Ilyushin Il-76 (Ил-76) landing at BIAP (Baghdad International Airport), Iraq. July 2006

Ilyushin Il-76 (Ил-76) landing at BIAP (Baghdad International Airport), Iraq. Ilyushin Il-76 (Ил-76) сажающий в BIAP (Багдадский Международный Аэропорт), Ирак. The Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose 4-engined strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Ilyushin bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas of the USSR. Military versio