Il’yushin Il-12 CCCP-L1827 operated by Aeroflot in 1950-1960s
Il’yushin Il-12D «60 Blue» of Russian Military Transport Aviation, 1950s
Operating from Ice Station Mirnyy (Antarctica), Il’yushin Il-12Ds delivered supplies to remote research stations by airdropping. Here, CCCP-H440 drops fuel drums at Ice station Komsomol’skaya in the summer of 1958