Staff at Belfast International Airport worked through the night to load 60 tonnes of life-saving kit, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, aboard the massive Antonov 124 aircraft.
9. World's largest cargo plane leaves Belfast for India
The equipment will help India battle back against the spread of Covid-19.
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The Antonov 124 was first designed and built in the former Soviet Union and embarked upon its maiden flight in 1982.
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Fifty-five Antonov 124s were built between 1982 and 2004.
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Health Minister, Robin Swann, pictured on the runway at Belfast International Airport before the aircraft departed.
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