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World record for IAF: IL-76 MD heavy-lift aircraft makes historic touchdown at Ladakh’s Nyoma airbase

The Indian Air Force's IL-76MD heavy-lift military transport aircraft has now become the first of its kind in the world to make a landing at an altitude of…

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World record for IAF: IL-76 MD heavy-lift aircraft makes historic touchdown at Ladakh's Nyoma airbase
World record for IAF: IL-76 MD heavy-lift aircraft makes historic touchdown at Ladakh's Nyoma airbase — image via Google News Ladakh — Credit: Storywire

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The Indian Air Force's IL-76MD heavy-lift military transport aircraft has now become the first of its kind in the world to make a landing at an altitude of 13,629 feet

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