I remember particular night flight from Prague to Cairo in January 1984 with IL-62. When I watched to the east I saw flashes on the horizon which seemed to me as an artillery fire in Lebanon at the time.
My parents (who worked at embassy in Cairo) remember a stressful take off from Beirut on an IL-62 under mortar fire. CSA was one of the last carriers which utilised that airport.
IL-62 was a magnificent airplane especially when I compare it with IL-18 which was rather standard for us at the given time.