Black Tulip (airplane)

During the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–1989), the Soviet military would transport the bodies of killed military personnel back to the Soviet Union aboard Antonov An-12 military turboprop transport aircraft. These aircraft became known as Black Tulip aircraft.

Black Tulip in "Black Tulip"
In the aftermath of a battle in Bulola, Afghanistan, Major Chorny flew on a "Black Tulip" escorting an empty coffin that supposedly contained the body of a young soldier named Sergei. In fact, Sergei had been completely incinerated by a dragon and the coffin contained small bags of sand.