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biggles39
19th Apr 2007, 11:00
Afternoon
Found this on Google Earth does anyone know the identity of this aircraft as i have searched various sources for stored aircraft etc but with no luck.
I cant seem to get a URL link onto this forum for it but the co-ordinates are
24 30 57 72 N
54 58 39 22 E
It looks like a Boeing 727
Cheers
Biggles
Soap Box Cowboy
19th Apr 2007, 12:46
Looks like it's abandonned, what is this place military or Oil? See a couple of bunkers on the southern side.
Wiretensioner
20th Apr 2007, 07:32
The aircraft is an ex Aeroflot Tu 134, used by the UAE special forces for training. Hence its inside a massive military training area. Somewhere in my albums I have a photo that I managed to sneak some years ago when I worked out there.
biggles39
20th Apr 2007, 11:11
Wiretensioner
Greet if i could see the photo any cahncce ?
Do you have a serial number ?
can contacr me on a private message if reguired
cheers
biggles39:)
biggles39
20th Apr 2007, 11:13
sorry just noticed by 'excellent' spelling on the last post
more 'bubbly apple juice with that !!':uhoh:
biggles39
Wiretensioner
21st Apr 2007, 18:20
My mistake. Its a Tu154M, RA-85857. On the photo you can see where the original CCCP has been oversprayed. I first saw the aircraft in 1999, don't know how long it had been there then. No scanner so no can send the photo.
regards
Wiretensioner
biggles39
22nd Apr 2007, 03:40
Wiretensioner
Thanks for the reply and no worries on the picture i can now trace teh previous history of this aircraft
Cheers
biggles39:)
aerotransport.org
25th Apr 2007, 02:43
Wiretensioner:
Can you confirm 85857 ? No such Tu-154M is known to exist. Thanks !
+/A
biggles39
25th Apr 2007, 04:01
One of my contacts reckons this may be UN-85387 ? as if it is a TU-154M they are all accounted for ..
There is always the chance that the reg has been painted on incorrectly on purpose ?:hmm:
biggles39:)
Wiretensioner
25th Apr 2007, 15:06
biggles 39
Apologies for the serial, bit of finger trouble. I should have wrote RA-85057.
Regards
Wiretensioner
biggles39
30th Apr 2007, 04:54
Wiretensioner
Thanks for the update and correction and now i can go and check out the Soviet Aircraft bible and see what it says !
Cheers
biggles39:)
Ghostflyer
30th Apr 2007, 09:43
I just passed out with the excitement of it all!:zzz: