(Photos) One of the largest cargo planes in the world, Anatov 124-100 stops in Grand Bahama

Sun, Apr 22nd 2012, 04:10 PM

ANATOV.gif Freeport, Bahamas  -  April 21st, 2012 one of the largest cargo planes in the world, the Antonov 124-100 dropped in to Grand Bahama to pick up 2 ship propellers being stored at the Grand Bahama Shipyard en route to deliver them to Italy.

The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to provide photos from veteran photographer, Derek Carroll.

According to Wikipedia: The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (Ukrainian: ??????? ??-124 «??????») (NATO reporting name: Condor) is a strategic airlift jet aircraft. It was designed by the Ukrainian SSR's Antonov design bureau, then part of the Soviet Union. It is the world's largest ever serially-manufactured cargo airplane and world's second largest operating cargo aircraft. During development it was known as...

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