Il-18 Aircraft Skin Keychain USSR-75661 S/N: 006-05
The Il-18 is the first Soviet turboprop aircraft. Various sources indicate different numbers of these aircraft built, but there is a documented figure of 674 units. Such aircraft are still in operation today, as of 2024, according to rough estimates, more than 70 Il-18s, mostly military, are in active use. But several civilian aircraft are said to still grace the skies, the most famous of which is in North Korea, operated by Air Koryo.
These key chains were made from the Il-18V, which had a unique history. CCCP-75661 was put into service on December 12, 1958, in the Soviet Aeroflot airlines, based in Moscow. In 1959, the aircraft was transferred to the Aeroflot unit in Baku (Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic), where it was in permanent service until July 20, 1964. But that day, during a scheduled flight, the crew encountered heavy hail, which subsequently led to the aircraft landing "belly", raising the landing gear. Part of the aircraft was damaged and could not be restored, so in May 1966 it was transferred to the Kyiv Aviation Museum at Zhulyany Airport.
The Il-18 remained part of the educational exhibition in the museum until 1996. After that, it was scrapped. The situation still remains unclear, why the decision was made to dispose of the aircraft? However, the museum has another Il-18 in the exhibition, and sections of the aircraft CCCP-75661 are used as a garage and storage facilities on the airport territory. Already in 2022, the Fuselage Creations team, in collaboration with the museum, bought sections of the aircraft to turn them into unique key chains that carry the stories of this legendary aircraft!
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