I'm loving the Phoenix Il-62s and don't feel they're getting enough credit. Excellent mould and finish. This is an Il-62 'Basic' - B-2024. This aircraft is preserved at the China Aviation Museum in Datangshan, Beijing. CAAC took delivery of 5 Il-62s with the first arriving in December 1971. They were used on the Beijing-Moscow and Beijing-Bucharest via Karachi services, but following the 1972 visit of Nixon CAAC ordered 10 Boeing 707s and so none of the upgraded Il-62M variant were ever ordered. Even so, the 5 IL-62s served into the 1980s and weren't retired until October 1988. This model was purchased from my friends at Bedfordshire Diecast.



