LZ-BTB Tupolev Tu-154A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines MAN 30JUL72
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 26-Aug-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 30-Jul-24.
This aircraft was delivered new to Balkan Bulgarian Airlines as LZ-BTB in May-72. It wasn't around for long, it was written off when it crashed into a hill on approach to Damascus, Syria, on the 23-Mar-78.
Note: Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT). The aircraft was operating a cargo flight with just 4 crew. The crew failed to notice they were too low and the aircraft flew into the side of a hill on approach. There were no survivors.
LZ-BTB Tupolev Tu-154A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines MAN 30JUL72
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 26-Aug-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 30-Jul-24.
This aircraft was delivered new to Balkan Bulgarian Airlines as LZ-BTB in May-72. It wasn't around for long, it was written off when it crashed into a hill on approach to Damascus, Syria, on the 23-Mar-78.
Note: Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT). The aircraft was operating a cargo flight with just 4 crew. The crew failed to notice they were too low and the aircraft flew into the side of a hill on approach. There were no survivors.