Aeroflot Soviet Airlines Vintage 1960s and 1970s – Aircraft Photo History
By Henry Tenby, some photos by Dr. John Blatherwick
During the 1960s and 1970s Aeroflot, the Soviet Union’s State airline, operated aircraft that were manufactured entirely within the Soviet Union, by the great Soviet Design Bureau’s including Tupolev, Antonov, and Ilyushin.
Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104 CCCP-42416 at Leningrad April 1974. (Photo by Dr. John Blatherwick)
During this period, colour photos of Aeroflot aircraft taken within the Soviet Union were extremely rare because very few foreign tourists were able to visit the country, and the Cold War mentality placed terrific security concerns at airports making photography difficult at best. Therefore, Aeroflot aircraft had to be photographed when visiting airports outside of the Soviet Union, usually in Western Europe. Dr. Blatherwick passed through Moscow in April of 1974, and paid a visit to the observation deck where he was able to sneak a very quick images of the proceedings at hand, and I am pleased present them in this small photo presentation.
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Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 on public display at the Economic Progress Exchange at Moscow on August 11, 1967.Aeroflot Tu-144 CCCP-77110 being displayed at the 1977 Paris airshow.Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-114 CCCP-70470 Farnborough Airshow mid 1960s.Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104 CCCP-42464 at Leningrad in April, 1974. (Photo by Dr. John Blatherwick)Aeroflot IL-18 CCCP-75229 at Leningrad April 1974. (Photo by Dr. J. Blatherwick)Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 CCCP-65613 at Leningrad April 1974. (Photo by Dr. John Blatherwick)Aeroflot IL-18 CCCP-75448 at London Heathrow circa mid 1960s.Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 CCCP-65656 possibly at Helsinki circa late 1960s.Aeroflot Yak-40 CCCP-87791 at YVR in the Air Canada hangar during a July 1972 demo visit. (Photo by Dr. John Blatherwick)Aeroflot Antonov AN-22 CCCP-09325 possibly at the Paris Airshow circa early 1970s.Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 CCCP-85040 at Geneva circa 1972.Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-144 CCCP-77144 at the Paris Airshow 1974.Aeroflot Kamov LA-25 CCCP-19289 at the Paris Airshow 1971.Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104 CCCP-42416 at Moscow April 1974. (Photo by Dr. John Blatherwick)Aeroflot IL-18 CCCP-75873 at Paris Orly circa late 1960s.Aeroflot AN-24 CCCP-26184 at the Paris Airshow circa 1960s.Aeroflot YAK-40 CCCP-87791 at the Paris Airshow 1971.Aeroflot AN-30 CCCP-30022 possibly at London Heathrow circa early to mid 1970s.Aeroflot Tu-114 CCCP-76486 at Paris Orly airport circa mid 1960s.Aeroflot IL-62 CCCP-86697 operating for or leased to Cubana circa early 1970s, seen at Anchorage.Aeroflot Tu-134 CCCP-65610 location not known, circa 1960s.Aeroflot Yak-40 CCCP-87732 at the Paris airshow circa late 1960s.CSA Ceskoslovenske Aerolinte Airlines IL-62 CCCP-86672 leased from Aeroflot at London Heathrow airport circa late 1960s.Aeroflot IL-62 CCCP-86665 at London Heathrow airport circa late 1960s.Aeroflot MIL V12 CCCP-21141 at the Paris air show 1971.
