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.

Taken on: July 30, 1972

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