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This particular MD-10 is the only one ever to complete an inverted dive in the notorious hijack-attempt incident from 7 APR 1994. I won't go into it here but you can certainly Google "FedEx flight 705" and learn about an amazing and horrific fight for survival.
This airframe was originally slated for Air Bridge Cargo but the order was not taken up and ultimately acquired by UPS with delivery taken on 16 NOV 2020.
This Alaska Airline's 737 flying fish, better known as Salmon-Thirty-Salmon, is among the most interesting special liveries out there!
A half-dozen Sun Country planes parked on the runway 17 deice pad in the background during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UPS 2557 departing for Louisville.
Didn't luck out on the light or direction of takeoff for this one, but I'm not ever going to complain about seeing a 747 takeoff!
After being delivered to Delta in Minneapolis on January 30th, N826NW taxis out for its first revenue flight as Delta 162 to Amsterdam.
Delta Airlines was the launch customer for this improved 242-metric ton maximum takeoff weight version back in May 2015. With up to 500 nautical miles further range and 5 metric tons of additional payload, this is now the fifth aircraft of this type to enter service for Delta.
Sniff, sniff...ahhh, new airplane smell!
Departure off runway 22 in the rain.
I'm still going through my photos, but I think this is the first time I've captured this registration.
Stumbled onto a few old shots, pushing the limits of slow shutter speed panning shots. Got lucky with a fairly crisp one here at 1/10s.
Departing Minneapolis on its last flight for the "boneyard" to Pinal Airpark in Arizona. This was one of ten 737-700's in the Delta fleet that were retired in 2020, all with an age of only 11-12 years.
The Skyteam livery on this airframe was replaced with standard Delta paint five months after this photo. It was recently put into storage on 3 FEB 2021.