Started by Zoë Tran (@zoe_tran) ·
the An-225, the biggest plane ever, was built to carry a space shuttle
Only one was ever completed. Built to piggyback the Buran shuttle, then spent decades hauling oversized cargo. Destroyed at Hostomel in 2022.
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- Started with
- “antonov an-225 history”
- Ended at
- Antonov Airport
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- “antonov an-225 history” (google.com)
- Antonov An-225 Mriya (en.wikipedia.org)
- Buran (spacecraft) (en.wikipedia.org)
- Antonov Airport (en.wikipedia.org)
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