Originally Posted by Shareholder
We see this aircraft almost every day hanging around the cargo area at YYZ...and I am sure YUL is served by B747s and B777s, as well as A340s, so surely its runways should be good enough for an AN225. But glad to read you had some excitement in your day as a result of this sighting.
I recall one year when this beast was featured at the old Edmonton/Namao Air Show. While it was parked on the tarmac for tours, a part of the inside was set up as a shop and the Ukrainian air crew were selling coats and hats and all sorts of souvenirs of the glory that was once the USSR.
I'm not a complicated person to please (my wife might say differently!! )As long as it's related to aviation, I'm happy!
You reminded me of souvenirs my best friend (he's in the military) brought back from Russia when he was on duty during Brian Mulroney's tour of Russia and Scandinivian countries in the late 80's. Toothpaste that tasted real bad and military insignas from USSR were amongst those souvenirs...I still have them, but never used that toothpaste!!
