Monday, August 26, 2024

Interflug Ilyushin Il-18B, now a hotel in the Netherlands


This was delivered in 1960 as 493/DM-VAX to the East German Air Force. In 1964 it was painted as DM-STD in Deutsche Lufthansa colours and transferred to Interflug, the DDR airline same year. It was reregistered as DDR-STD 1981 and withdrawn at Berlin Schönefeld in 1986. After reunification it was moved to Harbke, Germany for use as restaurant in 1991. It was moved to Teuge, Netherlands 2009 as a hotel. It had a red radome fitted.




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