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Russian Military Launches Humanitarian Air Bridge Sending Il-76 Airlifters To Help Italy Fight COVID-19

March 22, 2020 Tom Demerly David Cenciotti

Armada of Il-76 Heavy Transports Fly Critical Relief Supplies into Pratica di Mare. Russian Aerospace Forces Il-76 transports loaded with medical supplies and medical specialists are flying to Pratica di Mare Airbase, near Rome, Italy, […]

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Russian Il-76MD Performs Tactical Landing On Dirt Strip Escorted By Mi-24s in “Mandatory Matsurov” Mission

September 4, 2019 David Cenciotti

The mission of escorting large aircraft and act as a “bait” for MANPADS dates back to the the Soviet-Afghan War when it was dubbed “Mandatory Matsurov”. The Russian Ministry of Defense has released an interesting […]

Russia

The Russian Air Force has tested a strategic cargo plane in bomber role

February 6, 2015 Jacek Siminski

Russia has turned an Il-76 strategic cargo plane into bomber during recent trials The Russian Air Force has conducted tests with an Il-76MD (NATO codename Candid) aircraft carrying  training bombs during trials organized in the […]

Syria

There’s a lonely Il-76T cargo plane over central Syria right now

September 23, 2014 David Cenciotti

In spite of the U.S. and allied air strikes over Syria, there’s a Russian Il-76 over central Russia right now. Not only U.S. combat planes including F-22s and F-16s are currently operating inside the Syrian […]

Troubled Areas

Extremely rare video shows Gaddafi’s Air Force aerial refueling trials (and failures) in the mid 1990s

August 26, 2013 David Cenciotti

The following footage shows Mirage F1ADs and Mig-23s refueling from Il-76T and C-130s during trials reportedly conducted between the end of the 1980s and 1994. Noteworthy, at min 04:19 you can see a Gaddafi’s Mirage’s […]

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