{{Short description|Soviet turboprop transport aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = An-26 | image = File:An-26 Niµ Nishava Serbien Marko Stojkovic IMG 2634-1-2.jpg | caption = An-26 of the Serbian Air Force | type = Transport aircraft / regional airliner | national_origin = Soviet Union | manufacturer = Antonov | design_group = | builder = | first_flight = 21 May 1969<ref name = "Gordon An-24p44">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=44}}</ref> | introduction = 1972<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Antonov Website |url=https://www.antonov.com/en/history/an-26 |website=AN-26 |publisher=Antonov |access-date=27 September 2025 |ref=Chronology}}</ref> | status = In service | primary_user = Soviet Air Forces (former) | more_users = Russian Aerospace Forces <br /> Ukrainian Air Force <br /> People's Liberation Army Air Force | produced = 1969–present (in China as Y-7) | number_built = 1,403 | developed_from = Antonov An-24 | variants = Xi'an Y-7 <br> Antonov An-32 }} The '''Antonov An-26''' (NATO reporting name: '''Curl''', nicknamed '''Nastia''' in the USSR) is a twin-engined turboprop regional airliner and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986.<ref name = "Gordon An-24">Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. "Antonov's Turboprop Twins". Hinkley. Midland. 2003. {{ISBN|978-1-85780-153-8}}</ref> It is the third member of the Antonov An-24 family, coming after the An-24 and An-30, while preceding the An-32 and cancelled An-132. The An-26 is license-produced in China as the Xi'an Y-7.
==Development== While the An-24T tactical transport had proved successful in supporting Soviet troops in austere locations, its ventral loading hatch restricted the handling of cargo, and in particular vehicles, and made it less effective than hoped in parachuting men and supplies.<ref name="Gordon An-24p2741">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=27, 41}}</ref> As a result, interest in a version with a retractable cargo ramp increased, and the Antonov design bureau decided in 1966 to begin development on the new An-26 derivative, in advance of an official order. The cargo ramp was based on that design and allowed the cargo deck to be sealed and pressurised in flight. When loading cargo, it could either be lowered to allow vehicles to be driven in, or slid beneath the aircraft's fuselage, so that cargo could be loaded straight in off a truck bed. In March 1968, the OKB received official permission to begin development.<ref name="Gordon An-24p412">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=41–42}}</ref> Particular attention was given to the military mission, and the majority of early An-26 production was delivered to the VTA (voyenno-transportnaya aviatsiya).<ref name = "Gordon An-24"/>
Using the majority of the An-24 airframe, it has high-set cantilevered wings, wing-mounted twin Ivchenko AI-24 turboprops with a turbojet engine in the starboard nacelle for use as an auxiliary power unit and also for extra take-off thrust, plus long main undercarriage legs. The An-26 includes military equipment, such as tip-up paratroop canvas seats, an overhead traveling hoist, bulged observation windows and parachute static line attachment cables. It can be configured in 20–30 minutes from the troop transport or freight mission to the medical evacuation role with up to 24 stretchers fitted.<ref name="Taylor1974">{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=John W.R. |author-link=John W. R. Taylor |date=1974 |title=Jane's Pocket Book of Military Transport and Training Aircraft |location=New York |publisher=Collier Books |page=33}}</ref>
The An-26 made its public debut at the 27th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget where the second prototype, CCCP-26184 (c/n00202), was shown in the static aircraft park.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
The An-26 is also manufactured without a license agreement<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58"/> in China by the Xian Aircraft factory as the '''Y-14''', later changed to be included in the Xi'an Y-7 series.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58"/>
===Total production=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right; " |- !Total Production<ref>{{cite web |url=http://russianplanes.net/planelist/Antonov/An-26 |title=Антонов Ан-26 |access-date=1 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023001156/http://russianplanes.net/planelist/Antonov/An-26 |archive-date=23 October 2015}}</ref>!! 1986 !! 1985 !! 1984 !! 1983 !! 1982 !! 1981 !! 1980 !! 1979 !! 1978 !! 1977 !! 1976 !! 1975 !! 1974 !! 1973 !! 1972 !! 1971 !! 1970 !! 1969 |- ||'''1159'''||1||53||33||54||77||86||125||149||130||103||99||77||62||35||36||21||14||4 |}
==Operational history== The An-26 has a secondary bomber role with underwing bomb racks. The racks are attached to the fuselage in front of and behind the rear landing gear. In the bombing role it was extensively used by the Vietnam People's Air Force during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War and Sudanese Air Force during the Second Sudanese Civil War and the War in Darfur.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sudanreeves.org/2015/02/05/the-infamous-antonov-an-24-cargo-plancrude-retrofitted-bomber/ |title=The infamous Antonov (An-24 and An-26) cargo planes/crude retrofitted bombers |author=ereeves |work=Sudan Research, Analysis, and Advocacy |access-date=14 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405151421/http://sudanreeves.org/2015/02/05/the-infamous-antonov-an-24-cargo-plancrude-retrofitted-bomber/ |archive-date=5 April 2015 |url-status=live |date=5 February 2015}}</ref> Russian Forces have also trained with the An-26 as a bomber.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theaviationist.com/2015/08/14/inscriptions-on-russian-navy-bombs/ |title=The Aviationist » Russian warplanes used practice bombs with "To Berlin!" and "For Stalin" slogans during Baltic drills |work=The Aviationist |access-date=14 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814155605/http://theaviationist.com/2015/08/14/inscriptions-on-russian-navy-bombs/ |archive-date=14 August 2015 |url-status=live |date=14 August 2015}}</ref> In 1977, the Afghan Air Force received the An-26 aircraft and in 1986,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XII, Afghanistan |url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v12/d5 |website=history.state.gov}}</ref> they had 36 of them which were used for airborne assaults conducted by the Afghan Army's commando and parachute battalions<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-12-26 |title=AAF retires An-26 aircraft after 30 years of use |url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/219822/aaf-retires-an-26-aircraft-after-30-years-of-use/https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/219822/aaf-retires-an-26-aircraft-after-30-years-of-use/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=U.S. Air Forces Central |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and two military transport squadrons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-02-09 |title=Soviet-Made Plane Downed by Afghan Rebels; 43 Dead : Missile Used in Attack |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-09-mn-2030-story.html |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
One An-26 was involved in the Purulia Incident in 1995 in which arms were dropped in the Purulia district of West Bengal, India. The reason behind the drop is not disclosed to the public due to national security.<ref name="Gordon An-24p2741" />
==Variants== {{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}} [[File:Antonow An-26 inside Dmitry Belov 1898.jpg|thumb|An-26 cargo cabin of Polar Airlines]] [[File:An-26 808.jpg|thumb|CAAC Antonov An-26 at China Aviation Museum, Beijing]] ;An-26 :"Curl-A" : Twin-engine tactical transport aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p47">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=47}}</ref> ;An-26-100 :Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from An-26 aircraft at the Kyiv plant from 1999.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p54"/> ;An-26 ''Nel'mo'' :An arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft retrofitted with ''Nel'mo'' equipment.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26 ''Pogoda'' :("Weather") Another aircraft for weather control duties, similar to the An-26 ''Tsiklon'', with a simplified equipment test lab.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/> ;An-26 ''Polyot'' :("Flight") A single aircraft retrofitted for the purpose of research of unified air traffic control and monitoring system throughout the USSR, with a comprehensive navigation test lab including precision compasses and Doppler speed/shift sensors.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p56"/> ;An-26 ''Sfera'' :("Sphere") A single production aircraft built as a laboratory for atmospheric research.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/> ;An-26 ''Shtabnoy'' :("Shtab" = "Headquarters") some An-26s delivered to the Soviet and DDR air forces for use as staff transports/mobile command posts.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p489"/> thumb|An-26 ''Vita'' ;{{ill|An-26 Vita|lt=An-26 ''Vita''|uk|Ан-26 «Віта»}} :("Life") A single mobile operating room, surgery and intensive care unit ('25 Blue', c/n5406), for the Ukrainian Air Force.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/> ;An-26A :A one-off assault transport prototype with higher performance due to removal of some military equipment.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p48">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=48}}</ref> ;An-26ASLK :(''Avtomatizirovannaya sistema lyotnogo kontrolya'' – automated flight control and monitoring system) : A modern flight control and monitoring system equipped with automatic calibration and navigation systems. Recognizable by the distinctive pod low on the forward fuselage side.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26B :A civil cargo version equipped with ramps which can be swung up against the cabin walls when not in use. It was also equipped with two ZMDB Progress (Ivchyenko) Al-24VT turboprop powerplants to deliver higher thrust.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p52"/> ;An-26B :The prototype An-26B retrofitted as a mobile civilian emergency hospital.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p52"/> ;An-26B ''Tsiklon'' :("Cyclone") A weather research/control and cloud-seeding aircraft for the Central Aerologic Laboratory. This aircraft was used for rain induction and protection using cloud-seeding chemicals dropped from slab-sided pods hung from pylons.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/> ;An-26B-100 :Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from An-26B aircraft at the Kyiv plant from 1999.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p54"/> ;An-26BL :Alternative designation for the An-26L.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26BRL :Alternative designation of the An-26RL Arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26D :(''Dal'niy'' – long-range) An extended range version with extra fuel in wing tanks and additional external tanks attached to the airframe of the fuselage. One aircraft ('21 Yellow', c/n 13806) was retrofitted and delivered, but no further orders were forthcoming.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p534">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=53–54}}</ref> ;An-26K ''Kaira'' :("Great Auk") A single An-26 aircraft converted to a Kaira test airframe for the development of airborne Laser guided systems.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p56"/> ;An-26K ''Kaplya'' :("Drop" [of liquid]) After completion of the laser designator trials the An-26K ''Kaira'' was retrofitted to search or optically guided weapons as the navigation systems. During a night test flight at low level, in March 1989, the An-26K Kaplya suffered a massive bird strike, which consequently destroyed the windshield and injured the pilot, who involuntarily downed the aircraft into the Azov Sea.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p56">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=56}}</ref> ;An-26KPA :(''Kontrol'no-Poverochnaya Apparatura'' – Testing and calibration equipment) : A navigation aids inspecting aircraft with comprehensive navigation equipment and calibration equipment.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p523">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=52–53}}</ref> ;An-26L :A single An-26, (14 Orange, c/n 00607), used at Sperenberg Airfield near Berlin, for airfield and NAVAID calibration.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26LL-PLO :(''Letayuschaya Laboratoriya – Protivolodochnoy Oborony'' – ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) testbed) : A single An-26A aircraft, (c/n 0901), retrofitted and modified to accommodate range of sophisticated laboratory for surveillance systems, detecting and tracking stealthy nuclear submarines.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=55}}</ref> ;An-26LP :Firefighting version. At least 9 converted.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p52">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=52}}</ref> ;An-26M ''Spasatel'' :("Rescuer") Flying hospital with an emergency surgery facility. Two converted.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p501">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=50–51}}</ref> ;An-26P :(''Protivopozharnyy'' – firefighting) : Aircraft fire-bomber, retrofitted with water tanks in pods on either side of the lower fuselage, which could be substituted for dispensers for silver iodide flares for rainmaking. At least 5 converted.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p512">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=51–52}}</ref> ;An-26P ''Prozhektor'' :("Projector" or "Searchlight") A single conversion of an An-26 as a guided missile system airframe.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p556">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=55–56}}</ref> ;An-26REP :(''Rahdioelektronnoye protivodeystviye'' – ECM (Electronic Counter-Measures) ) : Electronic countermeasures aircraft fitted with active jammers in cylindrical pods on either side of the lower fuselage sides, as well as chaff and I/R flares for self-defense. One built but did not enter service.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p50">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=50}}</ref> ;An-26RL :(''Razvedchik Ledovyy'' – An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring) : An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring aircraft used to monitor the icebergs and ice formations at arctic circle fitted with SLAR (Sideways Looking Airborne Radar) in long pods on either side of the lower fuselage, extra fuel in a cargo hold fuel tank, provision for surveyors and radar operators.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=53}}</ref> ;An-26RR :Alternative unit designation of the An-26RT ELINT(ELectronic INTelligence) aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49"/> ;An-26RT :"Curl-B": (First use of the designation) A basic designation for a series of ELINT aircraft fitted with a wide range of electromagnetic surveillance equipment. At least one aircraft, (tactical code '152'), retrofitted with the ''Tarahn'' (Ramming Attack) ELINT suite for use in Afghanistan.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49"/> ;An-26RT :(''Retranslyator'' – Interpreter – Translator): (Substitute of designation) Battlefield communications relay aircraft, fitted with powerful ''Inzheer'' (Fig) radio relay system, for connecting forward units to headquarters units. 42 built.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p490">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=49–50}}</ref> ;An-26RTR :Alternative unit designation of the An-26RT ELINT aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49"/> ;An-26S :(''Salon'' – [VIP] Lounge) : A new VIP Lounge aircraft for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense delivered about 1997.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p54">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=54}}</ref> ;An-26Sh :(''Shturmanskiy'' – Navigator) : Navigator trainer for the VVS, 36 built at Kyiv.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=49}}</ref>
===Non-USSR /-Ukrainian versions=== [[File:Gatow Antonow An-26 (2009).jpg|thumb|DDR An-26SM "369", later German Air Force "52+09", at the Museum Berlin-Gatow.]] ;An-26SM :One aircraft modified as an ELINT aircraft for the East German Air Force.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p57">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=57}}</ref> ;An-26M :One aircraft modified for NAVAID calibration and flight monitoring for the East German Air Force and transferred to the post-unification German Air Force.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p578">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=57–58}}</ref> ;An-26ST :East German designation for An-26s used as staff transports.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p489">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=48–49}}</ref> ;An-26T :Unofficial East German designation for An-26s operated by Transportfliegerstaffel 24 (transport squadron 24).<ref name = "Gordon An-24p48"/> ;An-26Z-1 :Czechoslovak ELINT conversion of one aircraft for ELINT duties.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p567">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=56–57}}</ref> ;Xian Y-7H :Military transport version. Chinese production version.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58"/> ;Xian Y-14 :Initial designation of the An-26 copy, later changed to 'Y-7H' (''Hao'' – cargo).<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=58}}</ref>
==Operators== {{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}} <!--READ FIRST: This section is for cited entries only. Please do not add entries into this list without a citation from a reliable source. All entries without a citation will be removed. Thank you.-->
===Military operators=== thumb|upright=1.35|right|Military operators: {{legend-inline|#0b60d4|Current}}{{spaces|em}}{{legend-inline|#dc0023|Former}} thumb|Chadian Air Force Antonov An-26 in 2009 thumb|Russian An-26 intercepted by a British Typhoon over the Baltics in July 2015 thumb|right|Ukrainian An-26B in Portugal thumb|A Libyan An-26 in 2009 [[File:Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 Dvurekov.jpg|thumb|right|Russian Air Force Antonov An-26]] [[File:RoAF Antonov An-26 at RAF Fairford 2023 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Romanian Air Force Antonov An-26 at RAF Fairford in July 2023]]
;{{AGO}} * National Air Force of Angola – 22 An-26s bought between 1976 and 1987.<ref>{{harvnb|Fontanellaz|Cooper|Matos|2020|p=18}}</ref> One aircraft still operational as of December 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |title=World Air Forces 2022 |work=Flight International |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=83735 |year=2021 |access-date=29 January 2022 |ref={{harvid|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021}}}}</ref> ;{{BLR}} * Belarusian Air Force – three operated December 2016.<ref name="fi16 p30">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=30}}</ref> ;{{CPV}} * Cape Verde Army – 3 ;{{TCD}} * Chad Air Force – three in service December 2016.<ref name="fi16 p32">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=32}}</ref> ;{{CHN}} * 23 Xian Y-7; 4 Xian Y-7-100; includes all types of Y-7 aircraft ** People's Liberation Army Air Force ** People's Liberation Army Navy ;{{CUB}} * Cuban Air Force – operated 17,<ref name='Ogden 2008'>{{harvnb|Ogden|2008}}{{page needed|date=February 2016}}</ref> two in service December 2016.<ref name="fi16 p33">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=33}}</ref> ;{{COD}} * Democratic Republic of the Congo Air Force – three in service as of 2021.<ref name="World Air Forces 2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345 |title=World Air Forces 2021 |publisher=FlightGlobal |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> ;{{ETH}} * Ethiopian Air Force – one ;{{CIV}} * Ivory Coast Air Force – two in service as of 2021.<ref name="World Air Forces 2021" /> ;{{KAZ}} * Kazakh Air Force – five An-24 or An-26 in service December 2015.;<ref name="fi16 p39">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=39}}</ref> Received one refurbished An-26 from Ukraine on 3 November 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://arp410.kiev.ua/novyny/1-lystopada-2017-roku-na-dp-zavod-410-ca |title=1 листопада 2017 року на ДП "ЗАВОД 410 ЦА" відбулась передача відновленого літака Ан-26 Національної Гвардії Республіки Казахстан |publisher=Plant 410 CA |language=uk |date=1 November 2017 |access-date=3 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114144704/http://arp410.kiev.ua/novyny/1-lystopada-2017-roku-na-dp-zavod-410-ca/ |archive-date=14 November 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> ;{{LAO}} * Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force – one in service December 2016.<ref name="fi16 p39"/> ;{{LBY}} * Libyan Air Force – two An-24/An-26 as of December 2016.<ref name="fi16 p39"/> ;{{MDA}} * Moldovan Air Force – one as of December 2016.<ref name="fi16 p41">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=41}}</ref> ;{{MOZ}} * Mozambique Air Force – one as of December 2016.<ref name="fi16 p41"/> ;{{NAM}} * Namibian Air Force – one as of December 2016.<ref name="fi16 p41"/> ;{{NIC}} * Nicaraguan Air Force – four as of February 2018.<ref name="fi16 p43">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=43}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sanchez |first1=Alejandro |title=Russia donates two Antonov aircraft to Nicaragua |url=http://www.janes.com/article/78181/russia-donates-two-antonov-aircraft-to-nicaragua |website=IHS Jane's 360 |access-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227055018/http://www.janes.com/article/78181/russia-donates-two-antonov-aircraft-to-nicaragua |archive-date=27 February 2018 |location=Washington, DC |date=26 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Three were donated by Russia in February 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=ВВС Никарагуа получили 5 Ми-17, 3 Ан-26 и 18 ЗУ-23АЭ |website=ВПК.name |date=2025-02-12 |url=https://vpk.name/news/974018_vvs_nikaragua_poluchili_5_mi-17_3_an-26_i_18_zu-23ae.html |language=ru |ref={{sfnref|ВПК.name|2025}} |access-date=2025-02-26}}</ref> ;{{flag|Puntland}} * Puntland Maritime Police Force – one<ref>Martin, Guy and David C. Isby. "Thrushes Operated by Puntland". ''Air International'', May 2014. Vol. 86, No. 5. p. 25.</ref> ;{{flag|Romania}} * Romanian Air Force – one as of 2023<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=90688 |title=World Air Forces 2023 |newspaper=Flight Global |publisher=Flightglobal Insight |year=2022 |doi= |access-date=12 January 2023}}</ref> ;{{RUS}} * Russian Aerospace Forces – 104 as of December 2016.<ref name="fi16 p45">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=45}}</ref> * Russian Naval Aviation<ref name="fi16 p45"/> * Border Guard Service of Russia ;{{SRB}} * Serbian Air Force – one ;{{SUD}} * Sudanese Air Force – six as of December 2016;<ref name="fi16 p47">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=47}}</ref> at least one has been used as an improvised bomber<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|Weinert|Hinz|Lepko|2011|page=239}}</ref> ;{{TKM}} * Military of Turkmenistan – one<ref name="World Air Forces 2026">{{cite report |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |year=2025 |title=World Air Forces 2026 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=113841 |access-date=29 December 2025 |publisher=FlightGlobal}}</ref> ;{{UKR}} * Ukrainian Naval Aviation – two as of December 2016 in the service of 10th Naval Aviation Brigade<ref name="fi16 p49">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=49}}</ref> * Ukrainian Air Force – around 22 as of 2017<ref name=sp/> * Ukrainian Air Guard<ref>{{cite book |last1=International Institute for Strategic Studies |title=The Military Balance 2023 |date=15 February 2023 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1032508955 |page=204 |edition=1st |author1-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies}}</ref> ;{{UZB}} * Uzbek Air Force – four as of December 2016<ref name="fi16 p53">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=53}}</ref> ;{{YEM}} * Yemen Air Force – six
====Former military operators==== ;{{AFG}} * Afghan Air Force – Used until 1977,<ref name=":1" /> all remaining aircraft retired June 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-12-26 |title=AAF retires An-26 aircraft after 30 years of use |url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/219822/aaf-retires-an-26-aircraft-after-30-years-of-use/https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/219822/aaf-retires-an-26-aircraft-after-30-years-of-use/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=U.S. Air Forces Central |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Marion |first=Forrest L. |date=2010 |title=The Destruction and Rebuilding of the Afghan Air Force, 1989-2009 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26275885 |journal=Air Power History |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=22–31 |jstor=26275885 |issn=1044-016X}}</ref> One of their An-26 which defected to Pakistan, is preserved at PAF Museum, Karachi. ;{{BGD}} * Bangladesh Air Force ;{{BEN}} * Benin Air Force – two<ref>{{cite journal |last=Wheeler |first=Barry |title=World's Air Forces |journal=Flight |date=4 October 1980 |volume=118 |number=3726 |page=1326}}</ref> ;{{BGR}} * Bulgarian Air Force – five used from 1984 until 2011<ref name=sp/> ;{{flag|Cambodia}} * Royal Cambodian Air Force [[File:antonov.an-26.2409.czechaf.arp.jpg|thumb|right|An-26 of the Czech Air Force]] ;{{COG}} * Congolese Air Force – one ;{{CSK}} * Czechoslovak Air Force ;{{DDR}} * East German Air Force ;{{DEU}} * German Air Force [[File:Hungarian Air Force Antonov An-26 departs RIAT 14thJuly2014 arp.jpg|thumb|Hungarian Air Force Antonov An-26 departs RIAT at RAF Fairford, England]] ;{{GNB}} *Guinea-Bissau Air Force ;{{HUN}} * Hungarian Air Force – 11 delivered from 1974, last one retired June 2020.<ref name=sp>{{cite magazine |last=Przeworski |first=Marcin |date=July 2017 |title=Transportowa Europa cz.II |language=pl |magazine=Skrzydlata Polska |issue=7(2453)/2017 |pages=38–46 |issn=0137-866X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Historical moments: Saying goodbye to the AN-26s |url=https://honvedelem.hu/cikk/tortenelmi-pillanat-bucsuzik-az-ancsa/ |website=honvedelem.hu |date=11 June 2020 |access-date=2021-01-25 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612102128/https://honvedelem.hu/cikk/tortenelmi-pillanat-bucsuzik-az-ancsa/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> ;{{IRQ}} * Iraqi Air Force [[File:Lithuanian Air Force Antonov AN-26 (04).jpg|thumb|right|An-26 of the Lithuanian Air Force (now retired)]] ;{{LTU}} * Lithuanian Air Force – three operated ;{{flag|Madagascar}} * Malagasy Air Force – two delivered in 1980<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|Weinert|Hinz|Lepko|2011|page=34}}</ref> ;{{MLI}} * Malian Air Force – one<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|Weinert|Hinz|Lepko|2011|page=41}}</ref> ;{{MNG}} * Mongolian Air Defense Forces Command – four ;{{NER}} * Niger Air Force – one, bought from Libya in 1997<ref>{{cite web |last1=Delalande |first1=Arnaud |title=Niger's desert warriors |date=15 March 2018 |url=https://www.key.aero/article/nigers-desert-warriors |publisher=Key Publishing |access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref> thumb|A Peruvian An-26 ;{{flag|North Yemen}} * Yemen Arab Republic Air Force – one<ref name="cooper">{{harvnb|Cooper|2018|p=11}}</ref> ;{{PAK}} * Pakistani Air Force ;{{PER}} * Peruvian Air Force – 22 operated from 1977 to 1993 [[File:Polish AN-26.jpg|thumb|right|An-26 of the Polish Air Force (Operated before 2009, now retired)]] ;{{POL}} * Polish Air Force – 12 operated from 1972 to January 2009; retired<ref>{{in lang|pl}} D. Sałata, K. Sałata, A. Wrona, ''Pożegnanie Ana-26'' (Goodbye to An-26), "Skrzydlata Polska" Nr. 2/2009, p.28</ref> [[File:An-26-slovak-3208.jpg|thumb|right|Slovak Air Force An-26 at Farnborough Airshow, 2008]] ;{{SVK}} * Slovak Air Force – Two, retired in 2016, to be replaced by Alenia C-27J Spartan aircraft beginning in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Air Forces 2017 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/14484 |website=Flight Global |access-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731231249/https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/14484 |archive-date=31 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World Aif Forces 2016 |website=Flight Global |access-date=10 August 2017 |url=https://d3fod5fkpt74ph.cloudfront.net/f5975bad82fe4e9e8d7f2e21e2e6f39e/3395ff5ac4d54a05bf6baa0c63895356.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171228/https://d3fod5fkpt74ph.cloudfront.net/f5975bad82fe4e9e8d7f2e21e2e6f39e/3395ff5ac4d54a05bf6baa0c63895356.pdf |archive-date=10 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rossi |first1=Marco |title=First flight for Slovak Spartan |url=http://www.airforcesmonthly.com/2017/08/09/first-flight-for-slovak-spartan/ |website=Air Forces Monthly |access-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809150122/http://www.airforcesmonthly.com/2017/08/09/first-flight-for-slovak-spartan/ |archive-date=9 August 2017 |date=9 August 2017}}</ref> ;{{SOM}} * Somali Air Corps ;{{flag|South Yemen}} * People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Air Force – three bought in 1979<ref name="cooper" /> ;{{SRB}} * Serbian Air Force – one retired in 2023 ;{{USSR}} * Soviet Air Force – Passed on to successor states in 1991 * Soviet Naval Aviation – ;{{SYR}} * Syrian Air Force – Six as of 2023.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The military balance 2023 |date=2023 |first=James |last=Hackett |publisher=International Institute for Strategic Studies |isbn=978-1-003-40022-6 |location=London |oclc=1372013483}}</ref><ref name="fi16 p48">{{harvnb|Hoyle|2016|p=48}}</ref> As of late 2025, none listed by World Air Forces 2026.<ref name="World Air Forces 2026" /> ;{{TZA}} * Tanzanian Air Force – none; retired ;{{flag|Transnistria}} *Armed Forces of Transnistria<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurodemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=10360 |title=Tiraspol Air Base – Transnistria, Moldova |work=eurodemobbed.org.uk |access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref> ;{{USA}} * United States Air Force – Operated 2003–2007 by the 6th Special Operations Squadron<ref>{{cite web |title=6th Special Operations Squadron Fact Sheet |url=http://www2.hurlburt.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3496 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205112536/http://www2.hurlburt.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3496 |archive-date=5 December 2008}}</ref> [[File:251 Antonov An.26 Vietnamese Air Force (7878844912).jpg|thumb|right|Vietnam People's Air Force Antonov An-26]] {{VNM}} * Vietnam People's Air Force<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vietnam |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FVietDefenseVN%2Fposts%2F1427491164075728 |access-date=2021-04-18 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> ;{{YUG}} * Yugoslav Air Force – 14 ;{{ZMB}} * Zambian Air Force and Air Defense Command – four
===Civil operators=== [[File:UTair Cargo Antonov An-26.jpg|thumb|right|UTair Cargo An-26 at Pulkovo Airport]] [[File:Polar Airlines Antonov An-26-100 Sibille.jpg|thumb|right|Polar Airlines An-26-100 at Yakutsk Airport]] [[File:YL-RAB (32751673280).jpg|thumb|right|RAF-Avia An-26B at Birmingham Airport]]
;{{BLR}} * Genex (two) ;{{BGR}} * Air Bright (one) ;{{COL}} * Sadelca (one) * Servicio Aéreo del Vaupés SELVA (three) ;{{CUB}} * Aerogaviota (three)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aerogaviota.com/nuestraflota.htm |website=aerogaviota.com |title=Our Fleet |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716082208/http://www.aerogaviota.com/nuestraflota.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> ; {{IDN}} * Asia Cargo Airlines ;{{DNK}} * SAS Cargo Group (one) ;{{HUN}} * CityLine Hungary (four) ;{{Flag|Latvia}} * RAF-Avia (five) ;{{flag|Moldova}} * Valan International Cargo Charter<ref name=ASN141017>{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20171014-0 |title=ER-APV Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=14 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014183151/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20171014-0 |archive-date=14 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> ;{{PER}} * Aero Condor (one) * Amazon Sky (two) * ATSA (one) * Cielos Andinos (two) ;{{PHL}} * Interisland Airlines * Mosphil Aero ;{{POL}} * Exin (six) ;{{RUS}} * Angara Airlines (three)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://angara.aero/en/company/aircraft-fleet/ |website=angara.aero |title=Fleet of airline |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> * Chukotavia (three)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chukotavia.com/ru/about |website=chukotavia.com |title=About company |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> * IrAero (ten)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iraero.ru/about/the-fleet/ |website=iraero.ru |title=IrAero – Company fleet |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> * Khabarovsk Airlines (three)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://khabavia.ru/%d1%84%d0%bb%d0%be%d1%82/ |website=khbavia.ru |title=Fleet |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> * Kostroma Air Enterprise (four)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kostroma-avia.ru/planes/ |website=kostroma-avia.ru |title=AEROTECHNICS |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> * KrasAvia (four)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ak-krasavia.ru/about/aviaP/An-26/ |website=ak-krasavia.ru |title=An-26 |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> * Polar Airlines (three)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polarair.ru/company/park-vs/ |website=polarair.ru |title=Парк ВС |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813150502/https://polarair.ru/company/park-vs/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> ;{{flag|Sudan}} * Badr Airlines (one)<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|Weinert|Hinz|Lepko|2011|page=244}}</ref> ;{{flag|Tajikistan}} * Tajik Air (one) ;{{UKR}} * Aero-Charter Airlines (former) (three) * Air Urga (ten) * Antonov Airlines (former)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.antonov-airlines.com/our-fleet/an-126-100 |website=antonov-airlines.com |title=AN-26-100 |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027112027/https://www.antonov-airlines.com/our-fleet/an-126-100 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |title=Antonov Airlines updates on fleet as it gains access to Hostomel |url=https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/freighter-operator/antonov-airlines-updates-on-fleet-as-it-gains-access-to-hostomel/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Air Cargo News |language=en}}</ref> * ARP 410 Airlines (five) * Constanta Airline (four)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://constantaairlines.com/fleet/#tab1 |website=constantaairlines.com |title=Fleet |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=16 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616171018/https://constantaairlines.com/fleet/#tab1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * Eleron Airlines (two)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aileron.com.ua/cms/o_kompanii/flot.htm |title=Our company | ELERON – aviation company}}</ref> * Vulkan Air (three)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vulkanair.com/aircraft-specifications/ |website=vulkanair.com |title=Aircraft Specifications |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> ;{{VEN}} * Solar Cargo (two)
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" |- |+ AN-26 operators within Aeroflot and post break-up Commonwealth of Independent States (data from<ref name = "Gordon An-24p102">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=102}}</ref>) |- ! UGA – (''Upravleniye Grazhdanskoy Aviatsii'' – Civil Aviation Directorate) ! OAO – (''Otdel'nyy Aviaotryad'' – independent flight detachment) ! LO – (''Lyvotnyy Otryad'' – flight squad) / ''Aviaeskadril'ya'' – squadrons) ! Home Base ! CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) Airline) |- |align=left|Azerbaijan |align=left|Baku |align=left|360th / 1st & 3rd squadrons |align=left|Baku-Bina |align=left|AZAL (no An-26s) |- |align=left|Belarusian |align=left|Gomel' |align=left|105th / 2nd squadron |align=left|Gomel' |align=left|Gomel'avia |- |align=left| |align=left|1st Minsk |align=left|353rd / 2nd Squadron |align=left|Minsk-Loshitsa (Minsk-1) |align=left|Belavia;Minsk-Avia |- |align=left|Central Regions |align=left|Bykovo |align=left|61st / 4th Squadron |align=left|Moscow-Bykovo |align=left|Bykovo Avia |- |align=left| |align=left|Kursk |align=left| |align=left|Kursk |align=left|Kurskavia |- |align=left| |align=left|Tula |align=left|294th |align=left|Tula |align=left|Tula Air Enterprise |- |align=left|East Siberian |align=left|Chita |align=left|136th / 1st Squadron |align=left|Chita |align=left|Chita Avia |- |align=left| |align=left|Irkutsk |align=left|134th |align=left|Irkutsk-1 |align=left|Baikal Airlines |- |align=left|Far Eastern |align=left|1st Khabarovsk |align=left|289th |align=left|Khabarovsk |align=left|Dalavia Far East Airlines Khabarovsk |- |align=left| |align=left|Kamchatka CAPA / Petropavlovsk |align=left| |align=left|Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy |align=left|Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise |- |align=left| |align=left|Sakhalin CAPA / Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk UAD |align=left|147th |align=left|Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk / Khomutvo |align=left|Sakhalinskiye Aviatrassy |- |align=left|Komi |align=left|Pechora |align=left| |align=left|Pechora |align=left|Komiavia;Komiinteravia |- |align=left|Krasnoyarsk |align=left|Igarka |align=left|251st |align=left|Igarka |align=left| |- |align=left| |align=left|2nd Krasnoyarsk |align=left|126th |align=left|Krasnoyarsk-Severnyy |align=left|Kras Air |- |align=left| |align=left|Khatanga |align=left|221st / 2nd Squadron |align=left|Khatanga |align=left| |- |align=left|Leningrad |align=left|2nd Leningrad |align=left|70th / 2nd Squadron |align=left|Leningrad-Rzhevka |align=left|Rzhevka Air Enterprise |- |align=left| |align=left|Pskov |align=left|320th / 2nd Squadron |align=left|Pskov |align=left|Pskov Avia |- |align=left|Lithuanian |align=left|Vilnius |align=left|277th <!-- / (1st Squadron?) --> |align=left|Vilnius |align=left|Lithuanian Airlines* |- |align=left|Magadan |align=left|Anadyr' |align=left|150th / 2nd Squadron |align=left|Anadyr'-Ugol'nyy |align=left|Chukotavia |- |align=left| |align=left|1st Magadan |align=left|185th |align=left|Magadan-Sokol |align=left|Kolyma-Avia |- |align=left| |align=left|Seymchan |align=left| |align=left|Seymchan |align=left|NW Aerial Forestry Protection Base |- |align=left|Moldavian |align=left|Kishinyov |align=left|407th |align=left|Kishinyov |align=left|Air Moldova |- |align=left|North Caucasian |align=left|Krasnodar |align=left|241st |align=left|Krasnodar |align=left|ALK Kuban Airlines |- |align=left| |align=left|1st Krasnodar |align=left|406th |align=left|Krasnodar |align=left| |- |align=left|Tajik |align=left|Leninabad |align=left|292nd / 2nd Squadron |align=left|Leninabad |align=left| |- |align=left|Training Establishments Directorate |align=left|KVLUGA (Kirovograd Civil Aviation Higher Flying School) |align=left| |align=left|Kirovograd |align=left|Ukraine State Flight Academy |- |align=left|Turkmen |align=left|Krasnovodsk |align=left|360th |align=left|Krasnovodsk |align=left|Turkmenistan Airlines/Khazar |- |align=left|Tyumen' |align=left|Salekhard |align=left|234th / 5th Squadron |align=left|Salekhard |align=left| |- |align=left| |align=left|2ndTyumen' |align=left|357th |align=left|Tyumen'-Roschchino |align=left|Tyumen'AviaTrans (UTair) |- |align=left|Ukrainian |align=left|Dnipropetrovsk |align=left|327th |align=left| Dnipropetrovsk-Volos'kie |align=left|Dniproavia |- |align=left| |align=left|Kirovograd |align=left| |align=left|Kirovograd-Khmelyovoye |align=left|Air URGA |- |align=left| |align=left|Simferopol |align=left|84th |align=left|Simferopol |align=left|Aviakompaniya Krym / Crimea AL |- |align=left|Urals |align=left|Izhevsk |align=left| |align=left|Izhevsk |align=left|Izhavia |- |align=left| |align=left|Magnitogorsk |align=left| |align=left|Magnitogorsk |align=left|Magnitogorsk Air Enterprise |- |align=left| |align=left|1st Perm' |align=left| |align=left|Perm'-Bolshoye Savino |align=left|Perm Airlines |- |align=left| |align=left|1st Sverdlovsk |align=left| |align=left|Sverdlovsk-Kol'tsovo |align=left|Ural Airlines [Yekaterinburg] |- |align=left|Volga |align=left|Penza |align=left|396th |align=left|Penza |align=left|Penza Air Enterprise |- |align=left| |align=left|Saransk |align=left| |align=left|Saransk |align=left| Saransk Air Enterprise |- |align=left|West Siberian |align=left|Barnaul |align=left|341st |align=left|Barnaul |align=left|Barnaul Air Enterprise |- |align=left| |align=left|Kemerovo |align=left|196th |align=left|Kemerovo |align=left| |- |align=left| |align=left|Novokuznetsk |align=left|184th |align=left|Novokuznetsk |align=left|Aerokuznetsk |- |align=left| |align=left|Omsk |align=left|365th |align=left|Omsk |align=left|Omsk-Avia |- |align=left| |align=left|Tolmachevo |align=left|448th |align=left| Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo |align=left|Sibir' |- |align=left| |align=left|Tomsk |align=left|119th |align=left|Tomsk |align=left|Tomsk Avia |- |align=left|Yakutian |align=left|Kolyma-Indigirka |align=left| |align=left|Cherskiy? |align=left| |- |align=left| |align=left|Mirnyy |align=left|190th |align=left|Mirnyy |align=left|Almazy Rossii – Sakha (Alrosa) |- |align=left| |align=left|Yakutsk |align=left|139th / 3rd Squadron |align=left|Yakutsk |align=left| |- |align=left|GosNII GVF (''Gosudarstvenny Nauchno-Issledovatel'skiy Institut Grazdahnskovo Vozdushnovo Flota'' – state scientific test institute for civil air fleet) |align=left| |align=left| |align=left|Moscow - Sheremet'yevo-1 |align=left| |} <nowiki>*</nowiki>note: Lithuania was not a CIS country.
==Accidents and incidents== [[File:Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26-100 MTI-1.jpg|thumb|Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26-100 crash-landed in 1997 at the airstrip of Gogrial. The plane was hit by SPLA-fire and had to make an emergency landing.]]
===1970s=== * 23 May 1976: An Aeroflot An-26 (CCCP-26567) crashed short of the runway near Teply Klyuch Airport, Russia.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-26567|id=19760523-2}}</ref> * 14 July 1977: A National Air Force of Angola An-26 was shot down by UNITA rebels near Cuangar, killing 30 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 T-20. Cuangar |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770714-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 18 August 1977: An Aeroflot An-26 (CCCP-26536) landed hard at Ust-Kuyga Airport due to pilot error; no casualties.<ref>{{ASN accident|titleCCCP-26536|id=19770818-0}}</ref> * 9 December 1978: An Aeroflot An-26 (CCCP-26547) lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff from Cherskiy Airport due to a shifted load, killing all seven on board. The cargo had not been secured properly.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-26547|id=19781209-0}}</ref> * 26 March 1979: Aeroflot Flight 37293, an An-26 (CCCP-26569), struck a wooded hillside near Baykit, Russia, killing four of 12 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-26569|id=19790326-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-antonov-26-bajkit-4-killed |title=Crash of an Antonov An-26 at Bajkit: 4 killed |website=B3A Archives}}</ref>
===1980s=== * 12 December 1980: A Soviet Air Forces An-26 was shot down by guerrilla forces in Angola near the border with Namibia, killing five people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Angola/Namibia border |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19801212-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 23 December 1981: Aeroflot Flight 22237, an An-26 (CCCP-26505), crashed while on approach to Severo-Yeniseisk Airport in poor weather during an attempted go-around after descending too soon, killing two of seven on board. The flight mechanic and navigator were drunk.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-26505|id=19811223-0}}</ref> * 14 January 1982: An Ethiopian Air Force An-26 crashed near Addis Ababa, killing 73 Ethiopian, Libyan and Cuban troops. This accident remains the deadliest involving the An-26.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=|id=19820114-0}}</ref> * 11 February 1982: Vietnam People's Air Force An-26 ''26264'' was shot down by two Royal Thai Air Force Northrop F-5Es and crashed in a rice field near Prachinburi, Thailand, during an intelligence-gathering mission from Phnom Penh, reportedly killing one of 13 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=26264|id=19820211-0}}</ref> * 15 March 1982: A Soviet Navy An-26 (MSN 6805) crashed shortly after a night-time take off from Anapa Airport when the flaps were retracted prematurely, killing all nine people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 53 Anapa Airport (AAQ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820315-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 29 November 1982: a TAAG Angola Airlines An-26 (D2-TAB) flew into a mountain in the Bibala region, killing all 15 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 D2-TAB Monte Bibala |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19821129-1 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 23 December 1982: An Aeroflot An-26 (CCCP-26627) crashed on takeoff from Rostov Airport, killing all 16 on board. The aircraft was overloaded.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-26627|id=19821223-0}}</ref> * 6 May 1983: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 hit trees on a night-time approach in heavy snow as it was trying to land at Klyuchi, Klyuchevsky District, Altai Krai, killing 33 of the 37 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 01 Klyuchi Air Base |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830506-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 3 July 1984: A Peruvian Air Force An-26 (FAP-377) crashed into mountains northeast of Lima, killing all five people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 FAP-377 Casapalca |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840703-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 22 January 1985: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 operating in Afghanistan exceeded the maximum allowable speed and broke apart, killing all eight people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26RT 05 Dzhabal'-Ussaradzh |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850122-1 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 3 May 1985: Soviet Air Force An-26 ''101 red'' (callsign "CCCP-26492") collided in mid-air with Aeroflot Flight 8381, a Tupolev Tu-134, due to ATC errors, killing all 94 on board both aircraft. * 4 September 1985: A Bakhtar Afghan Airlines An-26 (YA-BAM) was shot down by a SAM near Kandahar, killing all 52 people on board. * 30 March 1986: A Mozambique Air Force An-26 crashed while trying to land at Pemba Airport. All three crew and 41 of the 46 passengers were killed. * 6 December 1986: a Hungarian Air Force An-26 (MSN 2210) crashed after take-off from Budapest-Ferihegy Airport, most likely because of icing. Four of the five people on board were killed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 210 Veszprém-Szentkirályszabadja Air Base |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19861206-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 9 February 1987: an Afghan Air Force An-26 was shot down by Mujahideen guerrillas shortly after takeoff from Kabul International Airport, killing all 36 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Khost Airport (KHT) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870209-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 19 February 1987: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 crashed in fog near Stadnitsa while attempting to land at Vinnytsia, killing all nine people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Stadnitsa |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870219-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 6 March 1987: an Aeroflot An-26 (CCCP-26007) struck a mountain near Almaty after failing to change heading, killing all nine people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 CCCP-26007 Alma-Ata |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870306-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 11 June 1987: a Bakhtar Afghan Airlines An-25 (YA-BAL) was shot down by rebels near Khost, killing 53 of the 55 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 YA-BAL Khost |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870611-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 18 June 1987: a Peruvian Air Force An-26 (FAP-392) crashed into a mountain near Saposoa, killing all 46 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 FAP-392 Saposoa Airport (SQU) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870618-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 13 August 1987: an Afghan Air Force An-26 was reportedly shot down, killing all 12 on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870813-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 1 September 1987: an Afghan Air Force An-26 was shot down near Khost, killing all right people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Khost |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870901-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 13 September 1987: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 was shot down by Afghanistan rebels near Kunduz, killing all 15 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Kunduz |url=https://www.asndata.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870913-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.asndata.aviation-safety.net |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604005612/https://www.asndata.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870913-0 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 16 September 1987: Vietnam People's Air Force An-26 ''285'' flying from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City crashed at Bảo Lộc while on approach to Ho Chi Minh City, killing all 31 crew and passengers on board, mostly military personnel and their family members. Wreckage was found in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thanhnien.vn/thoi-su/tai-nan-may-bay-quan-su-32-nam-truoc-ky-1-285-mat-tich-1107889.html |title=Tai nạn máy bay quân sự 32 năm trước – Kỳ 1: 285 mất tích |trans-title=Military plane crash 32 years ago – Period 1: 285 missing |date=27 July 2019 |work=Thanh Nien |language=Vietnamese}}</ref> * 22 October 1987: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 was shot down near Jalalabad Airport, killing all eight people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Jalalabad Airport (JAA) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19871022-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 21 December 1987: A Soviet Air Force An-26 flying from Kabul to Bagram was shot down by a Stinger missile shortly after takeoff. The no. 1 engine was hit and shrapnel punctured the fuel tank. Smoke entered the cabin. Five of the six crew members bailed out safely, however the pilot jumped out at an altitude too low to open the parachute and did not survive.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=|id=19871221-2|accessdate=2021-02-14}}</ref> * 10 April 1988: an Afghan Air Force An-26 was shot down near Maymana, killing all 29 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Maimana |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880410-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 20 April 1988: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 (MSN 11808) crashed shortly after takeoff from Chkalovsky Air Base when the right engine failed, killing all six people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26RT 04 Kudinovo |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880420-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 27 April 1988: a Cuban Air Force An-26 ''T-237'' was accidentally shot down by Cuban troops stationed at Techamutete, Angola, killing all 29 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 T-237 Techamutete |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880427-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 24 June 1988: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 was shot down by Mujahideen rebels after takeoff from Kabul International Airport, killing all five people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 29 Kabul Airport (KBL) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880624-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 19 November 1988: an Afghan Air Force An-26 was shot down by the Pakistan Air Force near Parachinar, killing all 30 people on board. Afghan officials said the plane had crossed the border after suffering mechanical problems while Pakistani officials said it had failed to identify itself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Parachinar |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19881119-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 10 December 1988: an Ariana Afghan Airlines An-26 was shot down over Pakistan by the Pakistan Air Force, killing all 25 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19881210-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 10 March 1989: a National Air Force of Angola An-26 crashed at Cazombo, killing all five people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Cazambo |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890310-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 18 June 1989: an Ariana Afghan Airlines An-26 (YA-BAK) crash landed on a hill near Zabol after the ramp was opened in flight, killing six of the 39 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 YA-BAK Zabol Airport (ACZ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890618-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 19 July 1989: an Aeroflot An-26 (CCCP-26685) was on an ice observation flight over the East Siberian Sea to guide ships when it crashed at Cape Kibera after the left wing hit a cliff during a turn that was too close to the shore, killing all 10 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-26685|id=19890719-0}}</ref> * 23 July 1989: a National Air Force of Angola An-26 was shot down by UNITA rebels near Chana, killing 42 of the 48 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Chana |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890723-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 8 September 1989: a Cuban Air and Air Defense Force An-26 (MSN 3805) crashed into the sea near Playa de Baracoa during a nighttime exercise, killing seven of the eight people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 14-22 Playa de Baracoa |url=https://www.asndata.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890908-4 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.asndata.aviation-safety.net |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604204938/https://www.asndata.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890908-4 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 26 October 1989: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 flew into a mountain in bad weather near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, killing all 37 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 09 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport (PKC) |url=https://www.asndata.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19891026-3 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.asndata.aviation-safety.net |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604204938/https://www.asndata.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19891026-3 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
===1990s=== * 1990s: Soviet Air Force An-26 ''01 red'' burned out on the ground at Orenburg Air Base following an APU fire.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=26264|id=19009999-22}}</ref> * mid 1990s: Russian Air Force An-26 ''RA-47415'' force-landed at Belgorod Airport and was withdrawn from use and cancelled from the Russian register in 2001. Although the aircraft was planned to become a cinema for the "Rolan Bykov Fund" in Belgorod, this was abandoned in 2004 because some of the radioactive sensors had not been removed.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=RA-47415|id=19009999-13}}</ref> * 23 March 1990: Cubana de Aviacion Flight 7406, an An-26 (CU-T1436), overran the runway at Antonio Maceo Airport following an aborted takeoff, killing four of 46 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=CU-T1436|id=19900323-0}}</ref> * 5 May 1990: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 crashed near Sparfayev island while on a flight from Magadan, killing all seven people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 52 Blue Spafaryev Island |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900505-1 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 22 February 1991: a National Air Force of Angola An-26 was shot down near Cazombo Airport, killing all 47 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Cazombo |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910222-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 15 August 1991: due to an air traffic controller's mistaken direction a Soviet Air Forces An-26 hit a mountain after take-off from Burevestnik Airport, killing all nine people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 51 Petrel, Sakhalin Oblast |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910815-1 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 27 February 1992: German Air Force An-26 "52+10" crashed after a hard landing. None of the crew members was injured. * 8 April 1992: Yasir Arafat's An-26 crashed during a sandstorm. Of the 13 on board, both pilots and an engineer were killed. * 23 April 1993: A MIAT Mongolian Airlines An-26 (BNMAU-14102) struck the side of Marz Mountain, Zavkhan Province, Mongolia while descending for Ölgii, killing all 32 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=BNMAU-14102|id=19930423-0}}</ref> * 17 June 1993: A Tajikistan Airlines An-26 (''26035'') stalled, spun down and crashed into a hillside 22 mi north of Tbilisi, Georgia, after encountering severe turbulence, killing all 33 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=26035|id=19930617-0}}</ref> * 26 December 1993: A Kuban Airlines An-26 (RA-26141) operating as Flight 5719 stalled and crashed upside down while landing at Leninakan Airport due to overloading, killing 35 of 36 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=RA-26141|id=19931226-0}}</ref> * 13 July 1994: A Russian Air Force An-26 was stolen from Kubinka AFB by an engineer planning to commit suicide. He circled Lyakhovo at 300–2000 feet until the aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed, killing him.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=|id=19940713-0}}</ref> * 31 July 1994: An Air Ukraine An-26B (UR-26207), operating on behalf of the UN, was reportedly shot down and crashed near Saborsko, Croatia, killing all 7 people on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19940731-0|title=UR-26207}}</ref> * 16 January 1995: An Angolan Air Force An-26 was downed by rebel forces in the north of the country, killing all six occupants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950116-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 26 registration unknown North Angola |author=Harro Ranter |date=16 January 1995 |access-date=26 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320142313/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950116-1 |archive-date=20 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 16 March 1995: A Central Region Airlines An-26B (RA-26084) struck a hill and crashed near Ossora Airport while on approach due to crew errors, killing nine of 10 on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26B RA-26084 Ossora Airport |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950316-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 31 August 1995: a Malian Air Force An-26 (TZ-347) flew into a mountain near Thessaloniki Airport in bad weather, killing all six people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 TZ-347 Thessaloniki International Airport (SKG) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950831-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 17 December 1995: Terrorist Kim Davy alias Niels Holck from Denmark dropped several tonnes of lethal weapons, ammunition, explosives and triggers by An-26 in Purulia district of West Bengal State of India. The plane was forced to land in Bombay, where his accomplices were arrested.<ref>Purulia arms drop case</ref> * 1997: Sudan Air Force An-26 ''7711'' force-landed at Gogrial Airport after it was struck by SPLA ground fire. * 2 September 1998: A Permtransavia An-26 (RA-20628) operating for Prestavia, crashed near Malanje Airport, Angola, after the pilot reported an engine fire, killing all 24 on board; the wreckage was found in 2003. Some reports stated that the aircraft was shot down by UNITA forces.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26B RA-26028 Malanje Airport (MEG) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980902-1 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 21 January 1999: Nicaraguan Air Force An-26 ''152'' crashed after getting too low on approach and striking a tree near Bluefields Airport, killing all 28 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 152 Bluefields Airport (BEF) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990121-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
===2000s=== * 30 March 2000: an An-26 chartered from Ukrainian company Avialinii AAR crashed near Anuradhapura Airport while carrying Sri Lanka Army troops, killing all 40 on board. The cause of the accident is unclear.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 UR-79170 Anuradhapura Airport (ADP) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000330-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 12 August 2000: a STAER airlines An-26 crashed near Tshikapa while trying to return to Kinshasa Airport, killing all 27 on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26B 9Q-CJI Tshikapa |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000812-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 31 October 2000: an ACA-Ancargo An-26 (D2-FDI) crashed 20 minutes after take-off from Saurimo Airport, killing all 49 people on board. UNITA rebels say they shot it down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 D2-FDI Mona Quimbundo |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20001031-1 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 4 April 2001: a Sudanese Air Force An-26 crashed on take-off in a sandstorm from Adar Yel, killing the deputy defence minister and 13 high-ranking officers. Another 16 passengers survived.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Adar Yel |url=https://www.asndata.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010404-1 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.asndata.aviation-safety.net |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604210620/https://www.asndata.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010404-1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 21 February 2002: a Russian Navy An-26 crashed after striking treetops while on final approach to Lakhta air base, killing 17 of the 20 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 07 red Lakhta Air Base |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020221-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 29 November 2003: a Congolese Air Force An-26 ''9T-TAD'' crashed during takeoff due to a burst tyre, killing 20 of the 24 people on board and 13 people on the ground.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 9T-TAD Boende Airport (BNB) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20031129-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 5 May 2005: a chartered Aeroworld An-26 (EK-26060) crashed shortly after take-off from Kisangani Bangoka International Airport, killing 10 of the 11 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26B EK-26060 Kisangani |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050505-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 9 August 2005: a Yemeni Air Force An-26 crashed in Mukalla, killing one of its occupants and injuring 22 others.<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2018|p=28}}</ref> * 5 September 2005: A Kavatshi Airlines An-26B (ER-AZT) operating on a non-scheduled passenger flight struck a tree and crashed on approach to Isiro Airport in Matari, killing all 11 people on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20050905-1}}</ref> * 9 September 2005: An Air Kasai An-26B (9Q-CFD) operating on a non-scheduled passenger flight crashed 50 km (31 miles) north of Brazzaville, killing all 13 people on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20050909-1}}</ref> * 11 February 2006: a Sudanese Air Force An-26 crashed into a building upon landing at Aweil, South Sudan after the front tyre burst, killing all 20 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 7799 Aweil Airport |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060211-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 9 January 2007: An AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 (ER-26068) crashed while attempting to land at the U.S. military base in Balad, Iraq, killing 34 of 35 on board. Although the aircraft crashed due to fog, some eyewitness and sources state that the aircraft was shot down by a missile.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26B-100 ER-26068 Balad Air Base |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070109-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 4 October 2007: An Africa One An-26 (9Q-COS) crashed into the Kinshasa neighbourhood of Kimbaseke just after takeoff. 21 out of 22 people on board and 28 people on the ground died. Initial reports indicate a lost propeller.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 9Q-COS Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20071004-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 8 April 2008: A Vietnam People's Air Force An-26 crashed in a field in the Thanh Trì district, killing all five on board.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam military plane crash kills five |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-04-08/vietnam-military-plane-crash-kills-five/2397266 |website=ABC News |access-date=29 January 2022 |date=8 April 2008}}</ref>
===2010s=== * 18 March 2010: An Exin An-26B (SP-FDO) made an emergency landing on the Lake Ülemiste, close to Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. None of the six crew members was injured. Initial reports indicated failure of one of the turboprop power plants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/18/339648/crashed-an-26-had-engine-problem-and-aborted-first-approach.html |title=Crashed An-26 had engine problem and aborted first approach |publisher=Reed Business Information |access-date=26 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903163509/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/18/339648/crashed-an-26-had-engine-problem-and-aborted-first-approach.html |archive-date=3 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 25 August 2010: An Exin An-26B (SP-FDP) rejected takeoff from Tallinn's runway 08 at high speed when the gear collapsed or retracted during the takeoff roll. The airplane skidded to a stop on its belly, no injuries occurred.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=430171a8&opt=0 |title=Accident: Exin AN26 at Tallinn on Aug 25th 2010, gear collapse during takeoff |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |work=Aviation Herald |access-date=26 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003085122/http://avherald.com/h?article=430171a8&opt=0 |archive-date=3 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 6 June 2011: Solenta Aviation Flight 122A, an An-26 (TR-LII), crashed in the sea near Libreville, Gabon, during an attempted go-around following hydraulic problems. Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured. The aircraft was operating on behalf of DHL.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2011/06/dhl-cargo-plane-crashes-in-gabon-no-fatalities/ |title=DHL cargo plane crashes in Gabon, no fatalities |publisher=BNO News |access-date=7 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000354/https://bnonews.com/index.php/2011/06/dhl-cargo-plane-crashes-in-gabon-no-fatalities/ |archive-date=21 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 24 November 2011: A Yemeni Air Force An-26 crashed outside Sanaa due to technical problems. 15 crew members and passengers died.<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2018|pp=28–29}}</ref> * 21 November 2012: a Yemeni Air Force An-26 crashed close to Sanaa International Airport, killing all 10 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 420 Sana'a International Airport (SAH) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20121121-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 19 August 2012: An Alfa Airlines An-26-100 (ST-ARL) struck a mountain during its second approach to the Talodi airfield in South Kordofan, Sudan. All 26 passengers on board and six crew members died.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudan Plane Crash Kills Government Minister, Scores of Senior Officials |url=http://www.nycaviation.com/2012/08/sudan-plane-crash-kills-government-minister-scores-of-senior-officials/ |agency=BNO News |work=NYCAviation |date=20 August 2012 |access-date=21 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823144107/http://www.nycaviation.com/2012/08/sudan-plane-crash-kills-government-minister-scores-of-senior-officials/ |archive-date=23 August 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 17 December 2012: A Amazon Sky An-2, OB-1887-P, crashed in mountainous terrain in Peru due to icing, killing all 4 on board. * 21 February 2014: A Libyan Air Cargo An-26 (5A-DOW), operating an ambulance flight, crashed in a farm near Grombalia, 60 km short of Tunis-Carthage Airport, after one of its engines caught fire. The accident resulted in the death of all its 11 occupants: six crew members, two doctors and three patients.<ref>{{cite web |author=Smith-Spark |first1=Laura |last2=Karadsheh |first2=Jomana |date=21 February 2014 |title=11 killed as Libyan military plane crashes in Tunisia |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/21/world/africa/tunisia-libya-plane-crash/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605184650/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/21/world/africa/tunisia-libya-plane-crash |archive-date=5 June 2014 |access-date=26 December 2014 |work=CNN}}</ref> * 14 July 2014: Ukraine Air Force An-26 ''19 blue'' flying at {{convert|6500|m|ft|abbr=on}} was shot down and crashed near Izvaryne, Ukraine, killing two of six on board.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukrainian separatists suspected of bringing down Malaysia Airlines flight on Russian border |first=Raf |last=Sanchez |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10974821/Ukrainian-separatists-suspected-of-bringing-down-Malaysia-Airlines-flight-on-Russian-border.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=17 July 2014 |access-date=18 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717195731/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10974821/Ukrainian-separatists-suspected-of-bringing-down-Malaysia-Airlines-flight-on-Russian-border.html |archive-date=17 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> (confirmed to be shot using Buk missile system).<ref>"Today the self-defense destroyed An-26 airplane using SAM "9К37М1" (better known as 'Buk')", {{cite web |url=http://www.vz.ru/news/2014/7/14/695525.html |title=Ополченцы сообщили, из чего сбили украинский Ан-26 |publisher=Vzglyad |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=18 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717233308/http://www.vz.ru/news/2014/7/14/695525.html |archive-date=17 July 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref> U.S. officials would later say evidence suggested the aircraft had been fired on from inside Russian territory<ref name="BakerNYT">Peter Baker (18 July 2014), [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/19/world/europe/malaysia-airlines-plane-ukraine.html U.S. Sees Evidence of Russian Links to Jet's Downing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302122348/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/19/world/europe/malaysia-airlines-plane-ukraine.html|date=2 March 2017}} ''The New York Times''</ref> * 18 January 2015: Syrian Air Force An-26 ''YK-AND'' crashed while attempting to land at the besieged Abu al-Duhur military airport in Idlib Governorate, Syria, killing all 30 on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 YK-AND Abu adh Dhuhur Air Base |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150118-0 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 9 March 2016: A True Aviation An-26B (S2-AGZ) crashed into the Bay of Bengal near Cox's Bazar while attempting to return to Cox's Bazar Airport following an engine failure, killing three of four on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20160309-0|title=S2-AGZ}}</ref> * 30 April 2016: A Sudan Air Force An-26 crashed during a landing attempt at Al-Ubayyid. All five crew members died.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown El Obeid Airport (EBD) |url=https://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160430-1 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.aviation-safety.net}}</ref> * 20 March 2017: A South Supreme Airlines An-26B (S9-TLZ) was destroyed by fire at Wau Airport, South Sudan, after crashing into a fire truck during landing; 37 of the 45 on board the aircraft were injured.<ref>{{cite web |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |title=Accident: South Supreme AN26 at Wau on Mar 20th 2017, collided with fire truck on landing |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=4a675f56&opt=0 |publisher=The Aviation Herald |access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> * 29 April 2017: Aerogaviota Flight FAR1436, an An-26 (CU-T1406), crashed in the Loma de la Pimienta Mountains near Las Terrazas, Cuba, killing all eight on board. The aircraft was operating on behalf of the Cuban Air Force.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://heavy.com/news/2017/04/cuba-plane-crash-aerogaviota/ |title=Aerogaviota Plane Crash: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |last=Farrell |first=Paul |date=29 April 2017 |work=Heavy.com |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429234130/http://heavy.com/news/2017/04/cuba-plane-crash-aerogaviota/ |archive-date=29 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 30 May 2017: Russian Aerospace Forces An-26 ''RF-36160'' crashed at Balashov Airfield during a training flight after descending too soon, killing one of six on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20170530-1|title=RF-36160}}</ref> * 28 August 2017: A Coco Aviation An-26B (EK-26006) overran the runway at Maban Airstrip and was destroyed by the consequent fire. The crew survived.<ref name=Maban>{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170828-0 |title=EK-26006 Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=29 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830004006/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170828-0 |archive-date=30 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 14 October 2017: A Valan Air An-26 (ER-AVB) chartered by the French Military crashed shortly before landing at Abidjan, the Ivory Coast capital. Four people were killed and six were injured.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Abidjan Antonov crash claims four lives |magazine=Air International |date=December 2017 |volume=93 |issue=6 |page=15 |issn=0306-5634}}</ref> * 6 March 2018: Russian Aerospace Forces An-26 ''RF-92955'' crashed at Khmeimim Air Base. All 33 passengers and six crew died in the incident.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201803061935-m3bt.htm |script-title=ru:В Минобороны РФ уточнили число погибших в авиакатастрофе Ан-26 в Сирии |publisher=Zvezda |language=ru |access-date=6 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307082242/https://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201803061935-m3bt.htm |archive-date=7 March 2018 |url-status=live |date=6 March 2018 |work=Телеканал «Звезда» |last1=Пешков |first1=Александр}}</ref> * 20 December 2018: A Gomair An-26 (9S-AGB) crashed 19 nautical miles short of Kinshasa with 7 or 8 people on board. The aircraft was found more than 24 hours later by a local. The aircraft was carrying election materials on behalf of the Central Electoral National Independent Commission (CENI).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4c1e3f8e&opt=0 |title=Crash: Gomair AN26 near Kinshasa on Dec 20th 2018, impacted terrain short of runway |access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref> * 24 December 2018: Congolese Air Force An-26 ''9T-TAB'' crashed as it overshot the runway at Beni Airport in North Kivu province. The aircraft was reportedly transporting troops, and the crash resulted in 38 people being taken to hospital.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cherisey, de |first1=Erwan |title=DRC air force An-26 crashes |url=https://www.janes.com/article/85497/drc-air-force-an-26-crashes |website=Jane's 360 |access-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103185316/https://www.janes.com/article/85497/drc-air-force-an-26-crashes |archive-date=3 January 2019 |location=Paris |date=2 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===2020s=== * 22 August 2020: A South West Aviation An-26 (EX-126) lost power during take-off at Juba Airport in South Sudan and crashed into Hai Referendum residential area on the outskirts of the airport. Eight of the nine occupants on board killed alongside nine on the ground.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Simon Hradecky |title=Crash: South West Aviation AN26 at Juba on Aug 22nd 2020, lost height after departure |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=4db9ba0d&opt=0 |website=avherald.com |publisher=The Aviation Herald |access-date=7 May 2024 |language=English |date=22 August 2020}}</ref> * 25 September 2020: Ukraine Air Force An-26 ''76 yellow'' with cadets of the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University crashed and immediately caught fire in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast.<ref name="pravda.com.7267753B"/> There were 27 people on board; 25 were killed immediately and one died in hospital; the sole survivor was seriously injured.<ref name="pravda.com.7267753B">{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2020/09/25/7267753/ PLANE FALL IN KHARKIV REGION: TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED], Ukrayinska Pravda (25 September 2020)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/zahranicni/ukrajina-smutek-havarie-letadlo.A200926_142434_zahranicni_jhr |title=Ukrajina truchlí za oběti pádu letadla, pilot si mohl splést dráhu s cestou |date=26 September 2020}}</ref> * 13 March 2021: A Kazakh Border Guards An-26 crashed short of the runway while attempting to land at Almaty Airport killing four of the six occupants on board.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kazakhstan Military Plane Crashes; 4 Killed |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/south-central-asia_kazakhstan-military-plane-crashes-4-killed/6203270.html |website=Voice of America |publisher=Voice of America |access-date=7 May 2024 |language=English |date=13 March 2021}}</ref> * 6 July 2021: A Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air An-26, crashed on a cliff in the vicinity of Palana, killing all 22 passengers and six crew members. Most of the debris slid down into the Okhotsk Sea.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Litvinova |first1=Daria |title=Plane apparently crashes in Russia; 28 aboard feared dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-world-news-weather-europe-russia-88ef9fb9e3d3d86a24ec549d16b63f4f |website=The Associated Press |date=6 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=No survivors in Russian An-26 plane crash - reports |work=Reuters |date=6 July 2021 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/no-survivors-russian-an-26-plane-crash-reports-2021-07-06/}}</ref> * 22 September 2021: a technical flight that disappeared from flight radars 38 km from Khabarovsk crashed, killing all six members of the crew.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antonov An-26 crew did not survive plane crash in Russia's Far East |url=https://tass.com/emergencies/1341347 |website=TASS |access-date=22 September 2021}}</ref> * 2 November 2021: Optimum Aviation Antonov An-26, registered as TR-NGT, crashed near the White Nile just after take-off from Juba International Airport, South Sudan. All five crew were killed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Description |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20211102-0 |url-status=live |access-date=November 2, 2021 |website=Aviation Safety Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103073445/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20211102-0 |archive-date=3 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Crash: Euro AN26 at Juba on Nov 2nd 2021, lost height after takeoff |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=4ef8aede&opt=0 |access-date=2021-11-21 |website=avherald.com}}</ref> *24 February 2022: 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Ukrainian Air Force An-26 ''59 blue'' was shot down near Zhukivtsi by Russian fire. Five of the fourteen people on board were killed.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 February 2022 |title=Ukrainian military plane shot down, five killed – authorities |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-military-plane-shot-down-five-killed-authorities-2022-02-24/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224130305/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-military-plane-shot-down-five-killed-authorities-2022-02-24/ |archive-date=24 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022 |website=Reuters |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Charpentreau |first=Clement |date=24 February 2022 |title=Ukraine Air Force Antonov An-26 crashes near Kyiv, five dead |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/30316-ukraine-antonov-an-26-crash |work=Aerotime Hub}}</ref> *24 February 2022: Russian Aerospace Forces An-26 ''RF-36074'' crashed near Voronezh. All crew reported dead.<ref name="ASN240222">{{cite web |title=(untitled) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20220224-1 |publisher=Aviations Safety Network |access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> *27 February 2022: An Antonov Airlines An-26-100 (UR-13395) was confirmed to be destroyed in Hostomel, Kyiv during the attack.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antonov's sources claim that the world's largest aircraft An-225 Mriya was destroyed |url=https://www.sproutwired.com/antonovs-sources-claim-that-the-worlds-largest-aircraft-an-225-mriya-was-destroyed/ |date=27 February 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> *22 April 2022: A Constanta Airlines An-26B-100 (UR-UZB) crashed after it struck power lines over Mykhailivka in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing one of three crew.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Radina Gigova and Nathan Hodge |date=2022-04-22 |title=At least one person is dead after a plane crash in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region |url=https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-04-22-22/h_467816c36727f5ac472b5472ee6becdb |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> *14 June 2024: Utair Flight 9706, an Antonov An-26-100, crash-landed 1 km from Utrenny Airport in bad weather injuring 3 of the 41 on board. *25 February 2025: A Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-26 crashed in a residential area shortly after takeoff from Wadi Seidna Air Base. All 17 people on board were killed, as well as 29 people on the ground. *25 September 2025: Two Russian Aerospace Forces Antonov An-26, based in Crimea, hit by Ukrainian drones and, according to Ukrainian reporting, destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Defense Express |date=2025-09-25 |title=Warriors of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Raiding in Crimea Hit 2 russian An-26 transport Aircraft, 2 Radars (Video) |url=https://en.defence-ua.com/events/warriors_of_ukraines_defense_intelligence_raiding_in_crimea_hit_2_russian_an_26_transport_aircraft_2_radars_video-15937.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=en.defence-ua.com/ |language=en}}</ref> *31 March 2026: A Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 crashed into a cliff in Crimea, killing 30 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-31 |title=Russian An-26 transport aircraft reportedly crashes over occupied Crimea, killing 29 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/contact-lost-with-russian-an-26-transport-aircraft-over-occupied-crimea/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2026 |title=At Least 30 Dead After Russian Military Transport Plane Crashes in Annexed Crimea |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/01/at-least-30-dead-after-russian-military-transport-plane-crashes-in-annexed-crimea-a92395 |access-date=12 April 2026 |work=The Moscow Times}}</ref>
==Aircraft on display== {{Unsourced section|date=June 2022}} thumb|An-26 "52+09" at Berlin-Gatow * Germany ** An-26, tail number "52+04", former East German "375", is exhibited at Technikmuseum Speyer ** An-26, tail number "52+05", former East German "376" is exhibited at Schwäbisches Bauern- und Technik-Museum, Eschach-Seifertshofen ** An-26, tail number "52+08", former East German "368" is exhibited at Flugausstellung Hermeskeil ** An-26SM, tail number "52+09", former East German "369", is exhibited at Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow *Poland ** An-26, tail number "1509" is exhibited in the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków thumb|Former Lithuanian Air Force An-26B in early 1990s paintscheme, Kaunas Aleksotas (EYKS) airfield *An-26, tail number "1602" is exhibited in the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw. * Lithuania ** An-26B, civilian tail number "16444", military tail number "06", former Aeroflot, from 1991 – Lithuanian Airlines, afterwards – Lithuanian Air Force, exhibited at Lithuanian Aviation Museum, S. Darius and S. Girėnas (Aleksotas) airfield (EYKS), Kaunas. * Pakistan ** A2-26, Afghan Air Force, is exhibited at PAF Museum, Karachi *Russia ** An-26 is displayed in Balashov town ** An-26, tail number RA-26610, is displayed in place of former Nadezhda airport, in Norilsk. ** An-26, tail number CCCP-26608, is displayed at the entrance to Salekhard airport (SLY / USDD). * Ukraine ** An-26, tail number UR-26194, is exhibited on the street side at Prospekt Komarova 1, in front of National Aviation University in Kyiv.
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==See also== {{Portal|Soviet Union|Ukraine|Aviation}} {{aircontent |related= * Antonov An-24 * Antonov An-32 * Xian Y-7 * Xian MA60 |similar aircraft= * Aeritalia G.222 * Transall C-160 * Fokker F27 Friendship |lists= * List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS |see also= * Military transport aircraft }}
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==External links== {{Commons}} * [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=Antonov%20An-26&distinct_entry=true Pictures of An-26 at Airliners.net] * https://web.archive.org/web/20061023125914/http://www.antonov.com/about/an-26.xml * https://web.archive.org/web/20061103104838/http://www.aeronautics.ru/an26a.jpg * http://rus.air.ru/airplanes/images/An-26pict.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006221126/http://rus.air.ru/airplanes/images/An-26pict.htm |date=6 October 2018 }} * http://www.transportflieger.eu * http://www.luroko.de * [http://englishrussia.com/2011/11/28/workhorse-of-russian-aviation-an-26b/#more-79474 Details of An-26 at EnglishRussia.com]
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AN-026 Antonov AN-026 Antonov AN-026 Category:High-wing aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1969 Category:Twin-turboprop tractor aircraft Category:Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear