Aeroplane Monthly 1993-03
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D.Lill - Riga relics
Antonov An-2s litter Spilve in large numbers, tied down, their engines covered with tarpaulins.
An-2 fuselages put out to grass at Spilve.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin-76, minus an engine. Codenamed Candid, the Il-76 fulfilled both military and civil roles and resembled the C-141 Star Lifter. It was powered by four 26,455lb-thrust Soloviev D-40KP turbofans.
A dead Aeroflot Antonov An-24, minus its Ivchenko engines.