THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 2/3 : Flight onboard Gomelavia AN-24 EW-47697 from Gomel to Minsk-1 (MHP)

Daniel’s Travel Vlog This video has been remastered and improved and replaces the earlier version, posted in 2017. In 2008, merlintour in cooperation with AirEvents Limited organized their second Aviation Tour to Belarus. Minsk-1, the “Tempelhof of Minsk”, was located just a few kilometres South from the City Center and was eventually shut down on December 23, 2015 after 82 years of Belarusian Aviation History. This location used to be the home of OAO Minsk Civil Aircraft Repair Plant #407 to provide repair, upgrade and maintenance services for the Yak-40, Yak-42, Yak-52 and Tu-134 aircraft series. Minsk-1 also hosted a few number of domestic and regional flights to Kaliningrad and Gomel, operated by the Gomel-based operator Gomelavia This documentary features the return flight onboard Gomelavia AN-24RV EW-47697 from Gomel back to Minsk-1 with a bus waiting for us to transfer us to Minsk-2 Airport to join fun rides onboard IL-76 and AN-12. History of Antonov 24RV EW-47697 Airframe 27307604 was manufactured in 1972 at the Aviant Production Plant, performed her first flight on February 24, the same year and was delivered on March 3, 1972 to the Gomel Division of Aeroflot, registered CCCP-47697. CCCP-47697 was registered EW-47697 in Belarus in September, 1993 operating for the National Airline Belavia. In July, 1998, EW-47697 was transferred to Gomelavia, a state owned company, based in Gomel, operating until February 22, 2011, when Gomelavia ceased operations. After being stored for three years, EW-47697 was sold to Pskovavia in May, 2014, registered RA-47697. RA-47697 is reported stored since December 25, 2017 in St. Petersburg. Enjoy with me the Sights & Sounds of Classic Aviation. Thank you for watching my channel. Flight details Flight : Gomelavia YD 220 Date : Sunday, May 11, 2008 Aircraft : Antonov AN-24RV Registration : EW-47697 Former registration - CCCP-47697 (Aeroflot) Later registration - RA-47697 (Pskovavia) Year built : 1972 From : Gomel (GME) To : Minsk (MHP) Take off : h (1021 UTC) Touch down : h (1109 UTC) Flight time : h Flying distance : 300 km Altitude : m Speed : 400 km/h Captain : Popel First Officer : Isaev, Andrey Flight Engineer : Yakimov Navigator : Rasyuk Cabin Crew : Novikova Cabin Crew : Gontareva