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GV II* Parish church. Norman west tower, C13 chancel, vestry C14 and C15 altered in C20 with nave and aisles of 1901-03 by Micklethwaite mainly replacing an earlier classical design of 1778 by Guilt. Built of ragstone rubble, nave and aisles of coursed rubble with Bath stone dressings and Portland stone plinth. Tiled roof and shingled spire. West tower, nave with north and south aisles, north porch, chancel and vestry.
West tower of three stages. Crenellated parapet and broached shingled spire surmounted by gilded weathervane. Corner buttresses. West face has louvred lancet window to bell storey. Ground floor has arched doorcase with renewed hood moulding and C18 six-panelled arched door, one panel having metal grille. South face has one lancet to lower floors and large gault brick round-headed arch to bell stage. East face has two louvred trefoiled windows to bell stage. Broached shingled spire.
Nave and aisles are of galleted ragstone blocks with Bath stone dressings and Portland stone plinth. Clerestorey. Crenellated parapet to aisles. North aisle has two triple Kentish traceried windows, buttress and gabled porch with cross-shaped saddlestone. South aisle has three similar windows. West wall of south aisle has remains of 1778 aisle with Portland stone end quoins. East wall of nave, north aisle, and south aisle retains c1778 end wall with oculus with four keystones to nave dated 1780, Portland stone quoins and cambered blocked windows with keystones to north and south aisles. Later cross-shaped saddlestone to apex of gable.
Chancel has restored triple lancet east window and north front has two restored lancets and C13 arched doorcase with dogtooth moulding. Vestry attached to south is C14 and C15 in origin but much restored in C20. Built of stone rubble with band of ironstone, ironstone door surround and timber-framed gable.
Interior: Nave of four bays with half bay at west end with organ gallery over. Balcony has in centre elaborately carved wooden arms of James II. Organ gallery has two wooden and two stone tablets with list of benefactions. Gallery stairs have unusual fretted balustrading and squared newel posts with finial. Font in C14 style and C18 style Wren style font. Aisle walls have series of good C18 wall monuments. Floor slabs including one basalt slab. Five canted boarded roof with crenellations. Chancel has C13 collar beam roof, C14 archway to vestry in south wall and remains of C13 sedilia which was partially obscured by the early C17 Brett Monument. This is a fine monument in alabaster and plaster to Sir Robert Brett d 1620, his wife and son. This comprises a deep plinth and round-headed canopy over supported on double Ionic columns with decorations of shields and putti. Full-sized horizontal effigies of Sir Robert and Lady Brett in attitudes of prayer with kneeling daughter to right and skeleton in shroud to left. C17 wall tablet to Dame Jane Fitzjames to north aisle. Early C16 brass to Elizabeth Pierrepoint, but only the top half of the body survives and brass to William Millys d 1497, 15 1/2 in brass of a civilian. Good C18 wall tablets.
Replacing an earlier digital photo from 06-Jun-23 with a better version.
Operated on behalf of TUI Airways UK by SmartLynx Airlines - Estonia. All white with titles & tail logo.
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AUBL, this aircraft was delivered to Etihad Airways as A6-EIQ in Nov-12. It was sold to a lessor as VP-CRI in Sep-22 and leased to SmartLynx Airlines Estonia as ES-SAF in Nov-22.
It was briefly wet-leased to Air Malta for four weeks between Apr/May-23. It was wet-leased to TUI Airways UK in May-23 for the summer season and is expected to return to SmartLynx at the end of Oct-23. Current, 08-Jul-23.
The stairs replace the street in the location of Mozart Street on the west side of Hermann, Missouri just below St. George Catholic Church, due to the steep hillside. The house, with multiple porches and a turret (and a pyramid roof outhouse on the west side) was built by local physician W.C. Wessel in 1917.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 14-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 30-Mar-23.
During the 1966 UK Seaman's Strike (or was it a dock strike, can't remember!), this Connie was doing 3 rotations a day bringing cigarettes from Belfast. It was usually parked in this area, just look at the amount of oil on the ramp! In the background, a Hibernian C-47 and an Aer Turas Bristol Freighter, also hauling cargo from Belfast.
Originally ordered by Transcontinental & Western Air as N86535, an L749 Constellation, the order was cancelled and the aircraft was delivered to Aerlinte Eireann (Irish International Airlines) in Aug-47 as EI-ACS.
It didn't operate with them for long and was withdrawn from service and stored at Dublin in Feb-48. It was sold to BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation as G-ALAL in Jun-48 and converted to L749A standard.
It was leased to Skyways of London in Jul-59 and they bought it in Jun-62. It was transferred to Euravia (London) Ltd in Sep-62. Euravia was renamed Britannia Airways in Aug-64 and the aircraft was stored at Luton, UK.
It was sold to ACE Freighters in Feb-65 and was stored at Coventry Airport, UK when ACE ceased trading in Sep-66. It was sold to a 'W W Tilton' in Apr-67.
It was due to be sold to COPISA Peru as OB-R-899 but the sale fell through and it was stored at Miami in 1968. It then went through a couple of 'private owners' in 1971/72 and was seized by the US Authorities for 'illegal operations' in Oct-72. It was broken up in 1974.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Aug-22 (DeNoise AI).
An early build aircraft, first flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWKP, this aircraft was delivered to PAL Philippine Airlines with the French Overseas registration F-OHZM in Jul-97.
It was sold on delivery to the Acacia Air Lease Company and leased back to Philippine Airlines. The aircraft was re-registered RP-C3330 in Jun-08. It was permanently retired at Manila, Philippines in Aug-13 and was eventually broken up there in late 2014/early 2015. Updated 13-Aug-22
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 11-Oct-20.
Named: "Jetstreamer". In 1999 this was Virgin's new livery...
This aircraft is c/n 002 and the A340 second prototype. It had it's first flight in Feb-92 with the Airbus test registration F-WWAS. After the test programme was completed the aircraft was leased to Virgin Atlantic Airways as G-VHOL in May-97. It was returned to Airbus Leasing in Jul-11 and stored at Lourdes, France. It was sold to GMT Holdings 4 Ltd as M-YRGU in Sep-11 and remained stored. The aircraft was due to to be leased to Luzair (Portugal) as CS-TTQ but the lease didn't happen. It was sold to Rajshahi Air (Bangladesh) in Dec-11 and went straight to Tehran, Iran via an intermediate point. The aircraft, now registered EP-APA, was seen outside the Iran Aseman Hangar at Tehran in Jan-12. It entered service with Iran Aseman Airlines in Mar-12. Current, updated (Oct-20).
Note: Rajshahi Air was a 'shell' company to evade international sanctions on Iran and the EU stopped the transfer of subsequent aircraft.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Apr-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 19-Jul-21.
A very rare shot! This was the first visit of a BEA One-Eleven to Manchester, seen in the 'old' BEA livery. By the time it was delivered to BEA in Apr-69 it had been repainted into the odd livery that their One-Elevens had for operation on German domestic services to Berlin (plain blue tail with 'Super One-Eleven' titles and small 'BEA' titles by the forward door).
G-AVMI (the registration it kept for it's whole 33 year life) was the second prototype One-Eleven 500 and first flew in May-68. It was delivered to BEA British European Airways in Apr-69. BEA merged with BOAC in Jul-74 to form British Airways.
The aircraft was retired and stored at Bournemouth, UK, in Nov-92 after 23 years in service. In May-93 it was sold to European Aviation and leased to other group companies, European Air Charter in Feb-94 and 'Aberdeen London Express Airlines' in Oct-94.
It was wet-leased to SABENA Belgian World Airlines between Mar/Dec-95 and again between Mar/Jun-96. Another European Aviation company, Air Bristol, sub-leased it in Nov-96, they were renamed AB Airlines the following month.
It was returned to European Aviation in Sep-99 and immediately sub-leased to European Air Charter for two months until it was permanently retired at Bournemouth in Nov-99. It was broken up there in Feb-02.
Despite the livery having been replaced over 5 years ago, Air Canada's old Evergreen livery still lives on and whilst in certain conditions does look particularly dated and even weathered poorly, in most cases such as good lighting and well-maintained still looks sleek and elegant... The winter light certainly proves the old colours still looks superb and dare I say better than the new livery.
For the W22 scheduler, Air Canada are certainly busy at London Heathrow; the carrier is operating 8 daily flights from their usual hubs across Canada, as well as a fifth-freedom flight to and from Mumbai. 5 out of the 8 daily flights are in the hands of the large Boeing 787-9 fleet, whilst the remaining 3 flights are provided by one Airbus A330-300, Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 777-300ER each.
At present, Air Canada is in the process of finalising their upcoming S23 schedule where capacity and frequency are expected to increase, expect a update in the future...
Currently, Air Canada operates 37 Boeing 787s, which includes 8 Boeing 787-8s and 29 Boeing 787-9s. Air Canada have 2 Boeing 787-9s on-order.
Foxtrot Romeo Sierra Alpha is one of 29 Boeing 787-9s operated by Air Canada, delivered new to the flag-carrier on 5th January 2017 and she is powered by 2 General Electric GEnx-1B engines.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner C-FRSA on short finals into Runway 27L at London Heathrow (LHR) on AC858 from Toronto-Pearson (YYZ), Ontario.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 27-Mar-22 (DeNoise AI).
This was quite a 'late build' Super Connie and was delivered to National Airlines as N7133C in Oct-57. It was stored at Miami 6 years later.
It was sold to the International Aviation Corporation in Dec-64 and leased to Nordair Canada as CF-NAL. It was briefly wet-leased to Eastern Provincial Airways between Nov-68/Feb-69 and sold to Canairelief Ltd in Apr-69, still as CF-NAL.
It was suspected of being involved in gun-running in Biafra
and was abandoned at Sao Tome in Jan-70 along with sister-ship CF-NAM. Both were seen still at Sao Tome in poor condition in 2013. One being used as part of a restaurant and the other now forms part of a house.
Update: 52 years since they were abandoned at Sao Tome and they are still there (see photos below). In a sad state but still there and being used as part of a restaurant. Amazing! Many thanks to Goncalo Guimaraes for the update, 27-Mar-22.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 20-Jan-22 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft was bought by AWAS Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services but by the time it was due for delivery they didn't have an airline to lease it to. It was due to be delivered as VR-BLC but that wasn't used and it was delivered to AWAS as HB-IHU in Oct-89.
It was sold on delivery to Petrolair System SA (Switzerland). The aircraft was re-registered HB-IEE the following month. In Sep-95, Petrolair System SA dropped the 'System' and was renamed Petrolair SA. They became Privatair in Jan-97.
The aircraft was wet-leased to the UK Royal Air Force for 10 days in Feb-00 when the Swiss Flag style tail logo was replaced by a small Union Flag. The aircraft was fitted with blended winglets in Oct-07. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Hahn, Germany in Mar-13
It was sold to JetMagic (Malta) as 9H-AVM in Oct-13 and remained stored at Hahn until it was delivered to Malta in Feb-14. The aircraft was stored at Montpellier (France) between Aug-14/Aug-15, it was then moved to Auch (France) in Aug-15 and stayed there until Apr-16 when it moved back to Montpellier again.
The aircraft returned to service in Jun-16. It was repainted in a special livery in Jul-17 for the Band, U2 for their 'U2 - The Joshua Tree Tour 2017' and for U2 again in Feb-19 for the 'U2 - Joshua Tree Tour 2019'.
Although it's now over 32 years old it continues in service, it can't have that many hours or cycles 'on the clock'. Current, updated 19-Jan-22.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 04-Mar-21.
Seattle Mariners logocopter.
The Seattle Mariners are a US Professional Baseball Team based in Seattle, WA, USA.
No longer in this livery, this helicopter has had a number of different liveries, now 40 years old, it's still in service.
The Brickell Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge in Downtown Miami, Florida, that carries U.S. Route 1 (US 1; Brickell Avenue) over the Miami River.
The original Brickell Avenue Bridge was built in 1929 and replaced in 1995. The Brickell Avenue Bridge was widened by one additional northbound lane in 2006 to reduce the traffic bottleneck through downtown. Before this, there were three southbound but only two northbound lanes. Currently, there are three lanes in each direction as well as a pedestrian walkway on both sides. Still, the bridge causes frequent traffic delays on the busy Brickell Avenue when it opens. According to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the bridge opened 4,990 times in 2010.
The statue is a 53-foot bronze monument commissioned by the Florida Department of Transportation and created by Cuban Master Sculptor Manuel Carbonell in 1995. The "Pillar of History" consists of a 36-foot high carved bas-relief column that graphically narrates the lives of the Tequesta Indians, Miami's first inhabitants, and features 158 figures. At the top stands a 17-foot bronze sculpture, "Tequesta Family" portraying a Tequesta Indian warrior aiming an arrow to the sky, looking for space in eternity, with his wife and child by his side, while the son covers his face in expectation of their extinction.
Carbonell also created four bas reliefs, measuring 4-feet by 8-feet, which were installed in niches on the bridge's supporting piers. Each relief honors Miami's early founders and pioneers - William and Mary Brickell, Henry Flagler, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and Julia Tuttle.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brickell_Avenue_Bridge
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Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 08-Dec-19
'Star Alliance' livery.
Named: "Essen".
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWCV, this aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa as D-AIHC in Dec-03 in full 'Star Alliance' livery. It was repainted into standard livery in Jan-09. Current, updated (Dec-19).
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version. plus Topaz DeNoise AI 25-Jul-21.
Taken through glass as well as some 'yellowing' of the original negative.
'Little Europe' logojet, left side.
Originally built as a CRJ.100ER this aircraft was first flown with the Canadair test registration C-FMNW. It was delivered to Lufthansa as D-ACJH in Oct-98 and operated by Lufthansa CityLine.
It was repainted in 'Little Europe' special livery in Nov-98 prior to service entry. It was withdrawn from service and stored in Apr-10 prior to return to Bombardier Inc as C-GGDQ in Nov-10. It was converted to CRJ.200ER standard before being leased to UTAir Aviation (Russia) as VQ-BGT in Dec-10.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Feb-15 and stored at Teruel, Spain. It was broken up at Teruel in 2019.
Replaced with Hasselblad X1 Scan:
A Kyrgyz Mil-Mi 17 helicopter at Khan Tengri (7010m) and Pik Pobeda (7439m) base camp in the Tien Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, about to pick up a group of climbers.
August 2010.
Contax G2, 21mm Biogon, B+W yellow filter and Fuji Acros 100 (in HC-110)
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 03-Dec-17, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 26-Aug-23.
Fleet No: '7758'.
Imagine... A Boeing 727 with a short history!
This aircraft was delivered to United Airlines as N7258U in Mar-78. It was in service with United for 23 years until it was permanently retired at Victorville, CA, USA in Nov-01. It was sold to Ram Air sales in Sep-02 for parting out. The registration was cancelled in Apr-03.
Class 47 47081 had failed at Exeter while working a Leed's to Penzance service and Class 52 1016 Western Gladiator was called from the stabling point to replace it above it is running down onto the stock. 08/09/1975.
Kevin Connolly - All rights reserved so please do no use this image without my explicit permission
092/365,
CDX-3160
Age; 1997
I purchased the Miata in 2006 with this radio installed so it's somewhere between 17 and 26 years old
Garden Village, Burnaby, British Columbia
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 28-Mar-23.
Southern England storm 'Katie' diversion from London-Heathrow. With a nice shot of Derbyshire's snow covered hills in the background.
Special livery celebrating "50 years, Singapore's Golden Jubilee" in 2015.
First flown in Jan-09 with the Airbus test registration F-WWSC, the aircraft was ferried to the Airbus airfield at Hamburg-Finkenwerder for interior fitting out and painting.
It was delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SKI in Jul-09. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Singapore at the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mar-20.
It was moved to Alice Springs, Australia in Apr-20 for continued long term storage. The aircraft never re-entered service and was broken up at Singapore in Nov-22.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Apr-22 (DeNoise AI).
Right side.
This aircraft was delivered to QANTAS Airways as VH-EBQ in Dec-79. It was leased to Air Pacific (Fiji) as DQ-FJI in Dec-98 and returned to QANTAS as VH-EBQ in Aug-00.
It was withdrawn from service and retired in Nov-02 and was donated to the Outback Museum, Longreach, Australia where it's on display.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 08-Jul-23.
This aircraft was delivered to BEA British European Airways as G-APEX in Jun-58. It was sold to BKS Air Transport in Dec-69.
BKS was renamed Northeast Airlines in Nov-70 when it became part of British Air Services. British Air Services was merged into British Airways in Apr-74.
The aircraft continued in service with British Airways until it was sold to British Air Ferries in Mar-81. It was retired and stored at Southend, UK in Mar-84 and was broken up at Southend by 1994.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus DeNoise AI 04-Dec-22.
Taken into the sun on a cold, misty and frosty morning!
Fleet No: '008'.
This aircraft was delivered to Continental Airlines as N78008 in Mar-99. It was sold to a lessor in Apr-01 and leased back to Continental. In Oct-10, Continental was merged into United Airlines. Now 23.5 years old, the aircraft continues in service. Updated 04-Dec-22
Note: The rear fuselage was damaged by a tail strike at New York - Newark on 02-Mar-05. It was repaired by Boeing and returned to service on 16-Apr-05.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 03-Apr-22, plus Topa DeNoise AI 09-Feb-24
Operated by Lauda Air on behalf of Lauda Air Italy.
An early CRJ.100 (Line No:36), this aircraft was first flown with the Canadair test registration C-FROL, it was delivered to Lauda Air as OE-LRC in Mar-94. It was sold to Lufthansa Leasing GmbH as D-ACLX and leased to Lufthansa CityLine in Oct-95.
It was wet-leased to Air Littoral (France) the same day and returned to Lufthansa CityLine in Jul-96. The aircraft was returned to Lufthansa Leasing, leased to Lauda Air again, as OR-LRC and sub-leased to Lauda Air Italy in Mar-99.
It wasn't with Lauda Air Italy for long (I was lucky to catch it!) and returned to Lauda Air in Apr-01. It was returned to Lufthansa Leasing a few days later. The aircraft was sold to Bombardier Capital Inc as D-ANIM and leased to Eurowings (Germany) towards the end of Apr-01.
The aircraft was returned to Bombardier Capital Inc in Nov-01 and stored at Maastricht, Netherlands. It was re-registered C-FZZO in Jul-0 and remained stored until it was leased to Lufthansa CityLine as D-ACJZ in Nov-02.
It was returned to Bombardier Capital Inc in May-03 and was re-registered N652ML in Jun-03 for a lease to Midways Airlines (USA). However, the lease was cancelled and the aircraft was stored.
It was leased to Mesa Airlines in Jul-04 and operated on behalf of US Airways Express. It returned to Bombardier Capital in Jan-06. It was sold to Voyageur Airways as C-FIPX in May-06 and operated on behalf of Harmony Airways between Jun/Oct-06.
The aircraft continued in service with Voyageur until late 2012. The registration was cancelled in Feb-13. No further information. Updated 03-Apr-22.
This one looked great when I was playing with the tones. Then I converted to b&w and it just had that classic street photograpy feel. I just had to do it!
update - after reading Zolashine's comments I re-did the picture. I think it makes it 1000% stronger. On the money my friend...
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 09-Jul-21.
TUI Airways UK, still in a hybrid TUI / Sunwing livery since it returned to the UK after lease in Mar-20.
This aircraft was delivered to the TUI Group Plc and leased to Thomson Airways as G-TAWB in Feb-12. It was fitted with 'Split Scimitar' winglets in Nov-14.
In Dec-15 it was sub-leased to Sunwing Airlines (Canada) for the winter season as C-GWVB and returned to Thomson as G-TAWB in Apr-16. Thomson titles were replaced with billboard TUI titles in Jan-17 ahead of the transition to TUI Airlines UK at the end of Oct-17.
The aircraft was sub-leased to Sunwing Airlines again, as C-GWVB, between Nov-17/Apr-18 and again between Dec-19/Mar-20. It was returned as G-TAWB one month early due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and stored at Birmingham, UK, still in the hybrid TUI/Sunwing livery. The aircraft returned to service in mid Jul-20 but was again stored, this time at East Midlands, UK in early Jan-21 after the UK had gone into a second COVID lockdown. It returned to service in late May-21, still in basic TUI livery with Sunwing titles and orange tail. Current, updated 11-Jun-21.
From Thursday 12 February to Sunday, 15 February 2026, I had no Internet and no land line phone. A technician came on 15 February and replaced all the outdated equipment used for my computer, TV and phone and now I have to learn how to use the new remote control for the TV. It is set on the channel that I watch most and I daren't click anything, lol! I HATE change! It is a good thing done, though.
Our weather had been great recently and the snow on the ground had pretty much disappeared. Haven't been able to get out for a drive, though, since 21 January. Today, 17 February 2026, we are having a snow storm with winds and cold temperatures, especially the windchill (-18°C, feels like -33°C). Keeping my fingers crossed that I will finally find a grocery delivery company that will deliver to my area this week, as I will be hibernating for quite a while. Can't wait for Spring!
This photo was taken on 2 December 2025, when my daughter and I had an early Christmas drive south and east of the city. The weather was not good that day and we still (normal for us) have snow on the ground. On 16 December, I had no choice but to go out and buy food. Everywhere was like a skating rink, just treacherous!!! Not at all enjoyable, especially as I am still rather unstable on my feet after my most recent fall, and knowing that I need to avoid having another bad head injury!
I am adding the description that I wrote under the other already posted images taken on 2 December.
While deleting a few very old emails, I came across this link that I had saved from 2010 - Rick Mercer and Bird Banding. Not sure if I ever posted it to Flickr. For anyone familiar with Rick Mercer, you know there will be a few laughs, as well as interesting information.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2lNd9Z9ZmI
Nature is magic - video about Robert Bateman:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtvUJW7h_Ek
Cute ducklings trying to climb up stairs:
I happened to come across this old Facebook video from 2018 on my computer. I don't think I ever posted it here on Flickr. I can only see how to post the link, not so that the actual video is seen without clicking on the link. I just thought it was nicely done by Facebook.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2704663779759450&t=11
"On 2 December 2025, I finally got out for a drive, the first one since 28 September 2025. The weather was awful - cold (but not bitterly cold), completely overcast, low visibility, and snowing a lot of the time, thankfully fairly light, but rather ice pellets than big, white snowflakes. Definitely not the best for taking photos. However, my daughter and I had planned an outing, as she had a free day, a very early Christmas get-together. Each year, we celebrate Christmas by going out for the day, looking for birds and wildlife and anything else. Hopefully, she will have another free day between now and the end of December, to go and have a longer look for Snowy Owls.
We started the day by driving south and calling in at the Saskatoon Farm, where we enjoyed a delicious breakfast, served by a delightful young lady. Lovely to have a chat with Karen, the main owner of the Farm, and her adult children. Thank you for the cookies, Karen! This family works so hard, as do all the workers at the Farm, both inside and outdoors, year-round, apart from a well-deserved break for a few weeks either side of Christmas. We saw decorations to be photographed, and we loved the huge gnome that had been cleverly constructed mainly from twigs. There are quite a lot of much smaller versions (for sale), but I don't remember ever seeing a giant one like this before.
Took me a while to post any photos from this outing, after I had figured out how to use the tiny SD card reader that I had to buy for my new computer. I guess newer computers no longer come with a CD/DVD slot or a slot for an SD card.
From the Farm, we drove southwards, really to see what the roads were like. The main roads were safe to drive, though there were lots of huge trucks/trailers that splashed all the slush over my car. I resisted the temptation to drive more than one back road this time. Happy to see a couple of Ring-necked Pheasants, though they immediately disappeared into the bushes. Managed a rapid shot in their direction but couldn't actually see them. When I got home, and checked through my photos, I was very surprised to see the back half of one of these birds (male). A distant deer in a snowy field of stubble was nice to see, too. At another location, my daughter spotted a flock of Gray Partridge. They ran across the road ahead of us and into a farmers open yard, giving us a chance to get a couple of distant shots.
An enjoyable few hours, despite the weather. A day out with my daughter is always my favourite kind of day. Thanks, Rachel!"
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 14-Aug-22 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft was delivered to Alaska Airlines as N796AS in May-98. It was sold to a lessor on delivery and leased back to Alaska. It was returned to the lessor in May-16 and stored at Victorville, CA, USA.
The aircraft was sold to Safair Operations Pty Ltd (South Africa) in Sep-16. It was due to be registered ZS-WRO but that wasn't taken up and it was registered ZS-WMP (after Safair's Executive Director 'Wimpie' Davidson. It's operated by flySafair.co.za. Current, updated 14-Aug-22.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 04-Sep-23.
First flown in Jan-62, this aircraft was delivered to the UK Royal Air Force (114 Squadron) as XN856 in Mar-62. It was transferred to the A&AAE (Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment) at Boscombe Down, UK in Nov-62 and returned to the RAF (114 Squadron) in Feb-63.
It was withdrawn from use and permanently retired at RAF Kemble, UK in Oct-71. The aircraft was sold to Field Aircraft Services in Aug-75 and had been broken up at Kemble by the end of the year. A 9 year working life isn't much of a life at all! Updated 05-Sep-23.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 27-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
Original Sabre tail livery. Fitted with hush-kits and 'Boeing 727 Quiet Power' titles on the engines.
Named: "Lady Patricia".
Delivered to TAA Trans Australia Airlines in Oct-74 as VH-TBK, TAA was renamed Australian Airlines in Aug-86. The aircraft was sold to a lessor in Dec-86 and leased to Dan-Air Services as G-BNNI a few days later.
It was wet-leased to Sun Country Airlines, USA between Dec-89/Apr-90 and again between Sep-90/Apr-92. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-92 and stored at Dan-Air's maintenance base at Lasham, UK.
After 2.5 years in storage it was leased to Sabre Airways in Mar-95. It was stored at London-Gatwick in May-96 and ferried to Lasham in Nov-96 for further storage before being leased, short term, to Constellation International Airways between Apr/May-97.
It returned to service with Sabre Airways and was wet-leased to Sun Country Airlines for the winter season between Nov-99/May-00. Sabre Airways bought it in Sep-00 and it was ferried to Southend, UK, in Nov-00 for freighter conversion.
However, the airframe was found to be badly corroded and the conversion was abandoned. The aircraft remained stored at Southend and was sold to Cougar Leasing Ltd in Dec-03.
The engines were removed and the aircraft was noted still stored at Southend in Jul-03 with the nose cut off. The registration was cancelled the following month. The airframe was later sold to 727 Communications, Stilling, Denmark, disassembled and taken by road & sea to be reassembled outside the 727 Communications HQ in Denmark. It was noted still there in Mar-17.
Stagecoach 34642 (GX54 DWN) enters Braunston along the Welton Road, whilst on route 12 to Rugby. These buses are due to be replaced with Enviros, sadly.
13th March 2017
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).
'Colum', Ireland World Tail livery. Operated on behalf of British Airways by franchise partner Brymon Airways.
First flown in Feb-97 with the deHavilland Canada test registration C-GFHZ. It was ordered for Pelangi Air (Malaysia) initially as 9M-PGD then 9M-PGB. Neither was taken up and the order was cancelled.
The aircraft was stored at Toronto-Downsview. Bombardier Inc took delivery of it in Jul-97 and it remained stored until it was leased to Brymon Airways as G-BRYV in Apr-98 and operated on behalf of British Airways Express.
Brymon was merged into British Airways CitiExpress in Mar-02 with the aircraft still operating for British Airways. The operation was renamed BA Connect in Feb-06. In Mar-07 the BA Connect operation was turned over to FlyBe and the aircraft was stored at Exeter (UK) in basic British Airways livery.
It was returned to Bombardier Inc around Jan-08 and was leased to Air Tanzania as 5H-MWG the following month. The aircraft was written off when it crashed during an aborted take-off at Kigoma, Tanzania on 09-Apr-12.
The take-off was abandoned after an engine failure, the aircraft overran the runway, the undercarriage collapsed and the right wing was torn off at the wing root. Surprisingly, there were no injuries! Updated 13-Nov-21
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 08-Sep-22.
'Star Alliance' livery.
Named: "Vincente Ferrer" (Spanish Jesuit Missionary).
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWDP, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC (Ireland) Ltd and leased to Spanair as EC-IPI in Jun-03. Spanair ceased operations in Jan-12, the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Feb-12 and stored at Dublin, Ireland.
It was repainted in full 'Fly RAK' (Ras al Khaimah) livery in Jul-12 for lease as A6-TIA but the lease was cancelled and it remained stored. In Jan-13 the aircraft was flown to Bournemouth, UK and repainted in full Shaheen Air International livery and leased to Shaheen as AP-BLK in Mar-13.
It was returned to the lessor in Jul-18 and stored at Lourdes, France. It was re-registered OE-IHA in Aug-18. The aircraft was sold to Universal Asset Management in Jun-19 and permanently retired at Lourdes. Updated 08-Sep-22.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Jan-15, plus DeNoise AI 10-Jan-23.
Euravia became Britannia Airways and later Thomsonfly.com, Thomson Airways and TUI Airlines UK.
This aircraft was the 5th production Constellation. It was built as a Lockheed C-69 and delivered to the US Army Air Forces in Feb-45 as 43-10315.
It was stored at Lockheed's Burbank facility in Nov-45 and transferred to the US War Asset Administration in Mar-47. It was sold to Intercontinent Airways as N90828 in mid 1947. It was transferred to Lineas Aereas de Panama SA in 1948 as RX-124 and later transferred to 'The Jewish Agency Inc' as N67930.
It was stored in 1949, then sold to El Al Israel Airlines in Dec-50 and converted to L049 standard as 4X-AKB. It was retired by El Al and stored at Tel Aviv in 1961.
It was bought by UK Inclusive Tour operator, Universal Sky Tours in Feb-62 as G-ARVP and transferred to their in-house airline, Euravia (London) Ltd., in May-63.
Euravia's operation in that first summer season was awful. They suffered severe mechanical problems on the L049 fleet and it's no exaggeration to say they were frequently running up to 3 days behind schedule for much of the season.
In 1964 they leased Bristol Britannia 102's from BOAC and renamed the airline Britannia Airways in Aug-64. G-ARVP was retired at Luton in early 1965 and broken up in May-65.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (ex-Fife Fire and Rescue Service) Volvo FL6 Aerial Ladder Platform parked up at an address in the suburban area of Kirkcaldy.
This is stationed out of Kirkcaldy Fire Station as N05A1, and was formerly based at the old Dunfermline Fire Station on Carnegie Drive. This replaced W332 SSX, another Volvo FL6 ALP, which is now being used by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and is currently allocated to Mansfield Community Fire Station.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 19-Nov-17, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Jul-23.
Fleet No: '5318', later '5418'.
This aircraft was delivered to United Airlines as N518UA in Sep-90. It was fitted with blended winglets in Jul-08. In Dec-08 the aircraft was sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest and sold back to United Airlines in Apr-17.
In Oct-19, after 29 years in service, the aircraft was ferried to Tupelo, MS, USA and permanently retired. It was sold to Universal Asset Management the following day and broken up at Tupelo in 2020.
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 29-Sep-21 (DeNoise AI).
Delivered to Austrian Airlines as OE-LDH in Jul-72, this aircraft was sold to a lessor in Jan-87 and leased back to Austrian. It was returned to the lessor in May-90 and immediately leased to BMA British Midland Airways as G-ELDH.
BMA bought the aircraft in Feb-96 and sold it to the McDonnell Douglas Finance Corporation the same day as N964VV. It was stored at Miami, FL, USA before being leased to ValuJet Airlines in Apr-96. It was re-registered N947VV in Dec-96.
ValuJet Airlines was renamed AirTran Airlines in Nov-97 and renamed AirTran Airways in Jun-98. The aircraft was re-registered N847AT in Jan-99. It was sold to Kjet Inc in Mar-03 while the lease to AirTran continued. The aircraft was withdrawn from service in Aug-03 and stored at Orlando, FL, USA. It was returned to the lessor in Oct-03 and permanently retired.
With the recent news that the 'Blue Pullers' have been withdrawn from these trains and replaces with tired BNSF SD70MACs I figured I'd share a few more from my whirlwind trip to Montana Rail Link in September 2022 before the end.
Here is the empty returning 'Day Gas' from Pipeline just east of Thompson Falls headed back to Missoula. This train and its evening counterpart were arguably the most popular trains on the entirety of the over 900 mile long system. This was because this pair of trains always ran with blue MRL units and were the only trains guaranteed to do so west of Missoula. Additionally the westbound night gas made for a perfect chase into the sun while the returning eastbound day gas offered a perfectly lit counterpart chase east making them a rail photographers dream.
SD70ACes 4408 and 4406 (both built new for the road in Apr. 2014) lead a string of empties near the old NP station of Perma beside the Flathead River at about MP 54 on the modern day MRL's 10th Subdivision mainline. This is the original Northern Pacific Railway mainline that opened in 1883 as the second transcontinental railroad. This route was largely supplanted in 1909 when the NP completed a cut off between the mainline at Paradise and the Coeur d'Alene Branch at St. Regis creating a water level route from DeSmet (just west of Missoula) that exists today as MRL's 4th Subdivision Mainline. In days of old the 10th Sub over Evaro Hill was largely the domain of passenger trains though today MRL sees fit to use it for empty eastbound unit trains. The only exception to the rule are the gas locals which seem to take this route west whenever they can due to their light tonnage which allows them to make the hill with ease while shaving off nearly 30 miles.
As for these gas trains, they were a strictly MRL affair having come into being in 1995 when a gap was created in the 40 yr old and 531 mile long Yellowstone Pipeline when the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe chose not to renew the pipeline company's lease of 21 miles of right of way across their Flathead Indian Reservation.
Flathead Reservation
Sanders County, Montana
Monday September 5, 2022
With class 37s being replaced and withdrawn in large numbers in 1999, they were still used on some engineering trains. 37174 goes east at Coedkernon at 13.50 on the 2nd September with an engineers working.
Facts:
Overview:
Lost bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on FL 704 in West Palm Beach
Location:
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
Status:
Replaced by a new bridge
History:
Built 1929; reconstructed 1959; replaced 2005
Design:
Bascule
Dimensions:
Length of largest span: 113.9 ft.
Total length: 1,237.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Also called:
Intracoastal Waterway Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude:
+26.70602, -80.04645 (decimal degrees)
26°42'22" N, 80°02'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates:
17/594853/2954229 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Palm Beach
Inventory numbers:
FDOT 930505 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
FDOT 930022 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12466 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection: (as of 04/1998)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic: (as of 1996)
11,000
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Feb-17 + DeNoise AI 26-Sep-22.
Purple 'Super Resort Express' livery, left side.
An early B747-200 series (line No:137) with only 2 upper deck windows left side, this aircraft was delivered to JAL Japan Air Lines as JA8106 in May-71.
Sold to a leasing company and leased back to JAL in Oct-94, it served with them for 28 years before being returned to the lessor and sold to 'Jumbo Jet Leasing Inc' in Mar-99. It was stored at Marana, AZ, USA in Apr-99.
The aircraft was leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-ATF in Dec-09. It was sub-leased to AirAsia for a Haj Pilgrimage operation in Mar/Apr-01 and sub-leased to Air Algerie between Sep/Nov-01.
In Jan-03 it was sub-leased to Albarka Air (Nigeria) for a Haj Pilgrimage operation and returned to Air Atlanta in Mar-03. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Sep-03 and permanently retired at Marana, AZ, USA.
It was last noted still stored at Marana in Apr-06 and was broken up there later that year..
I also have two photos of this aircraft with Air Atlanta Icelandic...
www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/6513270377 - all white, no titles.
www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/6868328920 - with Air Atlanta titles & tail logo.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 23-Mar-17 (DeNoise AI 02-Sep-22).
A 'one airline' aircraft!
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWAX, this aircraft was due for delivery to Monarch Airlines as G-MONT but that registration wasn't used and it was delivered as G-MAJS in Apr-91.
The aircraft served with Monarch for 23 years and was permanently retired at Tupelo, MS, USA in Feb-14. It was last noted stored at Tupelo without engines in Apr-14. The registration was cancelled in Jul-14.
Senior. In mom's garden.
The Icterine warbler is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in mainland Europe except the southwest, where it is replaced by its western counterpart, melodious warbler. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 03-Oct-15, plus Topaz DeNoise Ai 03-Apr-26.
Named: "Aruba".
An early DC-9-15 (l/n 55) leased from the Douglas Aircraft Company, it was delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as PH-DNE in Oct-66. It was transferred to ALM Dutch Antillean Airlines 2 years later in Nov-68 as PJ-DNA.
In Feb-75 it was returned to Douglas as N54648 and stored at Long Beach, CA, USA. in Aug-75 it was wet-leased to Cyprus Airways, returning to Douglas in Nov-76. A week later it was leased to AeroMexico as XA-GOK.
It was returned to Douglas in Mar-82 as N2896W and stored again. In Nov-82 it was wet-leased to Aeropesca, Colombia. They were renamed Intercontinental Colombia in Jun-83. In Jan-84 the wet-lease became a dry lease and the aircraft was re-registered HK-2865-X.
In Jun-93 it was sub-leased to SATENA, the airline division of the Colombian Air Force, returning to Intercontinental Colombia in Dec-94. The aircraft continued in service until it was retired at Bogota, Colombia, in late 2003 after 37 years in service. It was broken up at Bogota in Aug-04.