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Wikipedia's[3] Antonov An-124 Ruslan article states the prototype's first flight took place on 26 December 1982.The Antonov An-124 Ruslan, still one of the largest cargo aircraft ever built, first flew over Kyiv on 26 December 1982, years before it entered airline service.
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