Antonov An-225 Mriya wreckage - GIF

Wreckage of the Antonov An-225 Mriya after the Russians attacked Hostomel Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...308#post150369
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...402#post204646
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...278#post204129
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...816#post194254
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...887#post167757

Hell of a fate for such a magnificent plane. Last century, I had an opportunity to go on board, a local company had chartered it to haul cargo to Europe in a hurry.

Too bad they did not think of moving it to a neighboring country before the hostilities started.

The heaviest aircraft ever built didn't crash. It was the barbaric Russians who crashed on the Antonov An-225.

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Originally Posted by mansworld

The heaviest aircraft ever built didn't crash. It was the barbaric Russians who crashed on the Antonov An-225.

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Not many aircraft, anywhere in the world, have crashed themselves inside a hangar.

A huge loss, not one that will probably ever be replaced

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Originally Posted by Moby Duck

Not many aircraft, anywhere in the world, have crashed themselves inside a hangar.

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The BD-5J came close.

https://youtu.be/iJ8CHpyu8Uk

Very very close. Thanks for the clip, I hadn’t seen it before.