DM-SAL VEB IL-14 Dresden Airport EFW Factory 9th June 2023
This VEB Flugzeugbau Ilyushin IL-14P is located inside the premises of the Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) company at Dresden airport. It is maintained by a group of local enthusiasts who visit their aircraft each week. Until recently it was displayed alongside a MiG, but this has been relocated to another area within the EFW premises. This VEB 14 frame was actually built in 1958 inside the hangar alongside which it is now stored at DRS. It is serial number 14803026 and is preserved here since 1985.
After service with Deutsche Lufthansa and Interflug, by 1968 it had become a flight trainer until conversion to calibrator as DDR-SAL in 1981, becoming the last operational Il-14 in East Germany. It was retired in March 1984 before being flown to Dresden in March 1985 and put on display. It was painted in 1989 with the fake registration DM-ZZB advertising the 3rd party conference to resemble the first prototype. These markings were removed after reunification and the aircraft was painted in Deutsche Lufthansa DDR colours, as it is currently.
DM-SAL VEB IL-14 Dresden Airport EFW Factory 9th June 2023
This VEB Flugzeugbau Ilyushin IL-14P is located inside the premises of the Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) company at Dresden airport. It is maintained by a group of local enthusiasts who visit their aircraft each week. Until recently it was displayed alongside a MiG, but this has been relocated to another area within the EFW premises. This VEB 14 frame was actually built in 1958 inside the hangar alongside which it is now stored at DRS. It is serial number 14803026 and is preserved here since 1985.
After service with Deutsche Lufthansa and Interflug, by 1968 it had become a flight trainer until conversion to calibrator as DDR-SAL in 1981, becoming the last operational Il-14 in East Germany. It was retired in March 1984 before being flown to Dresden in March 1985 and put on display. It was painted in 1989 with the fake registration DM-ZZB advertising the 3rd party conference to resemble the first prototype. These markings were removed after reunification and the aircraft was painted in Deutsche Lufthansa DDR colours, as it is currently.