 01:43PM +04 | Last seen 05:59PM EAT | 5:15 |
30-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Moi Int'l (MBA / HKMO) | Roland Garros (RUN / FMEE) | 06:22PM EAT | 12:24AM +04 (+1) | 5:01 |
29-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near Jeddah | Moi Int'l (MBA / HKMO) | First seen 12:11PM +03 | Last seen 05:52PM EAT | 5:41 |
28-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Chalons Vatry (XCR / LFOK) | Mersa Matruh (MUH / HEMM) | 02:13PM CEST | 09:04PM EEST (?) | 5:50 |
26-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Keflavik Int'l (KEF / BIKF) | Chalons Vatry (XCR / LFOK) | 02:29PM GMT | 08:48PM CEST | 4:18 |
26-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Stavanger, Sola (SVG / ENZV) | Keflavik Int'l (KEF / BIKF) | 10:50AM CEST | 11:58AM GMT | 3:07 |
25-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Leipzig/Halle (LEJ / EDDP) | Stavanger, Sola (SVG / ENZV) | 06:17PM CEST | 08:14PM CEST | 1:57 |
25-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Skopje (SKP / LWSK) | Leipzig/Halle (LEJ / EDDP) | 01:54PM CEST | 04:40PM CEST | 2:46 |
24-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Leipzig/Halle (LEJ / EDDP) | Skopje (SKP / LWSK) | 02:29PM CEST | 05:13PM CEST (?) | 2:43 |
24-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Skopje (SKP / LWSK) | Leipzig/Halle (LEJ / EDDP) | 10:10AM CEST | 12:50PM CEST | 2:40 |
23-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near Istanbul | Skopje (SKP / LWSK) | First seen 06:48PM +03 | Last seen 07:18PM CEST | 1:29 |
19-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Leonardo da Vinci Int'l (Fiumicino Int'l) (FCO / LIRF) | Istanbul Airport (IST / LTFM) | 10:59AM CEST | 02:38PM +03 (?) | 2:39 |
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