#realadsb Type: #IL76 Tail: #RA78838 Icao: #1533F6 • 49mi Northwest of #PANC Anchorage, US • shopping tour is over

Four Russian mil/224th heavies in the air at the same time. 🇷🇺 Il-76MD RA-78831 #1533EF 🇷🇺 Il-76MD RA-78835 #1533F3 🇷🇺 Il-76MD RA-78838 #1533F6 🇷🇺 Il-76MD-90A RF-78664 #1D3348

Been a minute since I've seen four Russian mil/224th heavies in the air at the same time.

No pattern, just noticeable.

🇷🇺 Il-76MD RA-78831 #1533EF
🇷🇺 Il-76MD RA-78835 #1533F3
🇷🇺 Il-76MD RA-78838 #1533F6
🇷🇺 Il-76MD-90A RF-78664 #1D3348

1234z 12/29/24

64179 is Rossiya - Special Flight Detachment (FSB livery) Tu-154M RA-85084 #154C5C, from far east to VKO

224th Flight Unit Il-76MD RA-78838 #1533F6 back out on the move from CKL, headed east.

64398 is 223rd Flight Unit Tupolev Tu-154B-2 RA-85559 #154E37, CKL>Black Sea>CKL

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0847z 12/29/24

RSD973 is Rossiya - Special Flight Detachment Tupolev Tu-214SUS comms relay RA-64522 #14FC0A (VKO>VKO short roundtrip)

224th Flight Unit State Airline Ilyushin Il-76MD RA-78838 #1533F6 (St. Petersburg [LED]>CKL)

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5 planes seen at 1537z December 28, 2024.

Rossiya - SFD:
RSD306 is Il-96-300 RA-96018 #157712, towards Arctic Circle.

FSB:
52322 is Tu-154M RA-85019 #154C1B

224th Flight Unit:
Il-76MD RA-78831 #1533EF
Il-76MD RA-78838 #1533F6

Russian Air Force:
64280 is (8th ADON) Tu-214ON RF-64519 #14FC07

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