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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Nov-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-Jan-22.
This aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation in May-98 and leased to Air France as F-GNIG. It was returned to ILFC in Oct-10 and stored at Paris-Orly.
It was leased to Finnair as OH-LQG in Feb-11. In Dec-15 it was retired by Finnair and returned to the lessor. It was sold to Universal Asset Management as N537SK later the same month and was permanently retired at Tupelo, MS, USA.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 29-Jan-15, plus DeNoise AI 07-Jan-23.
The above photo was taken through the dirty window of a Channel Airways Vickers Viking...
Hybrid livery. Basic Silver City Airlines with British United titles.
Originally built as a Bristol 170 Mk XIA (11A) and registered to the Bristol Aeroplane Company as G-AIME in Dec-46, this aircraft was delivered to Suidair (South Africa) as ZS-BVI in Aug-47.
They didn't have it long and it returned to the Bristol Aeroplane Company two months later, in Oct-47, and was re-registered G-AIME again in Jan-48. It was converted to a Bristol 170 Freighter 21 in early 1948 and was leased to British Aviation Services in Jul-48.
It was returned to the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1949 and was eventually sold to Silver City Airways in Nov-50 and was converted to 'Wayfarer' standard with passenger seats. It was occasionally leased to the Ministry of Defence for trooping flights and used the RAF serial XF662 during these flights.
In Feb-56 it was leased to Air Kruise (Kent) Ltd. They dropped the '(Kent)' and were renamed Air Kruise Ltd in Feb-57. The aircraft was returned to Silver City in Oct-57 (I can remember seeing it at Blackpool in the early 1960's operating passenger services to the Isle of Man).
Silver City became a part of the British United Group in Jan-63 as part of British United Air Ferries. It remained in the above livery and was withdrawn from use at the end of the summer season in Oct-63 when it was stored at Lydd, UK. It was later moved to Southend, UK and was broken up there in May-64.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 07-Oct-17, plus DeNoise AI 26-Feb-23.
Named: "Long Beach".
This aircraft was delivered to Air Malta as 9H-ABC in Mar-83. It was sold to British Aerospace in Dec-94 in part-exchange for B.Ae 146-RJ70's. British Aerospace immediately sold it to a leasing company who leased it to Air New Zealand as ZK-NAG later that month.
It returned to the lessor in Dec-95 when it was immediately leased to TEA Cyprus (Trans European Airways) as 5B-DBF. TEA Cyprus wet-leased the aircraft to Pacific Airlines (Asia) the following day. It returned to TEA Cyprus in May-97 and was wet-leased to Air Afrique five days later.
It was returned to TEA Cyprus in Dec-97 and returned to the lessor in Feb-98. It was leased to Winair as N118RW the same month. Winair bought it in Mar-98 but apparently didn't keep up the payments as it was repossessed by the lessor in Jun-99.
In Jul-99 the aircraft was leased to Frontier Airlines. The registration N276FL was reserved by Frontier but wasn't used. It returned to the lessor in Oct-03 and was stored until May-04 when it was leased to Atlantic Airlines de Honduras as HR-ATN. The aircraft was permanently retired at La Ceiba, Honduras in mid 2008.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 21-Mar-16, plus DeNoise AI 29-Nov-22.
First flown in Feb-92 with the Airbus test registration F-WWCL, this aircraft was delivered to Balair Switzerland as HB-IPL in Apr-92.
Balair merged with CTA in Jan-93 to form Balair/CTA. It was renamed Balair CTA Leisure in Nov-97. The aircraft was sold to a lessor in Nov-99 and leased to Oman Air in Dec-99 as A4O-OC.
It was returned to the lessor in Mar-02 as N640KS. In Jul-02 it was leased to Air Plus Comet as EC-IHV and in Nov-03 they sub-leased it to Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-AIV.
It was repossessed by the lessor in May-10, re-registered N391LF and permanently retired at Walnut Ridge, AR, USA the following month. It was last noted still at Walnut Ridge in Sep-11. The aircraft was broken up there in late 2011. Updated 29-Nov-22
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 21-Nov-25.
First flown in Nov-93 with the de Havilland Canada test registration C-GFUM, this aircraft was delivered to Tyrolean Airways, Austria as OE-LLY in Jan-94. It was withdrawn from serevice and ferried to North Bay, ON, Canada for storage in Jul-01.
The aircraft was sold back to Bombardier Inc as C-GHQZ in Oct-01 and remained stored at North Bay. It was leased to Hydro Quebec in Feb-02 and returned to Bombardier Capital in Sep-03 when it was stored at Calgary, AB, Canada.
In Jan-04 it was leased to Voyageur Airways and wet-leased to the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service in mid Apr-05 and based at Nairobi, Kenya. The aircraft returned to Canada a couple of times for scheduled heavy maintenance.
Bombardier sold it to Voyageur Airways in Feb-19 while the lease to the UN continued. It returned to Voyageur Airways in Feb-21 and was sold to Wasaya Airways, Canada in Jul-22. Now 32 years old, it continues in service. Updated 21-Nov-25.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 22-Sep-21 (DeNoise AI).
Named: "St. Flannan / Flannan".
First flown with the Fokker Aircraft test registration PH-EXG, this aircraft was delivered to Aer Lingus Commuter as EI-FKD in Apr-90. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Woensdrecht, Netherlands in Feb-01.
It was re-registered to Fokker Services as PH-EXG and leased to Denim Air in Nov-03. It was sub-leased to VLM Airlines as OO-VLY, initially operated by Denim Air, in Dec-03. The aircraft was briefly leased to Fokker Services as PH-ZFC in Jan-04, returning to VLM as OO-VLY in Feb-04.
VLM was taken over by CityJet in Oct-09 although the companies continued to operate separately and it was operated for CityJet by VLM. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Apr-13 and stored until it was leased to Hunnu Air (Mongolia) in Jul-13 as JU-8883.
The aircraft was sold to VGAS Vermeer Global Aviation Services (Netherlands) as 2-MIES in Jul-19 and sold to Gomair (Democratic Republic of Congo) as 9S-ABG the following week. Current, updated 22-Sep-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 15-Jun-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 01-Sep-24.
Operated by Comair on behalf of Delta Connection.
Fleet No: "7111".
No history!
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 20-Feb-14.
This aircraft brought in the instruments for the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra on a UK tour.
Currently (Sep-18), the registration SP-LWA has been re-used on a LOT B737-800/W.
Immature replacing tail feathers.
San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.
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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 29-Jul-24.
Bit too much ground equipment really!
This aircraft was delivered to the Polish Air Force serialled '102' in Apr-66. It was transferred to LOT Polish Airlines as SP-LSI in Mar-75.
The aircraft was sold to Balkan Bulgarian Airlines as LZ-BEH in Jul-91 and re-registered LZ-ZAH in 1999. It was sold to Phoenix Aviation as EX-75905 in 2000 and sold to Intal Air in 2003. Withdrawn from use and stored by 2006. No further information.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 30-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft was delivered to Pan-American World Airways Cargo in a full freighter configuration, without windows, as N457PA in Oct-67 (all B707-320C aircraft were built with a large cabin cargo door as standard and could be used for passengers or cargo, or both in the ‘combi’ role).
It was sold to ATASCO Leasing Inc in Jun-78 and immediately leased to Pelican Air Transport UK as G-BPAT, returning to ATASCO a year later in Jun-79. It was sold to Zambia Airways the same month as 9J-AEQ. They operated it for seven years until it was sold to National Air Charter in Apr-86, still as 9J-AEQ.
In Feb-89 it was sold to 707 Leasing Ltd and leased to TAAT Trans Arabian Air Transport, Sudan the same month as ST-ALM. It was only with TAAT for three months until May-89 when it was returned to 707 Leasing Ltd and leased to Air Hong Kong as VR-HKL.
It stayed with Air Hong Kong for over three years until it was returned to the lessor in Oct-92 and sold to TAAT, this time as ST-AMF. It continued in service with TAAT until they ceased operations in 2006 when the aircraft was stored at Khartoum, Sudan. It was reported still stored at Khartoum in Nov-11 and may have since been broken up.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 16-Feb-19, plus DeNoise AI 21-Dec-22.
My one regret is that I never saw these aircraft on the water or flying.
Named: "Hawaii Mars".
Delivered to the United States Navy in 1945.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 28-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-Sep-21.
It only took me 55 years to notice that this aircraft has a non-standard double forward door on the right side. The usual forward door is a standard 'Douglas' round topped single door leading right on to the flight deck.
On lease to Cambrian Airways as a passenger aircraft for a couple of months in the summer of 1965 after the tragic loss of Viscount G-AMOL on 20-Jul-65 (hat-tip to Tony Merton Jones & Barry Lloyd for the info).
Delivered to the US Army Air Force in Nov-44, serialled 42-72336, the aircraft was sold to Cruzeiro do Sul as PP-CCI in Apr-46.
It was sold to Transocean Air Lines in Jun-48 as N226A and sold again 5 years later, in Aug-52, to California Eastern Airlines. In Jun-54 it became OD-ACA with Air Liban and was sold to Air France in Apr-59 as F-BIUT.
The aircraft was sold to Aer Turas as EI-AOR in Jun-65. In Nov-69 it was sold to Africair as ZS-IGC and sold to WENELA Botswana in Mar-71 as A2-ZFH. It transferred back to South African register as ZS-IGC again, in Feb-76.
It was sold to Transair Cargo (Congo) in May-77 as 9Q-CAM and operated for ‘African Lux’ three months later. It was destroyed when it was shot down over Mozambique while operating a flight from Rhodesia to Zaire in Nov-77. The two Belgian crew survived but were imprisoned for a year (thanks to Huart Michel for the additional info).
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 20-Apr-22.
The engines carry the titles 'Boeing MD-90'... ARGHHHHH!
First flown in Nov-96 with the McDonnell Douglas test registration N6203U, this aircraft was leased to KTHY - Kibris Turk Hava Yollari (Cyprus Turkish Airlines) as TC-KTB at the end of Mar-97. It was returned to McDonnell Douglas in Nov-97 and stored at Marana, AZ, USA.
It was transferred to the Boeing Aircraft Holding Company and re-registered N535MD in Apr-98. It was leased to Turkish Airlines as TC-JHB in Jul-98. It didn't stay long and was returned to Boeing in Dec-98 as N935MD, it was stored at Marana again.
In Aug-99 the aircraft was leased to AMC Aviation (Egypt) as SU-BMS and returned to Boeing Finance as N744BC in Mar-02. This time it was stored at Victorville, CA, USA.
Over two years later the aircraft was leased to Fly Hello (Switzerland) as HB-JIB in Aug-04. It was wet-leased to BritishJET in May-05. In Jan-08 Fly Hello terminated the lease and the aircraft was wet-leased to Air Malta the following day.
It returned to Fly Hello in Apr-08 and continued in service until it was returned to the lessor in Jan-10. It was stored at Greensboro, NC, USA.
The aircraft was sold to Delta Air Lines as N919DN in Feb-10. After further storage, maintenance, repainting and cabin re-configuration it was re-registered N648NW in Jul-11. It was re-registered N918DH the following month.
After the COVID-19 Pandemic started, Delta decided to retire the MD-90 fleet and this aircraft was permanently retired at Blytheville, AR. USA in May-20. Updated 20-Apr-22.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-May-24.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWDU, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Canada 3000 Airlines as C-GVXD in Mar-96.
Canada 3000 ceased trading in Nov-01, it was returned to the lessor and stored at Toronto, Canada. The following month it was re-registered C-GJUM and leased to Skyservice Airlines, Canada.
The aircraft returned to the lessor in Oct-03, and was immediately leased to DutchBird as PH-VAE and sub-leased to V-Bird Airlines. V-Bird ceased operations in Oct-04, the aircraft was repossessed and stored at Winnipeg, MB, Canada where it was re-registered N811LF.
In Feb-05 it was leased to Germanwings as D-AKNY. It was returned to the lessor in Mar-08 and immediately leased to Bahrain Air as A9C-BAY. It was returned to the lessor in Feb-11 and stored at Istanbul as N181LF.
In Jun-11 it was leased to Aerosvit (Donbassaero) as UR-DAH. The lease was transferred to Windrose Air when Aerosvit ceased operations in Jan-13 and it was re-registered UR-WRL in Apr-12.
It was returned to the lessor in Nov-13 and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. It was sold to AeroTurbine Inc in Mar-15 as N198AT and broken up at Goodyear in Jul-15.
Replacing a photo from Jul-16 with a better version.
'TUI BLUE, The New Kind of Hotel' logojet.
I like the way the logo on the rear fuselage spells out the word 'BLUE'.
Delivered to the TUI Group and leased to Hapagfly (Hapag-Lloyd) as D-ATUD in Mar-06, Hapagfly was renamed TUIfly in Nov-06 and the aircraft was fitted with 'Split Scimitar' winglets in May-14. Current (May-18).
Plant derived from Mt. Kurokami Saga, Japan / 佐賀県黒髪山系
Japanese Name: クロカミラン, 黒髪蘭
Distribution: Japan (Kyushu: Mt. Kurokami) (38 JAP)
Lifeform: Tuber geophyte
Basionym/Replaced Synonym:
Orchis kurokamiana Hatus. & Ohwi, J. Jap. Bot. 19: 293 (1943).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Amitostigma kurokamianum (Hatus. & Ohwi) Ohwi, Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 69 (1953).
Orchis graminifolia var. kurokamiana (Hatus. & Ohwi) Ohwi, Fl. Jap., ed. rev.: 1439 (1965).
Ponerorchis kurokamiana (Hatus. & Ohwi) J.M.H.Shaw, Orchid Rev. 111: 78 (2003).
Zona Gemini, Originally on a DAM Toys body, now replaced onto a TBL S21, might change her to an S23 at some point.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 04-Apr-26.
This aircraft was ordered by Egypt Air but the order was cancelled before completion. The aircraft was completed in Nov-80 and stored at Long Beach until Jul-84 when it was sold to Chemco International Leasing as N3016Z and leased to Zambia Airways.
They ceased operations in Dec-94 and the aircraft was returned to Chemco and stored. It was sold to Sky Leasing in Dec-95.
It was originally allocated the registration G-DMON but this wasn't taken up and it was leased to Monarch as G-DMCA in Mar-96. It operated it's last service from Orlando-Sanford to Manchester on 26/27-Oct-01 and was retired and stored at MAN the following month.
After more than two years in storage it was finally broken up at Manchester in Nov/Dec-03. The complete forward fuselage is preserved at Manchester's Runway Viewing Park.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Jan-24.
The 10th A330-243/MRTT for the UK Royal Air Force which is in 'Reserve Status' and was leased to Thomas Cook Airlines UK by Air Tanker Services Ltd. It has been fully fitted out and still has it's underwing refuelling equipment fitted. It had just been painted at Air Livery, Manchester in Thomas Cook Airlines [very] basic new livery and departed today back to the Airbus Military facility at Getafe, Spain. It entered service with Thomas Cook in Apr/May-15.
First flown in Jan-14 in storage primer as F-WWTR, this aircraft was delivered to EADS Spain as EC-330 in Mar-14 for conversion to MRTT (Multi Roll Tanker Transport) standard.
It became MRTT026 in Dec-14 and was delivered to Air Tanker Ltd at RAF Brize Norton, UK as G-VYGK in Feb-15. This is an RAF Reserve aircraft which would be seriallied ZZ340 in military service. On arrival at Brize Norton the military equipment was removed and stored and the interior was fitted out for civil use with 320 economy seats.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Thomas Cook Airlines UK in Apr-15 and returned to Air Tanker Ltd in Mar-19. It was wet-leased to Condor Flugdienst in Apr-19 and returned to Air Tanker Ltd in Mar-20 at the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Air Tanker civilian A330 fleet operate regular Royal Air Force scheduled services between Brize Norton and the Falkland Islands and operate short-term and ad-hoc charter flights for airlines worldwide.
The aircraft was leased, short-term, to Jet2 .com in May-24 to cover while sister-ship G-VYGL was on maintenance at Birmingham, UK. Current, updated 04-Jun-24.
Managed to drop my phone, containing a few pictures. Thought I would upload what was on it before it got replaced, nothing to set anyones trousers alight. This Escort is probably the best spot I had on there.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 15-Mar-18.
Later became PH-KJG with BASE Business Airlines.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 26-May-26.
'N'debele, Martha', South Africa World tail livery. Operated by British Airways franchise partner, Sun-Air Scandinavia.
First flown with the British Aerospace test registration G-4-014, this aircraft was delivered to Sun-Air of Scandinavia as OY-SVS in Jun-93. It started operations on behalf of British Airways under a franchise agreement in Jul-96.
The aircraft was briefly wet-leased to CityFlyer Express for five days in Mar-98. In Aug-02 it was sold to a lessor and leased back to Sun-Air and then sold back to Sun-Air in Nov-02. Operations for British Airways continued.
The aircraft was withdrawn from service in Aug-04 and sold to Eastern Airways (UK) as G-MAJN the following month. It was sold to Highland Airways as G-ISAY in Apr-08 and then sold to Sky Express (Greece) as SX-SEH in Mar-11. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Biella Cerrione, Italy in Nov-16.
It was sold to Airtime, Sweden as G-ISAY in Oct-19 but the registration wasn't applied to the aircraft and it remained stored. It was sold to KMR Aviation Services, USA as N94PF in Jan-24. Permanently retired. Updated 24-May-26
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 30-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
With additional '38/98, 60 years of excellence' titles.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 27-Jan-18, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Dec-23.
With both Kalitta and American International Airways titles.
Originally built as a 'Combi' with a side cargo door, this aircraft was delivered to Kuwait Airways as 9K-ADA in Jul-78. It was wet-leased to EgyptAir in Nov-87 and returned to Kuwait Airways in Jun-88.
In Dec-88 it was wet-leased to Garuda Indonesia Airlines and returned to Kuwait Airways in Jul-89. The aircraft was sold to American International Airways (Kalitta!) as N707CK in Aug-95 and was converted to a full freighter configuration by Jan-96.
The company was renamed Kitty Hawk International Air Cargo in Feb-99 and the aircraft was stored at Mojave, CA, USA in May-00. It was leased to Kalitta Air in Dec-00 when the aircraft was returned to service.
It was returned to Kitty Hawk and sold to the Kitty Hawk Collateral Liquidating Trust and stored in Sep-02. In Feb-04 it was leased to Global Air Cargo. The aircraft was due to be re-registered N707KH but that didn't happen and the aircraft returned to the Kitty Hawk Collateral Liquidating Trust just 3 months later in May-04.
In Jun-04 it was leased to AFX Capital III Ltd and was re-registered N801KH in Jul-04. It was sub-leased to Air Bangladesh as S2-ADT two weeks later. The aircraft was stored at Manston UK in Apr-05 without titles.
It was returned to AFX Capital III around Jan-06 but remained stored at Manston. It was returned to Kitty Hawk Collateral Liquidating Trust in Oct-06 and immediately sold to Star Aviation Services.
It was ferried from Manston, via Brussels to Ahlhorn, Germany in Nov-06 with the undercarriage locked down. The aircraft was broken up at Ahlhorn in Jul/Aug-07.
Note: The registration N707CK was later re-used by Kalitta in Mar-06 on an ex JAL Japan Airlines Cargo B747-246F, c/n 21681/382.
Taken in about 1960
Charing Cross station on a bright sunny day in around 1960, with EPB stock in some of the platforms..
The station roof seen here was not the original, but was a replacement design, constructed after the first roof started to collapse, in 1905.
This roof was replaced between 1986 and 1990, and today (2025) the EPBs have all gone, and there are offices and restaurants on top of the station.
Restored from an under-exposed unfocussed cyan-colour-shifted original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
File: 2016001-0112
Previous scaled down image replaced with full size 2592 x 3872 image.
Lulu modelling and photographed in casual outfit. Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, 29th January 2016.
She is seen here, modelling in a light brown and cream coloured stripped faux fur coat made by Quality Fashion, bought second-hand from a charity shop. She is wearing her own black scoop neckline top, with her own dark blue jeans. She is wearing a pair of black high heels. The photographs were taken in front of a studio backdrop, using a Nikon D200 DSLR.
In 1985, when I was at a deaf school in my last year, I decided to get into doing photography as a career. It is the kind of off-beat job that I would like to do, so I tried to apply for a college course studying photography. But the hearing teachers, my own family, family friends, career advisors, and even the social workers, told me that I should not do photography as a job because I am deaf.
In those days here in the United Kingdom, there were discrimination against disabled people, as there weren’t much laws protecting our rights at that time. My mother told me I can’t do photography, because I’m deaf with speech impaired.
I tried to make an effort to get them into helping me get a college course, studying photography. But they got me on a training course at college, instead of a proper serious course. From 1987 to 1989, I spent two days studying traditional graphic design while at college, with three days work experience for a professional photographer as part of my training course, mainly as photographer’s assistant and darkroom technician.
I admit that I became hooked on doing graphic design, so in additional to wanting to become a photographer, I decided I want to become a graphic designer as a second option.
After leaving college, I attempted to get a job working either in photography or graphic design, but as I mentioned earlier, in those days, there were still discrimination against the disabled people, so employers are likely to favour hearing people over deaf people.
For a few years, I continue to do my own photography and my own graphic design projects at home, in order to keep up my skills, while at same time, trying to find a job. Then I got married, and started a family life, but divorced her and I became a full-time single parent, so everything was put on hold for a while, until the kids were much older.
Finally, in the United Kingdom, we got The Equality Act 2010, that would protect our rights.
Few years later, while my kids were old enough to attend full-time school, I resumed my own projects, mainly to refresh my skills. I would need to improve my portfolio if I were to try to apply for a job, or may even consider going freelance. One of the graphic design projects I planned to do, requested a female model.
So I searched online, looked at some of the modelling agencies and model booking websites.
I booked Lulu for a two-hours outdoors photo-shoot in Newport, Gwent, South Wales. I arrived at her home, met up with her, and went through the details of the photo-shoot. We went into city centre, and I found a perfect location for my needs, did the photo-shoot for my graphic design project.
When the outdoors photo-shoots were done, there was still time to spare, I think maybe one and half hour of the booked two-hours slot was used up, leaving maybe half hour left.
I think that both she and her husband didn’t think it was right, I think they feel like they were overcharging me for less time used, or something like that. They were nice and polite, and they allowed me to use up what was left of the booked timeslot. They pointed out that they have a small makeshift studio in their spare bedroom, and suggested I could use it for some indoor photo-shoots, use what was left of the booked timeslot to do more photographs if I wish to do so. I figured why not? Not only that I would get my money’s worth, but also take a chance to do more refresher photography.
And this is one of the series of photos I took in the remaining half hour of the booked timeslot.
Point of note: Lulu had left a glowing and positive review on my profile, on the model booking website, pointing out that despite my being deaf with speech impaired, she had found working with me a pleasure and enjoyable.
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As the seasons start to change so do the colours. The bright vivid summer colours are slowly being replaced by the yellows, reds, orange, and gold of Fall.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 30-Mar-15, plus DeNoise AI 05-Jan-23.
Originally delivered to the US Army Air Force serialled 42-101077 in Sep-44, it was transferred to the US Navy on delIvery as Bua39573. It was withdrawn from use and stored in late 1946.
It surfaced again 10 years later when it was bought by Aaxico Inc in 1956 as N10427 and leased to Seaboard & Western Airlines in Aug-56. Seaboard bought it in May-57 and they were renamed Seaboard World Airlines in Apr-61.
The aircraft was based in Germany and operated cargo services for Lufthansa, it was stored at Frankfurt in 1970. It was sold to 'Marshall M Landy' in May-71, then to Aircraft Modifications Inc in 1972 and leased to 'Joanne Fashions' in 1973.
It was written off when it crashed on approach to Pereira, Colombia in Feb-73 after an engine failure.
'Joanne Fashions' and crashing in Colombia has drug running written all over it...
The Algoma Central Marine laker Algoway rides high as it works upbound on the St. Clair River near St. Clair, Michigan. This classic laker and sister Algorail are scheduled to be replaced in the near future. Both the Algoway and Algorail have made visits to the Twin Ports this fall.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 06-Sep-17, plus DeNoise AI 19-Nov-22.
This aircraft was delivered to the GPA Group Ltd (later to become GECAS) and leased to Aeroflot Russian International Airlines as EI-CKD in Sep-94. It was returned to GECAS in Oct-99 and stored.
In Jan-00 it was re-registered N683TW and leased to TWA Trans World Airlines the following month. TWA was merged into American Airlines on Dec-01, the aircraft continued in service until it was stored at Greensboro, NC, USA in Nov-02.
It was returned to the lessor in Apr-03 and remained stored until it was leased to euroAtlantic Airways in Nov-03. The aircraft was sub-leased to Southern Winds (Argentina) as LV-AIX in Jan-04. Southern Winds ceased operations in Mar-05 and the aircraft was 'parked' at Rio de Janeiro - Galileo.
It was returned to euroAtlantic as CS-TLQ in Jun-05. In Feb-07 it was wet-leased to Air India, returning to euroAtlantic in Jan-08. It was wet-leased to GMG Airlines (Bangladesh) 5 days later and returned to euroAtlantic in Apr-08.
In Aug-08 the aircraft was returned to the lessor and sold to the Fuerza Aerea de Chile (the Chilean Air Force) serialled FAC985. Current, updated 19-Nov-22.
Note: euroAtlantic Airways are an ACMI operator (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) and provide aircraft on short and long-term lease to other airlines, as well as operating their own charter services.
Replaced in 2015 from the Airlink service 100 between Waverley Bridge and Edinburgh Airport by new buses, the original vehicles were transferred to East Coast Buses. Seen in Waterloo Place is 20937 - SN10DKE.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 14-Apr-25.
Fleet No: "604".
An early build Boeing 767, first flown in Apr-84 with the Boeing test registration N6046P, this aircraft was delivered to El Al Israel Airlines as 4X-EAD in Jun-84.
After 27 years in service the aircraft was permanently retired at Tel Aviv, Israel in Oct-11. It was broken up there in Nov-13.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 17-Aug-20, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-Apr-24.
Operating a one-off sub-charter for Airtours International Airways.
Named: "Baleares"
This aircraft was delivered to The GPA Group Ltd and leased to Spanair with the Spanish temporary registration EC-547 in Feb-91. It was re-registered EC-FCU in Jun-91.
It was returned to the lessor in Mar-02 and stored at Madrid. The aircraft was re-registered N25034 in Jun-02 and leased to Air Canada as C-GHPD in Jul-02. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-13 and permanently retired at Marana, AZ, USA. It was broken up at Marana in 2014.
Note: The registration C-GHPD was re-used on an Air Canada Rouge Airbus A321-211/S in Jan-19.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 10-Feb-16.
'Royal Mail Special Services - Datapost' special livery.
Outside the Mail Building on Liverpool's West Apron.
This was the fourth production SD.360, first flown in Dec-82 using the Short Brothers temporary registration G-14-3604. It became G-RMSS the following day and was delivered to Fairflight Charters Ltd in Jan-83.
It was leased to Air Ecosse the same day in a special 'Royal Mail Special Services' livery. It was sub-leased back to Short Brothers for 3 weeks in Apr/May-85 and sub-leased to Loganair between Aug/Nov-86.
It was also sub-leased to Manx Airlines in Feb-87 and Guernsey Airlines in May-87. Guernsey Airlines was renamed Aurigny Air Services. It was sold to Connectair as G-BPCO in Feb-88 and Connectair was renamed Air Europe Express in Feb-89.
The aircraft was repossessed by Fairflight Charters in Mar-91 when the Air Europe Group ceased trading. In Apr-91 the aircraft was leased to Gill Air and it was re-registered G-OLAH in Aug-91.
It was sub-leased to Air UK between Mar/Aug-95. It was retired and stored at Exeter, UK, in Dec-00. In June-01 it was sold to Aer Arran Express as EI-CWG. It was sold to Emerald Airways in Nov-01 becoming G-ROND.
Emerald Airways ceased operations in May-06 and the aircraft was sold to BAC. It was finally withdrawn from use and stored at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, in 2007.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version.plus Topaz DeNoise AI 21-Jan-25.
Named: "Spirit of Westmoreland". Fleet No: "566".
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AVZM, it was re-registered D-ASSY a few days later. The aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to UK charter airline, Air World as G-BXAW in Mar-97. Air World was merged into Flying Colours Airlines in Nov-98 and it returned to the lessor in early Jan-99.
It was leased to Air Jamaica as 6J-JMD a few days later and returned to the lessor 10 years later, in mid Mar-09. The aircraft was leased to Turkuaz Airlines (Turkey) as TC-TCE in May-09. It was wet-leased to Al Wafeer Air (Saudi Arabia) for a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Oct/Dec-10. Turkuaz ceased operations at the end of the lease and the aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Medina, Saudi Arabia.
In Mar-11 the aircraft was re-registered N851LF and moved to Shannon, Ireland for further storage in May-11. It was re-registered again in Aug-11, this time as EI-ESI and remained stored at Shannon. The aircraft was leased to Al Masria Universal Airlines (Egypt) as SU-TCC in Oct-11. It returned to the lessor as EI-ESI in Jun-13.
In Aug-13 the aircraft was leased to Hermes Airlines (Greece) as SX-BHT. It was wet-leased to Air Moldova between May/Oct-14 and again between Apr/Oct-15. It was returned to the lessor in Mar-16 and stored at Craiova, Romania.
The aircraft was leased to Olympus Airways (Greece) in Jul-16, using the same registration. It was wet-leased to Air Moldova the following day and returned to Olympus in Mar-17. It was wet-leased to Wings of Lebanon, short-term, between Apr/May-17 and then to Windrose Aviation (Ukraine) between May/Oct-17. On it's return to Olympus the aircraft was initially stored at Istanbul before being ferried to Goodyear, AZ, USA where it was permanently retired in Jan-18.
Replacing the usual A321 on the afternoon Istanbul / Manchester service.
Named: "Erzurum"
This aircraft was delivered to Turkish Airlinjes as TC-JJJ in Jan-11. Current (Sep-18).
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 06-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).
First visit to Manchester for a new Ukrainian Airline, SkyUp Airlines, bringing in Shakhtar Donetsk to play Manchester City in a Champions League game the following evening.
Left side.
This aircraft was delivered to BBAM Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management and leased to Malaysia Airlines as 9M-MXP in Dec-13. It was returned to the lessor as 2-QWEB in Dec-17 and stored at Marana, AZ, USA.
It was transferred to the BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation (Boeing) as N766BC in Feb-18 and leased to SkyUp Airlines as UR-SQB in Apr-18. The aircraft was fitted with 'Split Scimitar' winglets in May-19.
When Russia invaded Ukraine in Feb-22 the aircraft was stored at Iasi, Romania. It returned to service in Apr-22 and has been kept busy, mostly operating services for Corendon Airlines Turkey and Corendon Europe. It's also operated services for Tailwind Airlines, Turkey and Air Albania. Current, updated 06-Nov-22.
Replacing a digital photo with a better version 14-Aug-19, plus DeNoise AI 21-Feb-23.
With additional GTI Travel titles on the engines.
Named: "Sun", right side livery.
This aircraft was delivered to the GPA Group Ltd and leased to Leisure International Airways (trading as Air UK Leisure) as G-UKLA in Oct-88. Between Oct-89/Apr-90 it was wet-leased to Malaysia Airlines.
It was leased to Malaysia Airlines again for the winter season 1990/91, this time as 9M-MLC, returning as G-UKLA in Jun-91. For the winter of 1995/96 it was leased to Modiluft India as VT-MGE and was stored on it’s return in Aug-96. It became G-ULKA again in Apr-97, but only briefly.
Air UK and Air UK Leisure were owned by KLM and in Jun-97 they were merged into KLM. G-UKLA was re-registered PH-BPA and continued in service with KLM until, after a brief wet lease to Air Mediterranee, it was returned to the lessor in Mar-01.
It was leased to Turkish charter company Sky Airlines the following month as TC-SKA and operated with them for seven years. In Feb-08 it was returned to the lessor and sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest (Trustee) as N865FC.
It was converted to freight configuration at Tel Aviv, Israel in Dec-08 and leased to BlueBird Cargo Iceland in Mar-09 as TF-BBH. Bluebird Cargo became Bluebird Nordic in Jan-18 although the aircraft titles still show Bluebird Cargo. Now 34.5 years old, it continues in service. Current, updated 13-Feb-23.
The blue Kmart Jewelry Department counter was replaced during the Sears Essentials remodel with these Sears fixtures. The taupe carpeting is also from the Sears Essentials days.
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The Kmart of Parsippany opened in 1998 and was a flagship Big Kmart store for the company. It was one of the company's first Big Kmart stores, and the store was featured on the commercial which launched the Big Kmart concept nationwide.
In the commercial, a blue tarp is being removed from the sign as the Big Kmart jingle is played "There's a new old friend in the same old place, with a brand new name and a brand new face". A mock parade was even staged in nearby Boonton, NJ with Kathy Ireland jogging down the main street and Martha Stewart driving an 18-wheeler. Scenes of Bob Hope eating breakfast were filmed at the local Boonton Diner.
The 120,000 sq. ft. Big Kmart store replaced a former Kmart one mile up the highway, which had originally been a J.M. Fields. In 2005, the store was re-bannered as Sears Essentials. New Sears carpeting, separate dressing rooms for men and women, and better-quality Sears fixtures were installed as part of the conversion. Unfortunately, many departments were poorly merchandised and shoppers encountered lots of empty shelf space in the huge store. To top it off, Eddie Lampert and his crew raised prices. The previously proud and busy Kmart quickly became a place people avoided and the store was often deserted.
In 2010, the company admitted defeat on the concept and after a 2-day liquidation, the store reverted back to Kmart. Most of the Sears fixtures were left in place but the store did receive a very seldom seen and short-lived Kmart interior package with red and white department signage featuring pictures of people.
Update (August, 2017): Sears announced that this store will close by the end of 2017.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 18-Mar-18, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 26-Jan-24.
This aircraft was delivered to ANA All Nippon Airways as JA8351 in Apr-74. It was sold to a lessor in Mar-86 and leased back to ANA. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jul-87 and sold to the Boeing Equipment Corporation as N773BE the same day.
It was sold to AVENSA Aerovias Venezolanas as YV-94C five days later. Another lessor bought it in Jul-89 and leased it back to AVENSA. It was sold back to AVENSA in Dec-90.
The aircraft was leased to Servivensa in Apr-99 and it was returned to AVENSA in Feb-00. It was permanently retired at Caracas, Venezuela in Aug-00 and eventually broken up there in Nov-04.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Jan-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 27-May-25.
On summer lease from Air Florida in basic Air Florida c/scheme with tail logo.
Originally to have been registered N45AF, the registration wasn't taken up and it was delivered to Air Florida in Dec-79 as N53AF. In Apr-82 the aircraft was leased to Air Europe as G-BJXL for the summer season, returning to Air Florida in Oct-82 as N53AF.
It was leased again by Air Europe as G-BJXL between May/Oct-83. It was returned to Air Florida and immediately returned to the lessor, still as G-BJXL. It was sold to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Dan-Air Services the same month.
In Nov-84 it was wet leased to Nordair Canada for the winter 84/85 season. In Apr-85 it was re-registered C-GNDG with Nordair for just one day before being returned to Dan-Air as G-BJXL. It was leased to Nordair Canada again from Nov-85/Apr-86, this time as C-GNDG.
It returned to Dan-Air as G-BJXL in Apr-86. In Nov-86 it was returned to ILFC and was immediately leased to Midway Airlines as N702ML.
Midway bought it in Nov-87. It was sold to Southwest Airlines in May-91 and operated with them until it was retired and stored at Mojave, CA, USA, in Sep-04. It was noted still at Mojave in Nov-07 and subsequently broken up.