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Tupolev and Illyushin "graveyard" (and a 717)

Just back from Ashkhabad in Turkmenistan, A sad sight for lovers of Russian types 🙁

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/5959/junkyard14nh.jpg

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/8182/junkyard21ac.jpg

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/6969/junkyard49sw.jpg

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/9594/junkyard66yr.jpg

For more pics see my trip report, Bahrain to Ashkhabad 😎

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By: steve rowell - 10th December 2005 at 06:18

That airframe would be lucky to be two years old!!

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By: flying spanner - 9th December 2005 at 19:20

It is probably a “christmas tree” when they need a spare they rob it from this airframe, most skint airlines do this.

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By: steve rowell - 7th December 2005 at 07:11

That’s a relatively new aircraft, it has no eyebrow windows

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By: flying spanner - 7th December 2005 at 06:10

Just for you Steve….

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/8274/junkyard89ip.jpg

Won’t go far with no engines

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By: steve rowell - 7th December 2005 at 01:57

The 717 is still in service i take it??????

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By: Newforest - 6th December 2005 at 21:30

Thanks for the photos, but smaller next time? 😀

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