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A Chinese Plane in Nairobi

Our flight from the Maasai Mara back to Nairobi took us in to Wilson Airport.  This is not the main international airport but a smaller domestic airport that is closer to the center of the city.  No terminals and jet bridges here.  We disembarked from our Dash 8 on the ramp and walked to the building to get out of the airport.  The ramp was packed with all sorts of aircraft.  One caught my eye immediately as it looked unfamiliar to me.

The marking showed it belong to the Republic of Djibouti’s Air Force which only served to increase my level of interest.  It wasn’t something I had seen before so I had to look up the type.  It is a Harbin Y-12 which is a Chinese designed and manufactured aircraft.  That was quite a turn up for me.  Not sure how happy anyone would be about me getting photos on the ramp but no one seemed bothered at the time.