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The Ilyushin Il-76 (Template:Langx; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12. It was developed to deliver heavy machinery to remote and poorly served areas. Military versions of the Il-76 have been widely used in Europe, Asia and Africa, including use as an aerial refueling tanker and command center.

The Il-76 has seen extensive service as a commercial freighter for ramp-delivered cargo, especially for outsized or heavy items that cannot be carried by other means. It has also been used as an emergency response transport for civilian evacuations as well as for humanitarian aid and disaster relief around the world. Thanks to its ability to operate from unpaved runways, it has been useful in undeveloped areas. Specialized models have also been produced for aerial firefighting and reduced-gravity training.

Design and developmentEdit

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The Il-76 is a high-wing freighter with four turbofans and a T-tail

OriginsEdit

The aircraft was conceived by Ilyushin in 1967 to meet a requirement for a freighter able to carry a payload of Template:Convert over a range of Template:Convert in less than six hours, able to operate from shortTemplate:Vague and unprepared airstrips, and capable of coping with the worst weather conditions likely to be experienced in Siberia and the Soviet Union's Arctic regions. It was intended to replace the Antonov An-12. Another project design for a double-decked 250-passenger airliner was cancelled. The Il-76 first flew in Template:Start date.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Production of Il-76s was allocated to the Tashkent Aviation Production Association in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, then a republic of the Soviet Union. Some 860 of the basic transport variants were manufactured.<ref name=butowski/> In the 1990s, modernized variants also equipped with Soloviev D-30 turbofan engines<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> were developed (MF, TF), with a cargo compartment Template:Cvt long by Template:Cvt wide by Template:Cvt tall; these larger variants were not produced in significant quantity due to the financial difficulties being experienced by the Russian Air Force, which was the primary operator of the type.Template:Citation needed

Further developmentEdit

From 2004 onwards, a number of aircraft in commercial service were modernized to the Il-76TD-90VD version; this involved the adoption of the newly developed PS-90 engine to comply with European noise limitations.<ref name=but2004>Butowski, Piotr. Iliuszyn Ił-76 powraca. Lotnictwo nr. 9/2004, p. 28–32 Template:In lang</ref> In 2005, the People's Republic of China placed an order for 34 new Il-76MDs and four Il-78 tankers.Template:Citation needed In June 2013, Russian military export agency Rosoboronexport announced an order by China for 12 Il-76MD aircraft.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Unreliable source?</ref>

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Landing gear of an Ilyushin Il-76
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Landing of the Il-76 transport aircraft at the Brest airport

The Il-76 has also been modified into an airborne refuelling tanker, designated the Il-78, around 50 aircraft having been produced.<ref name=butowski/> A variant of the Il-76 also serves as a firefighting waterbomber. Its airframe was used as a base for the Beriev A-50 'Mainstay' AEW&C (airborne early warning and control) aircraft; around 25 aircraft were made.<ref name=butowski/> Another application for the type was found in Antarctic support flights and for conducting simulated weightlessness training for cosmonauts (akin to the "Vomit Comet" used by NASA).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Beriev and NPO Almaz also developed an airborne laser flying laboratory designated A-60, of which two were built, much of this project's details remaining classified.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Il-76MD-90AEdit

It was announced in 2010 that the production of a modernized Il-76, the Il-76MD-90A (also known as project Il-476 during the design stage), would begin; a proposed new production line would be located in Aviastar's facility in Ulyanovsk, Russia, and be operated in cooperation with the Tashkent works.<ref name=butowski>Butowski, Piotr. Rosyjski kontrakt na Ił-76 i Ił-78 dla Chin. Lotnictwo nr. 1/2007, pp. 54–55 Template:In lang</ref> At that point, the construction of two Il-76MD-90A prototypes had begun at the Ulyanovsk facility.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The first Il-76MD-90A was rolled out at Aviastar's Ulyanovsk plant on 16 June 2014.<ref name="DID_Il-476"/> On 29 April 2015, it was reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces received the first Il-76MD-90A built at the Ulyanovsk plant "Aviastar-SP" from the 2012 contract for 39 aircraft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) received its first serial production Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A airlifter on 2 April 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of late 2024, 27 aircraft are ordered to be delivered in the period up to 2028 and 26 had been built, six in 2023 and six in 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2025, the production rate of the Il-76 reached 7 aircraft per year. There are plans to expand production at the plant in Ulyanovsk and in 2027 they expect to assemble 12 aircraft, and later - up to 18 per year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Operational historyEdit

The first aircraft was delivered to the Soviet Air Force in June 1974<ref name=but2004/> and subsequently became the main Soviet strategic transport aircraft. From 1976, it was operated by Aeroflot.

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Video of Il-76MD landing on an unpaved runway

Between 1979 and 1991, Soviet Air Force Il-76s made 14,700 flights into Afghanistan, transporting 786,200 servicemen and 315,800 tons of freight. The Il-76 carried 89% of Soviet troops and 74% of the freight that was airlifted. As Afghan rebels were unable to shoot down high-flying Il-76s, their tactics were to try and damage it on takeoff or landing. Il-76s were often hit by shoulder-launched Stinger and Strela heat-seeking missiles and large-calibre machine gun fire, but because the strong airframes were able to take substantial damage and remain operational, the aircraft had a remarkably low attrition rate during this period of conflict. Building on that earlier experience, during 2006 the bulk of the Canadian Forces equipment airlifted into Afghanistan was flown in using rented civilian Il-76s.<ref>Canadian Parliament Website Template:Webarchive</ref> In 2006, the Russian Air Force had about 200 Il-76s. Civilian users in Russia have 108.<ref name=butowski/>

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USAF and IAF airmen work inside the cockpit of an Indian Il-76.

In 2004, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Il-76 carried out a flight mission in Afghanistan, and later in 2011, PLAAF Il-76s were sent to Libya to evacuate Chinese citizens. The two missions were the reported first steps of PLAAF developing long-range transportation capability.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Syrian Air Force Il-76s, operating as civil Syrianair aircraft, have been reportedly used to ship weapons, money, and other cargo from Russia and Iran to Syria, according to a defected Syrian military pilot. Since the start of the war, in April 2011 (and up to July 2012), around 20 military flights have been conducted to and from Tehran, via Iraqi airspace. Further information exposes that since around 2012, Syrian Il-76s have regularly flown to Moscow's Vnukovo Airport to fetch shipments of Syrian banknotes that have been useful to Bashar al-Assad's government to survive international sanctions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 30 January 2017, an Il-76 firebomber of the Russian EMERCOM agency was deployed to Chile to assist firefighters. The assignment took 39 days.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

All Il-76 transport aircraft in service with the RF Aerospace Forces were to receive anti-missile systems, and aircraft reconfiguration started in spring 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

VariantsEdit

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Prototypes and developmental variantsEdit

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Il-76TD-90, Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines have larger diameter.
Il-76TD-90/Il-76MD-90
Engine upgrades to Perm PS-90s.
Il-76 firebomber
Firefighting aircraft to drop exploding capsules filled with fire retardant.
Il-76PSD
SAR version of Il-76MF
Il-96
Early development of convertible passenger/cargo aircraft, (project only, designation re-used later)
Il-150
Proposed Beriev A-50 with Perm PS-90 engines.
Beriev A-60
Airborne laser weapon testbed (Il-76 version 1A)

Special purpose/research variantsEdit

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Il-76LL with PD-14 engine prototype under testing, 2015
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Il-76TD glass nose which is flight navigator's station
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Il-76LL SKIP testbed, 1999 flying with Aeroflot markings.
Il-76LL
With reinforced wing (at least 3 aircraft) to be used as test-bed aeroplane for engine prototypes flight testing in Gromov Flight Research Institute.
Izdeliye-176
Prototype Il-76PP.
Izdeliye-576
Izdeliye-676
Telemetry and communications relay aircraft, for use during trial programmes (prototype).
Izdeliye-776
Telemetry and communications relay aircraft, for use during trial programmes (prototype).
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Izdeliye-1076
Special mission aircraft for unknown duties.
Izdeliye-1176
ELINT electronic intelligence aircraft, or Il-76-11
Il-76-Tu160 tailplane transporter
One-off temporary conversion to support Tu-160 emergency modification programme.
Il-76K/Il-76MDK/Il-76MDK-II
Reduced-gravity aircraft for cosmonaut training used by Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
Il-76LL
Engine testbed (ooniversahl'naya letayuschchaya laboratoriya).
Il-76PP
ECM aircraft, major problems with ECM equipment on the Izdeliye-176 only.
Il-84
Maritime search and rescue aircraft (alternative designation – Il-76PS – poiskovo-spasahtel'nyy), not produced.

Military variantsEdit

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Il-76MD-90A of the Russian Aerospace Forces
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Il-76MD GSh-23 tail guns
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Il-76MD cargo cabin
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An Il-76VKP/-82 flying under Aeroflot brand name.
Il-76D
('D' for "Desantnyi", Десантный – "paratrooper transport") has a gun turret in the tail for defensive purposes.
Il-76M
Military transport version, (modifitseerovannyy – modified).
Il-76MD
Improved military transport version, (modifitseerovannyy Dahl'ny – modified, long-range).
Il-76MD Skal'pel-MT
Mobile Hospital
Il-76M/Il-76MD
Built without military equipment but designated as Ms and MDs (Gordon – 'Falsies')
Il-76MD-90
An Il-76MD with quieter and more economical Aviadvigatel PS-90 high-bypass turbofan engines.
Il-76MF
Stretched military version with a Template:Cvt longer fuselage, PS-90A-76 engines, maximum takeoff weight of Template:Cvt and a lift capability of Template:Cvt. First flew in 1995. Two built and delivered to the Royal Jordanian Air Force,<ref name=but2004/> later sold to the Egyptian Air Force.
Il-76MD-M
Modernized Il-76MD for the Russian Aerospace Forces.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Il-76MD-90A
An upgraded version with a new glass cockpit, upgraded avionics, new one-piece carbon-fibre wing, and Aviadvigatel PS-90A-76 engines. It was also known as Il-476 while in development.<ref name=DID_Il-476>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Il-76T/Il-76TD
Built as military aircraft but given civilian designations. (Gordon – 'Falsie')
Ilyushin Il-78/Il-78M/Il-78MD-90A
Aerial refuelling tanker.
Il-78 MKI
A customized version of the Il-78 developed for the Indian Air Force.
Il-82
Airborne Command Post/communications relay aircraft, (alternative designation – Il-76VKP – 'version65S').
Beriev A-50/Beriev A-50M/Beriev A-50I/Beriev A-50E
Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft. Beriev given control over the program.
Beriev A-100
An AEW&C version of the Il-76MD-90A. Currently in development, with at least two prototypes built.

Civil variantsEdit

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A commercial variant of the Ilyushin Il-76, loading cargo at Ali Air Base, Iraq
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An Il-76TD belonging to the IRGC, used as a firefighting aircraft
Il-76MGA
Initial commercial freighter (two prototypes and 12 production) equipped with Soloviev D-30 turbofan engines.<ref name="airvectors.net">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Il-76MD to Il-76TD conversions
Complete removal of military equipment, identified by crude cover over OBIGGS inlet in Starboard Sponson.
Il-76P/Il-76TP/Il-76TDP/Il-76MDP
firefighting aircraft. The Il-76 waterbomber is a VAP-2 1.5-hour install/removal tanking kit conversion. The Il-76 can carry up to Template:Convert of water; 3.5 times the capacity of the C-130 Hercules. Since this kit can be installed on any Il-76, the designation Il-76TP, Il-76TDP are also used when those versions of the Il-76 are converted into waterbombers. The Il-76P was first unveiled in 1990.
Il-76T
('T' for Transport, Транспортный) unarmed civil cargo transport version. NATO code-name "Candid-A". It first flew on November 4, 1978.
Il-76TD
The civil equivalent of the Il-76MD, first flew in 1982, equipped with Soloviev D-30 turbofan engines.<ref name="airvectors.net"/>
Il-76TD-90
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A Volga-Dnepr Airlines Il-76TD-90VD flying commercial operations.
An Il-76TD with Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines and a partial glass cockpit.
Il-76TD-90VD
An Il-76TD with Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines and a partial glass cockpit. It was developed specially for Volga-Dnepr cargo company, which operates five aircraft as of 2021.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Il-76TD-S
Civilian mobile hospital, similar to Il-76MD Skal'pel-MT.
Il-76TF
Civil transport stretched version with Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines. It is the civil version of the Il-76MF (none produced).

Foreign variantsEdit

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A-50E/I Mainstay of the Indian Air Force
Beriev A-50E/I
For the Indian Air Force. Hosts Israeli Phalcon radar for AEW&C and Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Il-76MD tanker
Iraqi Air Force tanker conversions.
Shaanxi KJ-2000
Domestic Chinese airborne early warning and control conversion of Il-76, developed after A-50I was cancelled and currently in service with the armed forces of China.
CFTE engine testbed
The China Flight Test Establishment (CFTE) currently operates a flying testbed converted from a Russian-made Il-76MD jet transport aircraft to serve as a flying testbed for future engine development programmes. The first engine to be tested on the aircraft is the WS-10A "Taihang" turbofan, currently being developed as the powerplant for China's indigenous J-10 and J-11 fighter aircraft. Il-76MD #76456, acquired by the AVIC 1 from Russia in the 1990s, is currently based at CFTE's flight test facility at Yanliang, Shaanxi Province.
Baghdad-1
Iraqi development with a radar mounted in the cargo hold enabling it to serve as AEW&C, used in the Iran–Iraq War.
Baghdad-2
Iraqi development (with French assistance) with fibreglass-reinforced plastic radome over the antenna of the Thomson-CSF Tiger G surveillance radar with a maximum detection range of Template:Cvt. One was destroyed on the ground during the 1991 Persian Gulf War; two others were flown to Iran where they remained.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> At least one went into service with the IRIAF. One aircraft crashed following a midair collision with a HESA Saeqeh fighter, during the annual Iranian military parade in Tehran.<ref>Template:YouTube</ref> It can be distinguished from the Beriev A-50 by having the Il-76 navigator windows in the nose, which the A-50 does not.

OperatorsEdit

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Military operatorsEdit

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People's Liberation Army Air Force Il-76 landing at Perth Airport, Australia. This aircraft took part in the Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
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Indian Air Force Il-76 landing at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport located in Leh.
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A Russian Air Force Il-76MD at Chkalovsky Air Base.
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Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces Il-76 landing at Beijing Capital International Airport.
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Former military operatorsEdit

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A Libyan Il-76 at Mitiga International Airport in 2009
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Il-76 of the Soviet Air Forces.
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Civil operatorsEdit

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A Pouya Air Il-76 landing at Mehrabad Airport in Dec 2023.
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A TransAVIAexport Ilyushin Il-76TD at Frankfurt Airport.
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A pair of Air Koryo Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft at Pyongyang International Airport.
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Former civil operatorsEdit

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  • Yerevan-Avia used to operate two Il-76 (EK86724 and EK86817).
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GST Aero Il-76 at Patriot Hills Base Camp, Antarctica
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  • Aerocom operated an Il-76MD as well as an Il-76T until as late as January 2005.
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  • Aeroflot operated large numbers of aircraft, especially during Soviet years, often on behalf of the Soviet military. However, none remain in service with the airline.
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  • Aviaenergo operated the aircraft, but none remain in service.
  • Continental Airways has operated the Il-76 in the past, but does not do so currently.
  • Dacono Air has operated the Il-76.
  • Domodedovo Airlines has operated the Il-76, but none is currently in service.
  • East Line used to operate the Il-76.
  • Ilavia Airline used to operate six, including two Il-76MDs and four Il-76TDs.
  • KrasAir operated the Il-76, but none is currently in service.
  • Krylo Airlines operated two Il-76TDs into 2005.
  • Moscow Airways operated an Il-76TD in the early 1990s.
  • Novosibirsk Air Enterprise operated the Il-76, but none is currently in service.
  • Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise operated the Il-76, but none is currently in service.
  • Red Wings Airlines used to operate two Il-76TDs.
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Accidents and incidentsEdit

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An Il-76MD that was damaged during the Sknyliv air show disaster on 27 July 2002, during which the Sukhoi Su-27 involved struck a glancing blow against the aircraft's nose before crashing into spectators

As of July 2024, the Aviation Safety Network has tracked 137 incidents involving Il-76 series aircraft resulting in the 1,158 fatalities. 99 have been written off in crashes and other accidents.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Some of the most notable incidents can be found here.

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1990sEdit

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  • On 17 July 1998, Air Sofia Flight 701, an Il-78 (UR-UCI) struck a hill on approach to Asmara International Airport, killing all ten on board. The aircraft was leased from Ukrainian Cargo Airways.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>

2000sEdit

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  • On 2 July 2008, Click Airways Flight 1002, operated using an Ilyushin Il-76TD from Bagram Air Base to Al-Fujairah-Fujairah International Airport, suffered an Uncontained Engine Failure of its no. 3 engine at FL280. The failed engine parts struck the no. 4 engine resulting in its failure, as well as the fuselage and fuel tanks. The flight crew managed to successfully make an emergency landing at Zahedan, Iran. None of the three crew sustained injuries.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision. On 15 January 2009, two Russian Ministry of Interior Il-76MDs were involved in a ground collision at Makhachkala Airport. One of the aircraft, registration RA-76825, was ready to depart and was positioned at the runway end when the other one, RA-76827, came in to land. The wing of the landing aircraft struck the flight deck of RA-76825 and a fire erupted. There were three fatalities in the departing aircraft, out of seven occupants on board. None of the 31 occupants aboard RA-76827 were hurt. RA-76825 was written off as a consequence of the accident.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • On 9 March 2009, an Aerolift Il-76 (S9-SAB) crashed into Lake Victoria just after takeoff from Entebbe Airport, Uganda, killing all 11 people on board. Two of the engines had caught fire on takeoff. The aircraft was chartered by Dynacorp on behalf of AMISOM. The accident was investigated by Uganda's Ministry of Transport, which concluded that all four engines were time-expired and that Aerolift's claim that maintenance had been performed to extend their service lives and the certification of this work could not be substantiated.<ref name="AH41635291">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2010sEdit

  • Sun Way Flight 4412. On 28 November 2010, Il-76 4L-GNI crashed in a populated area of Karachi, Pakistan, shortly after taking off from Jinnah International Airport. All eight people on board were killed, along with two people on the ground. The aircraft was reported to have been trying to return to Jinnah after suffering an uncontained engine failure and fire.<ref name="AH433ef657">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Silk Way Airlines Flight 995. On 6 July 2011, an Il-76, tail number 4K-AZ55, crashed into a mountain in Afghanistan, while on final to Bagram Air Force Base. Eight people on board were initially confirmed as killed, with one unaccounted.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2020sEdit

  • 25 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian State Special Communications Agency and US officials claimed that Russian Il-76s were shot down over Bila Tserkva.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 4 April 2022, photographs of two destroyed Il-76s from the Ukrainian 25th Transport Aviation Brigade were displayed; these cargo planes were destroyed on the ground by Russian forces at Melitopol Airport.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • On 6 May 2025, a Yemen Air Force Il-76TD was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike.

Aircraft on displayEdit

  • CCCP-76511 (c/n 083414444) preserved in the Ukraine State Aviation Museum, Kyiv. The aircraft was originally painted as UR-UCI of Ukrainian Cargo Airways to commemorate the real aircraft that crashed in 1998, but was returned to its original Aeroflot livery as CCCP-76511 in 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Specifications (Il-76TD)Edit

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See alsoEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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