Ukrainian Air Force's Ilyushin Il-76MD.
Registration: 78820.
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a Soviet Russian transport aircraft. The aircraft is mainly used in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. The aircraft was designed in 1967 after the Soviet government commissioned the design of an aircraft that could carry 40 tonnes of cargo over a distance of 5,000 km, within a 6-hour time frame. The aircraft also had to be able to operate on unpaved runways and withstand extreme weather conditions such as the cold in Siberia.
This photo was taken on 15 July 2018 during the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.
                                
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