On this day in 1971, the Ilyushin il-76 made its first flight. Designed to replace the Antonov An-12 by lifting 40t of freight over 5000 km, it quickly became the new aerial workhorse of the Soviet forces and 37 other nations. Almost 1000 units have been manufactured.

2018 , Air Tattoo , Angleterre , aviation , England , Fairford , Il-76 , Il-76MD , Ilyushin , RIAT , Royal Air Tattoo , Royal International Air Tattoo , Royaume-Uni , UK , United Kingdom , Ил-76 , Илью́шин

Exposure Time	1/640 s
ApertureFNumber	f/9.0
ISO	200
Model	Canon EOS 70D
Lens	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Focal Length	100 mm
Date Time of Original	2018:07:16 11:06:52

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Monday 16 July 2018

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Monday 25 March 2019

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2880*1920

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2018, Air Tattoo, Angleterre, aviation, England, Fairford, Il-76, Il-76MD, Ilyushin, RIAT, Royal Air Tattoo, Royal International Air Tattoo, Royaume-Uni, UK, United Kingdom, Ил-76, Илью́шин

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