‘Doomsday plane’: What is the ‘Flying Kremlin’? Putin’s jet was the most-tracked flight
The aircraft carrying Vladimir Putin became the most tracked flight in the world on Wednesday, according to Flight Radar 24, as the Russian President travelled to Delhi for his two-day state visit.The aircraft, often referred to as the “Flying Kremlin” or “Doomsday plane,” is a specially modified Russian-made Ilyushin Il-80, adapted from the Il-86 passenger…