Antonov An-26
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The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name
: Curl) is a twin-engined turboprop
military transport aircraft
, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.
Using the majority of the An-24 airframe, with its high-set cantilevered wings, twin turboprops and stalky main undercarriage, the An-26 included military equipment, such as tip-up paratroop canvas seats, overhead traveling hoist, bulged observation windows and parachute static line attachment cables. The An-26 made its public debut at the 27th Paris Air Show
at Le Bourget
where the second prototype, CCCP-26184 (c/n00202), was shown in the static aircraft park.
The An-26 is also manufactured without a license agreement in China by Xian Aircraft Factory as the Y-14, later changed to be included in the Xian Y7 series.
An-26-100
An-26 Nel'mo An arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft retrofitted with the Nel'mo equipment.
An-26 Pogoda, for the Ukrainian Air Force.
An-26A
An-26ASLK : A modern flight control and monitoring system equipped with automatic calibration and navigation system. Recognizable by the distinctive pod low on the forward fuselage side.
An-26B
An-26B
An-26B Tsiklon A weather research/control and cloud-seeding aircraft for the Central Aerologic Laboratory. This aircraft was used for rain induction and protection using cloud-seeding chemicals dropped from slab sided pods hung from pylons.
An-26B-100
An-26BL
An-26BRL
An-26D An extended range version with extra fuel in wing tanks and additional external tanks attached to the airframe of the fuselage. One aircraft ('21 Yellow', c/n 13806) was retrofitted and delivered, but no further orders were forthcoming.
An-26K Kaira A single An-26 aircraft converted to a Kaira test airframe for the development of airborne LASER
guided systems.
An-26K Kaplya After completion of the LASER
designator trials the 'An-26K Kaira' was retrofitted to search or optically guided weapons as the navigation systems. During a night test flight at low-level, in March 1989, the An-26K Kaplya suffered a massive bird strike, which consequently destroyed the windshield and injured the pilot, who involuntarily downed the aircraft into the Azov Sea.
An-26KPA : A navigation aids inspecting aircraft with comprehensive navigation equipment and calibration equipment.
An-26L
An-26LL-PLO testbed) : A single 'An-26A' aircraft, (c/n 0901), retrofitted and modified to accommodate range of sophisticated laboratory for surveillance systems, detecting and tracking stealthy nuclear submarines.
An-26LP
An-26M Spasatel Flying Hospital with an emergency surgery facility and consultation conference room.
An-26P : Aircraft fire engine fighter, retrofitted with water lifting vessels in pods either side of the lower fuselage.
An-26P Prozhektor A single conversion of an An-26 as a guided missile system airframe.
An-26REP [aircraft]) : Electronic Counter-Measures aircraft fitted with active jammers in cylindrical pods on either side of the lower fuselage sides, as well as chaff and I/R flares for self-defense.
An-26RL : An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring aircraft used to monitor the icebergs and ice formations at arctic circle fitted with SLAR (Sideways Looking Airborne Radar) in long pods on either side of the lower fuselage, extra fuel in a cargo hold fuel tank, provision for surveyors and radar operators.
An-26RR
An-26RT
An-26RT: (Substitute of designation) Battlefield communications relay aircraft, fitted with powerful Inzheer (Fig) radio relay system, for connecting forward units to headquarters units.
An-26RTR
An-26S : A new VIP Lounge aircraft for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense delivered about 1997.
An-26Sh : Navigator trainer for the VVS, 36 built at Kiev.
An-50
An-26SM
An-26ST
An-26T
An-26Z-1
Xian Y-7
H
Xian Y-14
USA
In August 2006 267 Antonov AN-26 aircraft remain in airline service.
Major operators include: Lao Airlines
(6), Syrian Arab Airlines
(6), Aerocom
(5), ARP 410 Airlines
(5), Air Urga
(10), Exin
(9), RAF-Avia
(5), Turkmenistan Airlines
(5), Iraero (7), Scorpion Air
(6), Yakutia Airlines
(5) and Aerogaviota
(18). Some 106 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.
Latvia
Laos
Turkmenistan
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...
: Curl) is a twin-engined turboprop
Turboprop
A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller...
military transport aircraft
Military transport aircraft
Military transport aircraft are typically fixed and rotary wing cargo aircraft which are used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the surface of the planet, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in...
, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.
Development
After successful operations of the An-24T tactical transport in austere locations, interest in a version with a retractable cargo ramp increased. Initial studies for the retractable ramp were carried out as part of the projected An-40 medium transport. When given the go-ahead for the An-26 in March 1968 the Antonov OKB adapted the ramp design of the An-40 to the An-24 fuselage, thus was born the An-26. Particular attention was given to the military mission and the majority of early An-26 production was delivered to the VT-A.Using the majority of the An-24 airframe, with its high-set cantilevered wings, twin turboprops and stalky main undercarriage, the An-26 included military equipment, such as tip-up paratroop canvas seats, overhead traveling hoist, bulged observation windows and parachute static line attachment cables. The An-26 made its public debut at the 27th Paris Air Show
Paris Air Show
The Paris Air Show is the world's oldest and largest air show. Established in 1909, it is currently held every odd year at Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France...
at Le Bourget
Le Bourget
Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. Most of the airport lies on the territory of the...
where the second prototype, CCCP-26184 (c/n00202), was shown in the static aircraft park.
The An-26 is also manufactured without a license agreement in China by Xian Aircraft Factory as the Y-14, later changed to be included in the Xian Y7 series.
Variants
An-26- "Curl-A" : Twin-engine tactical transport aircraft.
An-26-100
- Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from 'An-26' aircraft at the Kiev plant from 1999.
An-26 Nel'mo An arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft retrofitted with the Nel'mo equipment.
An-26 Pogoda, for the Ukrainian Air Force.
An-26A
- A one-off Assault transport prototype with higher performance due to removal of some military equipment.
An-26ASLK : A modern flight control and monitoring system equipped with automatic calibration and navigation system. Recognizable by the distinctive pod low on the forward fuselage side.
An-26B
- A civil cargo version equipped with roller gangs which can be swung up against the cabin walls when not in use. It was also equipped with two ZMDB Progress (Ivchyenko) Al-24VT turbopropTurbopropA turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller...
power plants to deliver higher trust.
An-26B
- 'Mobile Hospital' : The prototype 'An-26B' retrofitted as a mobile civilian emergency hospital.
An-26B Tsiklon A weather research/control and cloud-seeding aircraft for the Central Aerologic Laboratory. This aircraft was used for rain induction and protection using cloud-seeding chemicals dropped from slab sided pods hung from pylons.
An-26B-100
- Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from 'An-26B' aircraft at the Kiev plant from 1999.
An-26BL
- Alternative designation for the 'An-26L'.
An-26BRL
- Alternative designation of the 'An-26RL' Arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.
An-26D An extended range version with extra fuel in wing tanks and additional external tanks attached to the airframe of the fuselage. One aircraft ('21 Yellow', c/n 13806) was retrofitted and delivered, but no further orders were forthcoming.
An-26K Kaira A single An-26 aircraft converted to a Kaira test airframe for the development of airborne LASER
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
guided systems.
An-26K Kaplya After completion of the LASER
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
designator trials the 'An-26K Kaira' was retrofitted to search or optically guided weapons as the navigation systems. During a night test flight at low-level, in March 1989, the An-26K Kaplya suffered a massive bird strike, which consequently destroyed the windshield and injured the pilot, who involuntarily downed the aircraft into the Azov Sea.
An-26KPA : A navigation aids inspecting aircraft with comprehensive navigation equipment and calibration equipment.
An-26L
- A single 'An-26', (14 Orange, c/n 00607), used at Sperenberg air base near Berlin, for airfield and NAVAID calibration.
An-26LL-PLO testbed) : A single 'An-26A' aircraft, (c/n 0901), retrofitted and modified to accommodate range of sophisticated laboratory for surveillance systems, detecting and tracking stealthy nuclear submarines.
An-26LP
- Fire-fighting version, for delivery of field equipment and para-dropping fire-fighters in lieu of water-bombing (any more info?).
An-26M Spasatel Flying Hospital with an emergency surgery facility and consultation conference room.
An-26P : Aircraft fire engine fighter, retrofitted with water lifting vessels in pods either side of the lower fuselage.
An-26P Prozhektor A single conversion of an An-26 as a guided missile system airframe.
An-26REP [aircraft]) : Electronic Counter-Measures aircraft fitted with active jammers in cylindrical pods on either side of the lower fuselage sides, as well as chaff and I/R flares for self-defense.
An-26RL : An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring aircraft used to monitor the icebergs and ice formations at arctic circle fitted with SLAR (Sideways Looking Airborne Radar) in long pods on either side of the lower fuselage, extra fuel in a cargo hold fuel tank, provision for surveyors and radar operators.
An-26RR
- Alternative unit designation of the 'An-26RT' ELINT(ELectronic INTelligence) aircraft.
An-26RT
- "Curl-B": (First use of the designation) A basic designation for a series of ELINT aircraft fitted with a wide range of electro-magnetic surveillance equipment. At least one aircraft, (tactical code '152'), retrofitted with the Tarahn (Ramming Attack) ELINT suite for use in Afghanistan.
An-26RT: (Substitute of designation) Battlefield communications relay aircraft, fitted with powerful Inzheer (Fig) radio relay system, for connecting forward units to headquarters units.
An-26RTR
- Alternative unit designation of the 'An-26RT' ELINT aircraft.
An-26S : A new VIP Lounge aircraft for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense delivered about 1997.
An-26Sh : Navigator trainer for the VVS, 36 built at Kiev.
An-50
- A proposed jet powered variant of the An-26.
Non-USSR /-Ukrainian versions
An-26M- DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik – German Democratic Republic) Air Force NAVAID calibration and flight monitoring, retrofitted from An-26 c/n11402, and transferred to the post-unification LuftwaffeLuftwaffeLuftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
as 52+09.
An-26SM
- DDR ELINT aircraft, retrofitted from An-26 c/n14208.
An-26ST
- DDR special duties aircraft.
An-26T
- DDR unofficial designation for 'An-26's' operated by Transportfliegerstaffel 24 (transport squadron 24).
An-26Z-1
- Czechoslovakian ELINT conversion of c/n12904 for ELINT duties.
Xian Y-7
Xian Y-7
|-External links:* http://www.airforceworld.com/pla/y7-transporter.htm Y-7 Transporter and variations, Chinese* http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/aircraft_detail.cgi?aircraft=Xian+Yunshuji++Y7-100C...
H
- Military transport version. Chinese production version.
Xian Y-14
- Initial designation of the 'AN-26' copy, later changed to 'Y-7H' (Hao – cargo).
Military operators
- Source: Aerospace Source Book 2007
- Afghan Air ForceAfghan Air ForceThe Afghan Air Force , formerly the Afghan National Army Air Corps and Afghan National Army Air Force , is one of seven "corps" of the military of Afghanistan, responsible for air defense and air warfare. It was officially established in 1924 and for most of its history has functioned as a small...
– All remaining aircraft retired June 2011.
- National Air Force of Angola – 12
- Bangladesh Air ForceBangladesh Air ForceThe Bangladesh Air Force , is the air arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh Air Force currently employs more than 22,000 personnel including 600+ Pilots.-History:...
– none; retired
- Belorussian Air Force – 6
- Benin Air ForceMilitary of BeninThe Benin Armed Forces constitutes the army, navy, air force, and national gendarmerie of Benin. For a number of years, the Belgian Armed Forces have had an active programme of co-operation with Benin, offering training and coaching, donating redundant military equipment and using the county for...
– none; retired
- Bulgarian Air ForceBulgarian Air ForceThe Bulgarian Air Force is a branch of the Military of Bulgaria, the other two being the Bulgarian Navy and Bulgarian land forces. Its mission is to guard and protect the sovereignty of Bulgarian airspace, to provide aerial support and to assist the Land Forces in case of war. The Bulgarian Air...
– 2
- Cape Verde ArmyMilitary of Cape VerdeCurrently, the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cape Verde are undergoing major reorganisation. The force has two independent branches, the Army and the Coast Guard. Both branches have their own air arm made up of mostly surveillance and transport aircraft...
– 3
- Chad Air ForceChad Air ForceThe Chadian Air Force, in French Force Aérienne Tchadienne, was formed in 1961 as the Escadrille Nationale Tchadienne , and was given its current name in 1973...
– 1
- 23 Xian Y-7; 4 Xian Y-7-100; includes all types of Y-7 aircraft
- People's Liberation Army Air ForcePeople's Liberation Army Air ForceThe People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
- People's Liberation Army NavyPeople's Liberation Army NavyThe People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
- People's Liberation Army Air Force
- Congolese Air ForceCongolese Air ForceThe Former Congolese Air Force was a military force in the Republic of the Congo-Brazzaville. Political tensions have now declined with the fall of the Cold War in Africa and most of the fighters were scrapped in 2001.-Former Cold War air force:...
– 1
- Cuban Air Force – operated 17, currently 3
- Czech Air ForceCzech Air ForceThe Czech Air Force is the air force branch of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The Air Force, with the Land Forces, comprises the Joint Forces, the main combat power of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic...
– operated 4, currently none
- Czechoslovakian Air Force – none; retired
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Air Force – 1
- East German Air Force – none; retired
- Ethiopian Air ForceEthiopian Air ForceThe Ethiopian Air Force is the air arm of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and is tasked with protecting the air space, providing support to the ground forces as well as assisting during national emergencies.- Early years :...
– 1
- LuftwaffeLuftwaffeLuftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
– none; retired
- Guinea-Bissau Air ForceMilitary of Guinea-BissauThe Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau consist of an Army, Navy, Air Force and paramilitary forces. A 2008 United Nations Development Programme census estimated that there were around 4,000 personnel in the Armed Forces. An earlier CIA World Fact Book figure was 9,250...
– none; retired
- Hungarian Air ForceHungarian Air ForceThe Hungarian Air Force is the air force branch of the Hungarian Army.- 1918 to Pre–World War II :Following the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in 1918, a small air arm was established operating surviving aircraft from Hungarian factories and training schools...
– 5, to be replaced 2012–2015.
- Iraqi Air ForceIraqi Air ForceThe Iraqi Air Force or IQAF is the military branch in Iraq responsible for the policing of international borders, surveillance of national assets and aerial operations...
– none; retired
- Kazakh Air ForceMilitary of KazakhstanThe Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan , is the name of the unified armed forces of Kazakhstan...
– 1
- Kyrgyz Air ForceMilitary of KyrgyzstanThe armed forces of Kyrgyzstan, originally formed from former Soviet forces of the Turkestan Military District stationed in the newly independent state, includes the Army/Land Forces, the Air and Air Defence Forces, the Northern and Southern Groups of Forces, Interior Troops, Agency of National...
– 2
- Lao People's Liberation Army Air ForceLao People's Liberation Army Air ForceThe Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force is the air force of Laos.-History:The present-day LPLAAF is descended from the Aviation Laotienne, which was established by the French and later became the Royal Lao Air Force. Pathet Lao guerrilla forces began to operate a few aircraft from 1960, as did...
– 3
- Libyan Air ForceLibyan Air ForceThe Libyan Air Force is the branch of the Libyan Armed Forces responsible for aerial warfare. In 2010, before the 2011 Libyan civil war, the Libyan Air Force personnel strength was estimated at 18,000, with an inventory of 374 combat capable aircraft operating from 13 military airbases in...
– 10
- Lithuanian Air Force – 3 operated; retired
- Malagasy Air ForceMilitary of MadagascarThe Military of Madagascar is made up of the People's Armed Forces and the National Gendarmerie. The IISS detailed the armed forces in 2007 as including an Army of 12,500+, a Navy of 500, and a 500-strong Air Force...
– 4
- Mali Air ForceMilitary of MaliMali's armed forces are the Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, and National Police . They number some 7,000 and are under the control of the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans. The IISS Military Balance 2009 lists an Army of 7,350, Air Force of 400, and Navy of 50...
– 1
- Mongolian Air Defense Forces CommandMilitary of MongoliaThe military of Mongolia has four branches: general purpose forces, border defense forces, internal security forces, and air force. This is a peace-time structure...
– 1
- Moldovan Air Force – 1
- Mozambique Air ForceMilitary of MozambiqueThe Armed Forces for the Defence of Mozambique or FADM were formed in mid August 1994 from the previous warring factions of the Mozambique Civil War, which ended in 1992...
– 5
- Namibian Air ForceNamibian Air ForceThe Namibia Air Force was commissioned on 13 March 2005 at Grootfontein Air Base.The policy, mission statements and concept of operations envisage the development of an Air Force to operate in support of the Army and the Navy....
– 2
- Nicaraguan Air ForceNicaraguan Air ForceThe Nicaraguan Air Force continues the former Sandinista air units. Before 1979 the Nicaraguan National Guard had some air units .-Air force:...
– 2
- Niger Air ForceMilitary of NigerThe Niger Armed Forces comprises both the military and national police services of the West African nation of Niger, totaling around 12,000 active personnel and 5,000 reservists...
– 1
- Pakistani Air Force – none; retired
- Peruvian Air ForcePeruvian Air ForceThe Peruvian Air Force is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with defending the nation and its interests through the use of air power...
– 22 operated from 1977 to 1993; retired
- Polish Air ForcePolish Air ForceThe Polish Air Force is the military Air Force wing of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej...
– 12 operated from 1972 to January 2009; retired
- Romanian Air ForceRomanian Air ForceThe Romanian Air Force is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, four air bases and an air defense brigade...
– 14 operated, currently 4
- Russian Air ForceRussian Air ForceThe Russian Air Force is the air force of Russian Military. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota , or AV-MF).The Air Force was formed from...
– 49 An-26; 21 An-26B - Russian Naval AviationRussian Naval AviationThe Russian Naval Aviation , is the air arm of the Russian Navy...
- Border Guard Service of RussiaBorder Guard Service of RussiaThe Border Service of Russia , also called the Border Force of Russia is a branch of Federal Security Service of Russia tasked with patrol of the Russian border. In English, the terms "Border Guards" and "Border Troops" are frequently used to designate this service...
- Serbian Air ForceSerbian Air ForceThe Serbian Air Force and Air Defence is the air force of Serbia and service branch of the Serbian Armed Forces. Established in 1912, it is one of the oldest air forces in the world.-History:...
– 6
- Slovak Air ForceSlovak Air ForceThe Slovak Air Force, known since 2002 as the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic , is the aviation and air defense branch of the Slovak Armed Forces. Operating 70 aircraft from 3 major bases - Kuchyňa, Sliač, Prešov...
– 2
- Somali Air CorpsSomali Air CorpsThe Somali Air Force is the air force of Somalia. The Somali Aeronautical Corps was the name of the Somali Air Force during the pre-independence period. After 1960, when Somalia gained independence, the name changed to the Somali Air Force...
– none; retired
- Soviet Air ForceSoviet Air ForceThe Soviet Air Force, officially known in Russian as Военно-воздушные силы or Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily and often abbreviated VVS was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces...
– Passed on to successor states in 1991 - Soviet Naval AviationSoviet Naval AviationSoviet Naval Aviation was a part of the Soviet Navy.- Origins :...
–
- Syrian Air ForceSyrian Air ForceThe Syrian Air Force is the Aviation branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It was established in 1948.-History:The end of World War II led to a withdrawal of the United Kingdom and France from the Middle East, and this included a withdrawal from Syria...
– 5
- Military of TurkmenistanMilitary of TurkmenistanThe armed forces of Turkmenistan consist of an Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Troops, and Internal Troops, and a National Guard. After the fall of the Soviet Union, significant elements of the Soviet Armed Forces Turkestan Military District remained on Turkmen soil...
– 10
- Tanzanian Air Force – none; retired
- Ukrainian Naval AviationUkrainian Naval Aviation-History:In the second half of 1997 when Ukraine and Russia finally agreed on how to split the Black Fleet, Ukraine received 12 planes and 30 helicopters including Su-33 and Su-25UTG -Organization:All of the aircraft are organized into 1 Naval Aviation brigade....
– 3 - Ukrainian Air ForceUkrainian Air ForceThe Ukrainian Air Force is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force Command and headquarters are located in the city of Vinnytsia....
– 28
USA
- United States Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
– Operated 2003–2007 by the 6th Special Operations Squadron6th Special Operations SquadronThe 6th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It is a combat aviation advisory unit....
- Uzbek Air ForceMilitary of UzbekistanUzbekistan's armed forces form the state organisation charged with the defence of Uzbekistan. They are reported to be the largest in Central Asia...
– 13
- Vietnamese Air Force – 48
- Yemen Air ForceYemen Air Force-North and South Yemen:The Yemen Air Force, known as al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Yamaniya, was established in 1926. During the mid-1950s, the Imam of Yemen established a private fleet that was run by the military. Later, the Russians delivered MiG-15 and MiG-17 fighters, followed by MiG-21s to the...
– 26
- Yugoslav Air ForceSFR Yugoslav Air ForceThe Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Air Force , was the air force of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . Formed in 1945, it was preceded by the Yugoslav Royal Air Force which was disbanded in 1941, following the German occupation of Yugoslavia...
- Zambian Air Force and Air Defense CommandZambian Air ForceThe Zambian Air Force is the air force of Zambia.Following the creation of the Republic of Zambia in 1964, Zambian military avaition was organized as the Zambia Air Wing which lasted until 1968. The Zambian Air Force was then established....
– 4
Civil operators
Major operators include: Lao Airlines
Lao Airlines
Lao Airlines is an airline based in Vientiane, Laos. It is the national airline of Laos, operating domestic services to ten destinations and international services to Cambodia, China, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Its main base is Wattay International Airport, Vientiane.- History :The airline...
(6), Syrian Arab Airlines
Syrian Arab Airlines
Syrian Arab Airlines , operating as Syrian Air , is the flag carrier airline of Syria. It operates scheduled international services to over 40 destinations in Asia, Europe and North Africa, as well as domestic services. Its main base is Damascus International Airport. Syrian Air has a fleet of...
(6), Aerocom
Aerocom
Aerocom was an airline based in Chişinău, Moldova. It was suspected to be involved in illegal weapons trade, which ultimately led to the airline being shut-down in 2004.-History:...
(5), ARP 410 Airlines
ARP 410 Airlines
ARP 410 Airlines is an airline based in Kiev, Ukraine. It operates passenger and cargo services throughout Ukraine and to destinations in Europe, South-East Asia and Africa...
(5), Air Urga
Air Urga
Air Urga is an airline based in Kirovohrad, Ukraine. It operates international charter passenger and cargo flights from various Ukrainian airports to destinations in Greece, Slovakia, the Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Bulgaria, and Cyprus...
(10), Exin
Exin
Exin is a cargo airline based in Lublin, Poland. Its main base is Katowice International Airport.-Destinations:Exin operates the following services on behalf of DHL Aviation :**Copenhagen - Copenhagen Airport...
(9), RAF-Avia
RAF-Avia
RAF-Avia is an airline based in Riga, Latvia. It operates cargo services for TNT, DHL and others, as well as transport for the military and the United Nations and passenger charters. Its main base is Riga International Airport .-History:...
(5), Turkmenistan Airlines
Turkmenistan Airlines
Turkmenistan Airlines is the flag carrier of Turkmenistan, headquartered in Ashgabat. The airline connects its home base of Ashgabat with destinations in Russia, Europe and Asia...
(5), Iraero (7), Scorpion Air
Scorpion Air
Scorpion Air is an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was established in 1990 and is a general aviation company operating domestic and international charter services using helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.- Code data :*ICAO Code: SPN...
(6), Yakutia Airlines
Yakutia Airlines
Yakutia Airlines is an airline based in Yakutsk, Russia. It operates domestic passenger services in Russia and within the CIS, as well as charters to destinations in Europe from its hubs at Yakutsk Airport and Moscow's Vnukovo Airport.-History:...
(5) and Aerogaviota
Aerogaviota
Aerogaviota is an airline based in Havana, Cuba. It operates domestic passenger charters for the national tourist authority. Its main base is Playa Baracoa Airport, Havana-History:...
(18). Some 106 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.
- Air SofiaAir SofiaAir Sofia was an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It operated charter flights to destinations in Europe, Africa, the Far East, South America and the Middle East. It also leased and wet leased aircraft to other airlines...
- Heli AirHeli Air-Fleet:The Heli Air fleet includes the following aircraft :*7 Let L-410 Turbolet Reg: LZ-CCV, LZ-CCW, LZ-CCT, LZ-CCP, LZ-CCG, LZ-CCS, LZ-CCR...
- Scorpion AirScorpion AirScorpion Air is an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was established in 1990 and is a general aviation company operating domestic and international charter services using helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.- Code data :*ICAO Code: SPN...
- AerogaviotaAerogaviotaAerogaviota is an airline based in Havana, Cuba. It operates domestic passenger charters for the national tourist authority. Its main base is Playa Baracoa Airport, Havana-History:...
(18) - Aero CaribbeanAero CaribbeanAero Caribbean is an airline based in Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services to four domestic destinations and international services, as well as charter flights mainly within the Caribbean and South America...
(3) - Cubana
- SAS Cargo GroupSAS Cargo GroupSAS Cargo Group Is SAS Scandinavian Airlines's cargo subsidiary and manages the cargo capacities of Scandinavian Airlines, Spanair and Blue1....
(1)
- Budapest Aircraft ServiceBudapest Aircraft ServiceBudapest Aircraft Service is an airline based in Budapest, Hungary. It operates charter services and international scheduled services for Malév Hungarian Airlines. Its main base is Budapest Ferihegy International Airport.- History :...
(4) - CityLine HungaryCityLine HungaryCityLine Hungary Ltd. is a Hungarian charter airline based at Budapest Ferihegy International Airport. The airline has its headquarters in Vecsés, Hungary.CityLine Hungary employs 120+ employees .-History:...
(4)
Latvia
- RAF-AviaRAF-AviaRAF-Avia is an airline based in Riga, Latvia. It operates cargo services for TNT, DHL and others, as well as transport for the military and the United Nations and passenger charters. Its main base is Riga International Airport .-History:...
(5)
Laos
- Lao AirlinesLao AirlinesLao Airlines is an airline based in Vientiane, Laos. It is the national airline of Laos, operating domestic services to ten destinations and international services to Cambodia, China, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Its main base is Wattay International Airport, Vientiane.- History :The airline...
(6)
- AerocomAerocomAerocom was an airline based in Chişinău, Moldova. It was suspected to be involved in illegal weapons trade, which ultimately led to the airline being shut-down in 2004.-History:...
(5)
- Mongolian Airlines MIAT
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| UGA – (Oopravleniye Grazhdahnskoy Aviahtsii – Civil Aviation Directorate) | OAO – (Otdel'nyy Aviaotryad – independent flight detachment) | LO – (Lyvotnyy Otryad – flight squad) / Aviaeskadril'ya – squadrons) | Home Base | CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) Airline |
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| Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to... |
Baku Baku Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal... |
360th / 1st & 3rd squadrons | Baku-Bina | AZAL Azal Azal Branco is a white Portuguese wine grape planted primarily in the Minho region. It noted for the high acidity of its wines, and is used for white Vinho Verde... (no An-26s) |
| Belorussian | Gomel' | 105th / 2nd squadron | Gomel' | Gomel'avia |
| 1st Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... |
353rd / 2nd Squadron | Minsk-Loshitsa (Minsk-1) | Belavia Belavia Republic Unitary Enterprise "National Aircompany "Belavia" , operating as Belavia Belarusian Airlines is the national airline company of Belarus, headquartered in Minsk. The state-owned company is the Belarusian flag carrier. Belavia serves a network of routes between European cities and the... ;Minsk-Avia |
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| Central Regions | Bykovo Bykovo Bykovo may refer to:*Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia*Bykovo, Volgograd Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Volgograd Oblast, Russia*Bykovo Airport, a regional airport in Moscow... |
61st / 4th Squadron | Moscow-Bykovo | Bykovo Avia |
| Kursk Kursk Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history... |
Kursk | Kurskavia | ||
| Tula Tula, Russia Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:... |
294th | Tula | Tula Air Enterprise | |
| East Siberian | Chita Chita -Places:* Chita, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita District, Aichi, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita Peninsula, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, a city in Russia... |
136th / 1st Squadron | Chita | Chita Avia |
| Irkutsk Irkutsk Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov... |
134th | Irkutsk-1 | Baikal Airlines Baikal Airlines OJSC "Baikal Airlines Flight 130" was an airline based in Irkutsk, Russia.- History :The airline was initially created as a sister company of Baikalavia, which was in turn a subsidiary of Aeroflot, following its mid-1992 reorganisation process.... |
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| Far Eastern | 1st Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia... |
289th | Khabarovsk | Dalavia Far East Airlines Khabarovsk |
| Kamchatkat CAPA / Petropavlovsk | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise | ||
| Sakhalin Sakhalin Sakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast... CAPA / Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk UAD |
147th / | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk / Khomutvo | Sakhalinskiye Aviatrassy | |
| Komi | Pechora Pechora Pechora is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated on the Pechora River, near the northern Ural Mountains. Population: It is served by Pechora Airport and is affiliated with the nearby Pechora Kamenka military air base.... |
Pechora | Komiavia;Komiinteravia | |
| Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of... |
Igarka Igarka Igarka is an town in Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle. It is also a port on the Yenisei River, located away from the river's mouth... |
251st | Igarka | |
| 2nd Krasnoyarsk | 126th | Krasnoyarsk-Severnyy | Kras Air | |
| Khatanga Khatanga Khatanga is a rural locality located on the Khatanga River, on the Taymyr Peninsula, in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, south of the Arctic Ocean. It is one of the northernmost inhabited localities in Russia. Its elevation is 98 ft above sea level. Population: 3,450 . The name Khatanga means... |
221st / 2nd Squadron | Khatanga | ||
| Leningrad Leningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province... |
2nd Leningrad | 70th / 2nd Squadron | Leningrad-Rzhevka | Rzhevka Air Enterprise |
| Pskov Pskov Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:... |
320th / 2nd Squadron | Pskov | Pskov Avia | |
| Lithuanian | Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County... |
277th / (1st Squadron?) | Vilnius | Lithuanian Airlines |
| Magadan Magadan Magadan is a port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region. It is the administrative center of Magadan Oblast , in the Russian Far East. Founded in 1929 on the site of an earlier settlement from the 1920s, it was granted the status of town in 1939... |
Anadyr' | 150th / 2nd Squadron | Anadyr'-Oogol'nyy | Chukotavia Chukotavia ChukotAVIA ) is an airline based in Anadyr, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base is Anadyr Ugolny Airport.-History:... |
| 1st Magadan Magadan Magadan is a port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region. It is the administrative center of Magadan Oblast , in the Russian Far East. Founded in 1929 on the site of an earlier settlement from the 1920s, it was granted the status of town in 1939... |
185th | Magadan-Sokol | Kolyma-Avia | |
| Seymchan Seymchan Seymchan may refer to:*Seymchan , an urban-type settlement in Magadan Oblast, Russia*Seymchan Airport, an airport in Magadan Oblast*Seymchan , a meteorite found in 1967 in Russia... |
Seymchan | NW Aerial Forestry Protection Base | ||
| Moldavian | Kishinyov | 407th | Kishinyov | Air Moldova Air Moldova Air Moldova is an airline with its head office on the grounds of Chişinău International Airport in Chişinău, Moldova. It is the national airline of Moldova and operates scheduled services to 17 destinations in Europe. Its main base is Chişinău International Airport. The Air Moldova air operators... |
| North Caucasian | Krasnodar Krasnodar Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:... |
241st | Krasnodar | ALK Kuban Airlines |
| 1stKrasnodar Krasnodar Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:... |
406th | Krasnodar | ||
| Tajik | Leninabad Leninabad - Azerbaijan :*Leninabad, Nakhchivan*Leninabad, Shamkir*Sanqalan*Təklə, Gobustan... |
292nd / 2nd Squadron | Leninabad | |
| Training Establishments Directorate | KVLUGA (Kirovograd Civil Aviation Higher Flying School) | Kirovograd | Ukraine State Flight Academy | |
| Turkmen | Krasnovodsk | 360th | Krasnovodsk | Turkmenistan Airlines Turkmenistan Airlines Turkmenistan Airlines is the flag carrier of Turkmenistan, headquartered in Ashgabat. The airline connects its home base of Ashgabat with destinations in Russia, Europe and Asia... /Khazar |
| Tyumen' | Salekhard Salekhard -International relations:-Twin towns/sister cities:Salekhard is twinned with:*Azov, Rostov Oblast, Russia-External links:*... |
234th / 5th Squadron | Salekhard | |
| 2ndTyumen' | 357th | Tyumen'-Roschchino | Tyumen'AviaTrans (UTair)]] | |
| Ukrainian | Dnepropetrovsk | 327th | Dnepropetrovsk-Volos'kie | Dniproavia Dniproavia Dniproavia is an airline headquartered at Dnipropetrovsk International Airport in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, operating scheduled and chartered passenger flights.The main shareholder of the company is PrivatBank, controlled by Ihor Kolomoyskyi.-History:... |
| Kirovograd | Kirovograd-Khmelyovoye | Air URGA Air Urga Air Urga is an airline based in Kirovohrad, Ukraine. It operates international charter passenger and cargo flights from various Ukrainian airports to destinations in Greece, Slovakia, the Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Bulgaria, and Cyprus... |
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| Simferopol' | 84th | Simferopol' | Aviakomaniya Krym / Crimea AL | |
| Urals | Izhevsk Izhevsk Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov |Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,... |
Izhevsk | Izhavia Izhavia JSC Izhavia is an airline based in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia. It is the national airline of the Udmurtia republic of Russia and operates domestic charter and scheduled passenger services... |
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| Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk is a mining and industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern side of the extreme southern extent of the Ural Mountains by the Ural River. Population: 418,545 ;... |
Magnitogorsk | Magnitogorsk Air Enterprise | ||
| 1st Perm' | Perm'-Bolshoye Savino | Perm Airlines Perm Airlines Perm Airlines was an airline based in Perm, Russia. It operated domestic and international scheduled and charter services within Russia and the CIS. Its main base was Bolshoye Savino Airport, Perm.- History :... |
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| 1st Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's... |
Sverdlovsk-Kol'tsovo | Ural Airlines Ural Airlines Ural Airlines is an airline based in Yekaterinburg, Russia, operating scheduled and chartered domestic and international flights out of Koltsovo International Airport... [Yekaterinburg] |
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| Volga | Penza Penza -Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:... |
396th | Penza | Penza Air Enterprise |
| Saransk Saransk Saransk is a city in central European Russia and the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, as well as its financial and economic center. It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about east of Moscow... |
Saransk Saransk Saransk is a city in central European Russia and the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, as well as its financial and economic center. It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about east of Moscow... |
Saransk Air Enterprise | ||
| West Siberian | Barnaul Barnaul -Russian Empire:Barnaul was one of the earlier cities established in Siberia. Originally chosen for its proximity to the mineral-rich Altai Mountains and its location on a major river, the site was founded by the wealthy Demidov family in the 1730s. In addition to the copper which had originally... |
341st | Barnaul | Barnaul Air Enterprise |
| Kemerovo Kemerovo Kemerovo is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. It is the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, located in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin... |
196th | Kemerovo | ||
| Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Novokuznetsky District, but it is not administratively a part of it... |
184th | Novokuznetsk | Aerokuznetsk | |
| Omsk Omsk -History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes... |
365th | Omsk | Omsk-Avia | |
| Tolmachovo | 448th | Novosibirsk-Tolmachovo | Sibir' | |
| Tomsk Tomsk Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004... |
119trh | Tomsk | Tomsk Avia | |
| Yakutian | Kolyma-Indigirka | Cherskiy Chersky Airport Chersky Airport is a small airport in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located south of the settlement of Chersky. It services small transport aircraft.... ? |
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| Mirnyy | 190th | Mirnyy | Almazy Rossii – Sakha (Alrosa) | |
| Yakutsk Yakutsk With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast... |
139th / 3rd Squadron | Yakutsk | ||
| GosNII GVF (Gosoodarstvenny Naoochno-Issledovatel'skiy Institoot Grazdahnskovo Vozdooshnovo Flota – state scientific test institute for civil air fleet) | Moscow - Sheremet'yevo-1 |
Accidents and incidents
- 1982 EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. On 14 January 1982, an Ethiopian Air ForceEthiopian Air ForceThe Ethiopian Air Force is the air arm of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and is tasked with protecting the air space, providing support to the ground forces as well as assisting during national emergencies.- Early years :...
An-26 crashed near Addis AbabaAddis AbabaAddis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
, killing 73 Ethiopian, Libyan and Cuban troops. - 1985 AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. On 4 September 1985, a Bakhtar Afghan AirlinesBakhtar Afghan AirlinesBakhtar Afghan Airlines was an airline from Afghanistan, which offered domestic flights. The company was founded in 1967 as Bakhtar Alwatana, a name it kept until 1985, when it was renamed Bakhtar Afghan Airlines. In 1985 the company absorbed Ariana Afghan Airlines and became Afghanistan's sole...
An-26 was shot down by a SAMSurface-to-air missileA surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...
near KandaharKandaharKandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
, killing all 52 people on board. - 1986 MozambiqueMozambiqueMozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. On 30 March 1986, a Mozambique Air Force An-26 crashed while trying to land at Pemba Airport. All 3 crew and 41 of the 46 passengers were killed. - 1988 AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. On 27 April 1988, a Cuban Air Force An-26 was accidentally shot down by Cuban troops stationed at Techamutete, killing all 29 people on board. - 1988 PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. On 10 December 1988, an Ariana Afghan AirlinesAriana Afghan AirlinesAriana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd. is the oldest and the national airline of Afghanistan, and is currently the largest Afghan airline, headquartered in Kabul...
An-26 was shot down by the Pakistan Air ForcePakistan Air ForceThe Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
, killing all 25 people on board. - 1992 LibyaLibyaLibya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. Yasir Arafat's An-26 crashed on 8 April 1992 during a sandstorm. Of the 13 on board, both pilots and an engineer were killed. - 1999 NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
: On 21 January 1999, a Nicaraguan Air ForceNicaraguan Air ForceThe Nicaraguan Air Force continues the former Sandinista air units. Before 1979 the Nicaraguan National Guard had some air units .-Air force:...
An-26 crashed into a mountain near Bluefields AirportBluefields AirportBluefields Internacinal Airport is an airport that serves Bluefields, Nicaragua. It is the busiest airport in the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. A new terminal was opened recently and extension of the runway is planned. Currently, the airport serves only domestic destinations, but plans are to make...
, killing all 28 people on board. - 2003 Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. On 29 November 2003, a DRC Air ForceAir Force of the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo Air Force , is the air force branch of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
An-26 crashed during take-off due to a burst tyre, killing 20 of the 24 people on board and 13 people on the ground. - The 2007 Balad aircraft crash2007 Balad aircraft crashThe 2007 Balad aircraft crash was a January 9, 2007 airplane incident involving an Antonov An-26 airliner, which crashed while attempting to land at the U.S. military base in Balad, Iraq. The crash killed 34 people aboard and left one passenger critically injured...
was a 9 January 2007 airplane incident involving an Antonov An-26 airliner, which crashed while attempting to land at the U.S. military base in BaladBalad, IraqBalad is a city north of Baghdad in the Salah ad Din Governorate Iraq. It is located within the borders of the so-called Sunni Triangle; however, Balad is a primarily Shiite town of approximately 100,000...
, Iraq.[3] The crash killed 34 passengers on board and left one critically injured. - 2007 Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. On 4 October 2007 an Africa OneAfrica OneAfrica One was a privately owned pan-African airline. It was initially based in Entebbe, Uganda with aircraft wet leased from Africa One Holdings, registered in Ireland. Africa One Congo was a subsidiary based in Kinshasa...
-operated An-26 crashed2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crashThe 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash occurred when a twin engine Antonov An-26, belonging to the Congolese air carrier Africa One, crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on October 4, 2007...
into the KinshasaKinshasaKinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
neighbourhood of Kimbaseke just after takeoffTakeoffTakeoff is the phase of flight in which an aerospace vehicle goes from the ground to flying in the air.For horizontal takeoff aircraft this usually involves starting with a transition from moving along the ground on a runway. For balloons, helicopters and some specialized fixed-wing aircraft , no...
. 21 out of 22 people on board and 28 people on the ground died. Initial reports indicate a lost propeller. - The 2008 Hanoi military plane crashHanoi military plane crashA twin-engine light transport aircraft crashed into a field on the outskirts of the capital Hanoi on Tuesday morning 8 April 2008 during a training mission, killing five Vietnamese military pilots.-Details:...
was a 8 April 2008 incident during a training mission, killing five Vietnamese military pilots. - 2010 ExinExinExin is a cargo airline based in Lublin, Poland. Its main base is Katowice International Airport.-Destinations:Exin operates the following services on behalf of DHL Aviation :**Copenhagen - Copenhagen Airport...
's An-26B registered SP-FDO made an emergency landing on the Lake ÜlemisteLake ÜlemisteLake Ülemiste is the largest of the lakes surrounding Tallinn, Estonia. Ülemiste is where most of the city gets its drinking water from. The lake is fed mostly by Kurna stream and Pirita River ....
on 18 March 2010, close to Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. None of the 6 crew members were injured. Initial reports indicated failure of one of the turboprop power plants. - 2010 ExinExinExin is a cargo airline based in Lublin, Poland. Its main base is Katowice International Airport.-Destinations:Exin operates the following services on behalf of DHL Aviation :**Copenhagen - Copenhagen Airport...
's ANn26B registered SP-FDP rejected takeoff from Tallinn's runway 08 at high speed when the gear collapsed or retracted during the takeoff roll on 25 August 2010. The airplane skidded to a stop on its belly, no injuries occurred. - 2011 GabonGabonGabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
. On 6 June 2011, a Solenta AviationSolenta AviationSolenta Aviation is an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with its maintenance base at Lanseria International Airport. The company was founded in 2002 and operates cargo flights on regional routes throughout the Sub-Saharan Africa on behalf of DHL Aviation, as well as passenger charter...
An-26 freighter flying for DHL AviationDHL AviationDHL Aviation is a division of DHL Express responsible for providing air transport capacity. It is not a single airline but refers to several airlines owned, co-owned or chartered by DHL Express...
crashed in the sea near LibrevilleLibrevilleLibreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
, Gabon. Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured.
Specifications
See also
External links
- Pictures of An-26 at Airliners.net
- http://www.antonov.com/about/an-26.xml
- http://www.aeronautics.ru/an26a.jpg
- http://rus.air.ru/airplanes/images/An-26pict.htm
- http://www.transportflieger.eu
- http://www.luroko.de