Aircraft 85179 was the very first Tu-154 in the Odessa Air Squadron, which completed its flights in 1998 at Odessa Airlines. After which it was written off and disposed of in 2002. Aircraft 85179 participated in the location filming of the film “The Crew” in 1979, as a stunt double for film star aircraft 85131. The aircraft was filmed in takeoff and landing scenes from the ground.
