Venezuela - Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 B-632L
HEADLINES (discontinued) On Delivery to Venezuela AirForce
janoby
Turo
Jacek Wojcis
Vladimir Link
martial Dekker
Per Voetmann
Roman N.
Image ID: 305483
Views: 3287
Operator: Venezuela - Air Force - B-632L
Aircraft: Shaanxi - Y-8
Airport: Malta - Malta Intl (MLA / LMML)
Category: Main database
Photo taken on 2013-7-17 by Ray Abela [Contact]
Camera setting: Canon EOS 7D, 1/250s, f/10.0 at 100mm ISO 100
Turo
Jacek Wojcis
Vladimir Link
martial Dekker
Per Voetmann
Roman N.
Image ID: 305483
Views: 3287
Operator: Venezuela - Air Force - B-632L
Aircraft: Shaanxi - Y-8
Airport: Malta - Malta Intl (MLA / LMML)
Category: Main database
Photo taken on 2013-7-17 by Ray Abela [Contact]
Camera setting: Canon EOS 7D, 1/250s, f/10.0 at 100mm ISO 100
Photographer's remark
(19.7.2013, 21:33 CET)
Two Chinese-built Shaanxi Y-8 landed at Malta International Airport this afternoon, a rare a treat for plane spotters.
The type is considered as being China’s most successful military and civilian transport aircraft.
It is believed that the aircraft are on a delivery flight to the Venezuela Air Force.
The Shaanxi Y-8 is based on the Russian Antonov An-12 and entered service in 1981. It has since been upgraded several times.
1 Wallace Shackleton
(19 July 2013 - 22:57 CET)
It looks like it is flying with a crudely applied paint job to hide the new owners
markings
2 Ray Abela
(19 July 2013 - 23:59 CET)
Yes Wallace in fact it is.
