Soviet Ilyushin II-76 Cargo Plane
Here we have a Soviet Ilyushin II-76 Cargo Plane abandoned in a desert found in Umm Al Quwain. This aircraft is a four-engine turbofan machine that serves a myriad of purposes. Designed by Societ Union’s Ilyushin Design Bureau, the aircraft was initially created in 1967 to serve as a commercial freighter. It was made to lift heavy loads and other objects such as transporting machines and more into deep rural areas or remote communities. We can just imagine the pilots who got a chance to operate such a powerful machine as this yet look at it now – abandoned and left out of the action.

Soviet Ilyushin II
