Thieves stole 39 pieces of radio equipment from Il-80 airborne command post

Russia’s RenTV reported on Dec. 7 that a Il-80 command post that is undergoing maintenance at Taganrog Yuzhny airport was broken into and had equipment stolen.

Artem Katranzhi from Bakashikha, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The theft was discovered on Dec. 4. According to the news report, 39 radio equipment and 5 electronic boards were taken from the aircraft.

The thieves were said to have entered the jet via a cargo hatch. The hatch was sealed and last inspected on Nov. 26. Their fingerprints were found inside the aircraft.

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