Aviation Photo #2160383 Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan 1 - Iran - Air Force

In memory of eight lost flight crew of Simorgh AEW. This airplane was one of two manufactured Il-76MD Adnan II (Baghdad II) which were normal Cargo birds and then was converted into AEW birds. This sample was the only one survived from Persian Gulf I war. It was took refugee in Iran in January of 1991 , just some days after start of operation "Desert Storm". Her sister was lost under coalition forces attacks in Iraq.