Well done - yes, an AN-24.
The actual 24 version is interesting - it's an An-24RV. I wouldn't have known, but I found this on a plate on the plane.
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I looked the version up and according to Wiki the Rv stands for Reaktivnyy (Uskoritel)- which means Boosted Version V.
This was a turbojet boosted export version fitted with a 1,985-lb (900-kg) thrust auxiliary turbojet engine in the righthand nacelle. It had narrow chord inner wings, double-slotted flaps, and is powered by two 2,550 hp (1,902 kW) Ivchenko AI-24A turboprop engines.
The An 26 was the military tactical version and externally differs in have a cargo ramp and most distinctive of all, bulged observation windows in the front fuselage.
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Look at the photo again, and see if you notice any thing else interesting about this plane?
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