Tupelov TU 144LL at 2007 exibition

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The Tu-144S went into service on 26 December 1975, flying mail and freight between Moscow and Alma-Ata in preparation for passenger services, which commenced in November 1977 and ran a semi-scheduled service until the first Tu-144D experienced an in-flight failure during a pre-delivery test flight, and crash-landed with crew fatalities on 23 May 1978.[13] The Aeroflot flight on 1 June 1978 was the Tu-144's 55th and last scheduled passenger service.
A scheduled Aeroflot freight-only service recommenced using the new production variant Tu-144D (Dal'nyaya - long range)[14] aircraft on 23 June 1979, including longer routes from Moscow to Khabarovsk made possible by the more efficient Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engines used in the Tu-144D version, which increased the maximum cruising speed to Mach 2.15.[15] Including the 55 passenger flights, there were 102 scheduled Aeroflot flights before the cessation of commercial service.
It is known that Aeroflot still continued to fly the Tu-144D after the official end of service, with some additional non-scheduled flights through the 1980s. One report claimed that it was used on a flight from the Crimea to Kiev in 198

leo19 Uploaded by leo19 on Jun 30, 2010. Tupelov TU 144LL at 2007 exibition - Desktop Nexus Aircraft Download free wallpapers and background images: Tupelov TU 144LL at 2007 exibition. Desktop Nexus Aircraft background ID 395609. The Tu-144S went into service on 26 December 1975, flying mail and freight between Moscow and Alma-Ata in preparation for passenger services, which commenced in November 1977 and ran a semi-scheduled service until the first Tu-144D experienced an in-flight failure during a pre-delivery test flight, and crash-landed with crew fatalities on 23 May 1978.[13] The Aeroflot flight on 1 June 1978 was the Tu-144's 55th and last scheduled passenger service.
A scheduled Aeroflot freight-only service recommenced using the new production variant Tu-144D (Dal'nyaya - long range)[14] aircraft on 23 June 1979, including longer routes from Moscow to Khabarovsk made possible by the more efficient Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engines used in the Tu-144D version, which increased the maximum cruising speed to Mach 2.15.[15] Including the 55 passenger flights, there were 102 scheduled Aeroflot flights before the cessation of commercial service.
It is known that Aeroflot still continued to fly the Tu-144D after the official end of service, with some additional non-scheduled flights through the 1980s. One report claimed that it was used on a flight from the Crimea to Kiev in 198 4.3