- AL Aviation Letter (monthly Magazine)
- Al Airlines
- app approach
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a/w all white (colours)
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ARIA Aeroflot Russian International Airlines
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AS Air Service
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AV-MF Soviet Navy
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b/u broken up
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CofA Certificate of Airworthiness
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c/n construction number
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cr crashed
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c/s colour scheme
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canx cancelled
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d/d delivery date
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dbr damaged beyond (economical) repair
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e/d export date
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fcs full colour scheme
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f/f first flight
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f/n first noted or fleet number
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GAZ Government Aircraft Production Plant
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Gvt Government
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HFS Higher Flying School
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i/s in service
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JP JP Airline Fleets (anual publication)
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l/n last noted
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line # line number
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lnd landing
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lsd leased
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lsf leased from
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lst leased to
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mfd manufacture date
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n/t no titles
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ntu not taken up
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opb operated by
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opf operated for
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pres preserved
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reg registration
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rep reported
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ret returned
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rgd registered
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r/r re-registered
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r/w runway
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sas still as such
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soc struck off charge
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t/o take off
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trf transferred
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t/t total time (flying hours)
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V-VS Voenno-Vozdushnive Sily (Air Force)
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V-TA Voenno-Transportanya Aviatsiya
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(Transport Department of the Air Force)
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WAPJ World Air Power Journal
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wfu withdrawn from use
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w/o written off