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9U-BBB: the mysterious yellow and black Antonov An-26

Oct 22

⚠️New blog post! My journey tracking down 🇧🇮9U-BBB, a yellow and black Antonov An-26 that started life with the 🇧🇬Bulgarian Air Force, then 🇸🇸South Sudan and then 🇱🇾Libya, where it disappeared after a potential link to 🇷🇺Russian paramilitary organizations.

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It is late 2020. Two small and unknown airlines operating out of Juba, South Sudan, upload photos and videos of a yellow and black Antonov An-26 transport aircraft to Facebook. After flying in South...

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On 01 Dec 2022, "Maximus Air Cargo" Antonov An-124 🇺🇦UR-ZYD flew from 🇹🇷Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ) to the public/military 🇸🇳Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal. TEQ is home to

@BaykarTech

, but also other supplies could be delivered through there.

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Seen at the @BaykarTech facilities at

Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (known for Bayraktar TB2 delivery flights) on 28 Aug 2022, before flying into Africa yesterday: "Fly Sky Airlines"

UR-FSA 508359 #FSU1041 "Maximus Air Cargo"

UR-ZYD #5080B3 #MXM3729 to

Niamey, Niger twitter.com/fabsenbln/stat…

ADS-B Exchange

@ADSBexchange

We know the #USAvNED match at #WorldCup this #SaturdayMorning is ongoing but when you do find time, we'd like your help: How often do you visit the flight map at globe.adsbexchange.com ? #AvGeek #ADSB

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At least once a day

About 3-4 times a week

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Oryx

@oryxspioenkop

He's just celebrating: The Netherlands - 1 The United States - 0 (0 as in zero, nothing, losing)

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Kemal

@kemal_115

JAAAAAAA!!!

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@BaykarTech

, but also other supplies could be delivered through there.

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Seen at the @BaykarTech facilities at

Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (known for Bayraktar TB2 delivery flights) on 28 Aug 2022, before flying into Africa yesterday: "Fly Sky Airlines"

UR-FSA 508359 #FSU1041 "Maximus Air Cargo"

UR-ZYD #5080B3 #MXM3729 to

Niamey, Niger twitter.com/fabsenbln/stat…

Oryx

@oryxspioenkop

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This is quite likely my last article for the next four months as I have to dedicate all of my (free) time to finishing books, so you all better enjoy it.

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Oryx

@oryxspioenkop

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New article! Flying History: Zimbabwe’s Proud Aircraft Tradition

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👆🏻...because these very same airlines/aircraft were seen together at 🇹🇷 Tekirdağ Çorlu Atatürk Airport last summer, before flying into Africa:

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Seen at the @BaykarTech facilities at

Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (known for Bayraktar TB2 delivery flights) on 28 Aug 2022, before flying into Africa yesterday: "Fly Sky Airlines"

UR-FSA 508359 #FSU1041 "Maximus Air Cargo"

UR-ZYD #5080B3 #MXM3729 to

Niamey, Niger twitter.com/fabsenbln/stat…

Imagery from

shows PLAAF H-6K bombers 20213 and 20214 at Vladivostok International Airport in eastern Russia. They landed there on November 30th as part of a joint Russia-China exercise that saw Russian aircraft land in China and Chinese aircraft land in Russia. 1/3

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The War Zone

@thewarzonewire

Russian, Chinese Bombers Land At Each Other’s Airfields After Joint Patrols thedrive.com/the-war-zone/r

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👆🏻...because these very same airlines/aircraft were seen together at 🇹🇷 Tekirdağ Çorlu Atatürk Airport last summer, before flying into Africa:

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Seen at the @BaykarTech facilities at

Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (known for Bayraktar TB2 delivery flights) on 28 Aug 2022, before flying into Africa yesterday: "Fly Sky Airlines"

UR-FSA 508359 #FSU1041 "Maximus Air Cargo"

UR-ZYD #5080B3 #MXM3729 to

Niamey, Niger twitter.com/fabsenbln/stat…

Earlier today, "Maximus Air Cargo" 🇺🇦UR-ZYD flew from 🇹🇷 Tekirdağ Çorlu Atatürk Airport in Turkey (Bayraktar TB2 factory/delivery center) to 🇸🇳Dakar in Senegal, a known Bayraktar TB2 operator. #MXM3728 Curious if this is also where the "Fly Sky Airlines" flights went...👇🏻

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4th day in a row: "Fly Sky Airlines" Ilyushin Il-76TD reg.

UR-FSA out of

Tekirdag Corlu Airport in Turkey currently heading into Africa.

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4th day in a row: "Fly Sky Airlines" Ilyushin Il-76TD reg. 🇺🇦UR-FSA out of 🇹🇷Tekirdag Corlu Airport in Turkey currently heading into Africa.

Klaas Meijer

@klaasm67

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was the first royal to break the sound barrier. In 1954 he broke the barrier at Los Angeles International Airport in a F-86 Sabre fighter jet.

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Dinlas

@Dinlas3

ZetAvia air #ZAV9010 #URCPS IL-76TD from 🇦🇪 UAE to 🇩🇯 Djibouti.

Destination of Syrian Air heavy transport aircraft Ilyushin Il-76T (not TD) 🇸🇾YK-ATA from 🇸🇾Damascus: 🇱🇾Benghazi, Libya. #SYR6687

This is how you make OSINT people happy: publish full-size photos and even make them Public Domain and downloadable 👍🏻

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Jan Helebrant

@jhelebrant

Replying to @Gerjon_

In case it somehow helps I published all the 5 photos of the brief experience here in full resolution: flickr.com/photos/9654156

"Pouya Air" 🇮🇷EP-PUS' flight to 🇷🇺Moscow (21 Oct) was spotted near Penza, Russia by uwpp_spotter on Instagram. This location makes a lot of sense when we match it up to the flights. instagram.com/p/Cj-TI6ksRv_/ (with a bit of photo editing by yours truly)

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Oct 21

Flight number 67: Iranian "Pouya Air" Ilyushin Il-76TD reg.

EP-PUS. Currently approaching

Moscow with an unstable MLAT track.

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🇺🇦UR-ZYD #MXM3727 from 🦅🇵🇰Al Habieb Airport returned to 🇦🇪Al Ain, UAE. Notably, no visit to 🇦🇪Abu Dhabi International VIP apron today.

Looks like a Syrian Air Il-76 (🇸🇾YK-ATA) is heading towards 🇱🇾Libya currently: #SYR6687

"Fly Sky Airlines" Ilyushin Il-76TD reg. 🇺🇦UR-FSA #FSU4822 #FSU4821 got back to 🇹🇷Tekirdag Corlu Airport in Turkey last night, to likely pick up more Bayraktar supplies for an African client. The flight is returning to Africa for the 3rd time and is over 🇹🇷Turkey now.

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Jan 4

I came across this undated video taken at Al Habieb Airport, likely showing earlier airlift operations. It shows how "Maximus Air Cargo" An-124 reg.

UR-ZYD takes off while UAE paramilitary airline "Dubai Air Wing"

A6-HEH and an Ilyushin Il-76TD can be seen on ground. [4/6]

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Antonov An-124 reg. 🇺🇦UR-ZYD again flew to 🦅🇵🇰Al Habieb Airport (📍) in Pakistan: #MXM3726 I previously reported how these flights are related to hunting trips by the House of Nahyan, leaders of 🇦🇪Abu Dhabi and the 🇦🇪UAE.

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Jan 4

My latest blog post is out! Flight of the Falcon: The Airlift to a

UAE Royal Airstrip in the Cholistan Desert,

Pakistan. gerjon.substack.com/p/flight-of-th [THREAD 1/6]

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avi scharf

@avischarf

Jet linked to Israeli spyware tycoon brings spy tech from EU to notorious Sudanese militia

1/n Flight of the Predator: Jet linked to Israeli spyware tycoon brings spy tech from EU to notorious Sudanese militia A cross-continental investigation by

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Tyler Hoover

@HooviesGarage

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Belarusian Hajun project

@MotolkoHelp

It is not yet known who flew on this board. Note that today, November 29, there will be a funeral ceremony for the deceased Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei. It is possible that the passenger(s) of this flight are flying just to participate in the ceremony.

Belarusian Hajun project

@MotolkoHelp

The Hungarian Air Force plane landed in Belarus Airbus A319-112, tail number 604, which took off from Budapest at 06:11 (CET), landed at 07:41 in National Airport "Minsk" (MSQ).

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"Fly Sky Airlines" Ilyushin Il-76TD reg. 🇺🇦UR-FSA #FSU4822 #FSU4821 got back to 🇹🇷Tekirdag Corlu Airport in Turkey last night, to likely pick up more Bayraktar supplies for an African client. The flight is currently returning to Africa and is over 🇬🇷Greece now.

Menno Swart

@MennoSwart

Kajsa Ollongren and 5 others

You read it here first! Rondje zandbak

@KajsaOllongren

met Falcon 7X

@BeAirForce

🛩️ Bagdad (meeting met Iraakse premier en min. defensie) en Erbil (120 NL militairen bewaken vliegveld) Kajsa nu in Amman

@EATC_

📸

@bjfloor

aironline.nl

Kajsa Ollongren vloog naar Bagdad en Erbil

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Met de Falcon 7X van de Bengen vloog Kajsa Ollongren naar Bagdad en Erbil

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Zo vloog Kajsa Ollongren Erbil naar Amman

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🕵🏻‍♂️Very interesting: I was expecting to see 1 Ilyushin Il-76 at 🇷🇸Batajnica AFB in Serbia on this Superdove satellite image of 23 Nov 2022, but it looks like there were 2! One of them should be Egyptian Air Force 🇪🇬SU-BTY, which arrived the day prior. Unsure about the second one.

"Gelix Airlines" 🇷🇺RA-76360 was also spotted on ground in 🇮🇳Delhi by an_airsideian: instagram.com/p/CldsxGJMqBc/

The aircraft later continued to 🇦🇪Sharjah as #GLX9822 yesterday.

A fantastic picture by spottersingh on Instagram shows "Gelix Airlines" (former "Alrosa") 🇷🇺RA-76360 in 🇮🇳Delhi. instagram.com/p/ClgTkrrv1OA/

"Fly Sky Airlines" Ilyushin Il-76TD reg. 🇺🇦UR-FSA (508359) now departed 🇹🇷Tekirdag Corlu Airport in Turkey as #FSU4821, and is heading into Africa now.

"Fly Sky Airlines" Ilyushin Il-76TD reg. 🇺🇦UR-FSA (508359) flew from home base 🇦🇪Fujairah to 🇹🇷Tekirdag Corlu Airport in Turkey as #FSU4820, perhaps to pick up Bayraktar TB2 equipment, usually shipped from this airport. Let's see where she goes next.

Des

@desdelboy

Nov 24

Good evening. Service dogs being trained to sit through a play! There are actors on the stage performing a musical for a theatre full of dogs.

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Ruben Hofs

@rubenhofs

Nov 27

People wanting to take a guess at what we're looking at? size is 2.8m wide and 3.6m long. It looks like a detachable nose cone (SR-71-ish?) No idea what lives in this tent but it sure is interesting.. Seen in the Lockheed-Martin Skunk Works lot at Palmdale. #NGAD 👀🔎

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Nov 27

The next year, the same airline "Sigma Airlines" was sanctioned for violating the 🇺🇳United Nations Weapons Embargo on 🇱🇾Libya.

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Sep 26, 2020

A recent news article on Kazakh Aviation Authority website confirms that certificate of AZee Air, Jenis Air, Sigma Airlines was suspended over "breaches of the international arms embargo on Libya". I featured such flights to Libya in my tweets very often. caakz.com/airlines-breac

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Back in 2019, a 🇰🇿 "Sigma Airlines" Ilyushin Il-76TD used to fly from 🇨🇱 Punta Arenas, Chile to 🇦🇶 Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway, Antarctica. It's not every day you see a drink cart and an entertainment system on an Il-76! 😅 📸 Melnikaava on Instagram: instagram.com/p/B6wMb4BlvSb

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Suspicious flights by Russian Air Force (223 Flight Unit) Ilyushin Il-76MD 🇷🇺RA-78847 in the past day: After being tracked E of 🇷🇺Taganrog, she popped up over 🇮🇷Iran twice last night, perhaps connecting 🇦🇲Armenia and 🇮🇷Iran (which could connect it to quoted 🇷🇺 Armenia flights)?

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Nov 19

Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76TD reg.

RF-76326/#152A26 keeps visiting

Armenia: more visits on 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 Nov 2022. Positionless @ADSBexchange data suggests she stayed between Black/Caspian Sea in the past 4 days. Today, she returned all the way to

Moscow. twitter.com/Gerjon_/status…

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Fabian

@fabsenbln

According to 🛰️ images from

@sentinel_hub

, RA-76484 appears to still be parked at Entebbe 🇺🇬 Airport without moving since arriving on 19 October.

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A great look in the damaged cockpit of 🇬🇪4L-SKN, which suffered great damaged when the wing of another Il-76 sliced through her cockpit. Many of the panels and gauges appear to be missing, but can be found scattered in the cargo bay. twitter.com/tahaa_yasin/st

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Taha Yasin

@tahaa_yasin

@Gerjon_ you should watch this. A detailed video about Georgia's IL-76 cargo plane, which was abandoned in Erzurum, Turkey, was shared. youtu.be/PRM6FvStnGs