Beriev VVA-14
What you see here is the experimental Beriev VVA-14, which has lived up to what it is referred to as – experimental. How the aircraft was designed gave it the flexibility to operate over long distances and serve in anti-submarine defense riles. Interestingly, only two of these machines were created, and, yes, it did engage in flights, 107 flights, and 103 flight hours, to be exact. Based on reports about the machine, it was never used as it was originally proposed to be. There were numerous and constant changes over a 5-year period between 1971 and 1975, and before long, the machines went out of operation.
Beriev VVA14
Caught in A Smuggling Ring
Before it was abandoned here, this Columbian aircraft was used as a smuggler of illegal contraband and other bad stuff. However, its mission ended after it had to do an emergency landing on a beach close to the Mexican Army outposts. The plane was downed in Mazunte, Mexico, in the early 2000s and has since been left for the dump. With each passing year, the sand is slowly capturing a small piece of the plane, and it is obvious, too, that it has been scrapped for the stronger and more resourceful parts. For sure, this is one of the coolest-looking abandoned aircraft we have ever seen.
Caught In A Smuggling Ring
