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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a slightly better version 05-Aug-19. Unfortunately the original negative has suffered badly while stored and I was unable to completely remove the yellow'ish sky!
This aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Cayman Airways as VR-CAA in Jan-92. It was returned to ILFC in Aug-93 and immediately leased to Carnival Airlines (USA) as N404KW.
It was returned to the lessor in Apr-98 and leased to Olympic Airways as SX-BKK the following month. In Dec-93 Olympic Airways, which had massive debts, was closed down by the Greek Government... and started again the following day as Olympic Airlines!
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Apr-06 and leased to SKY Airlines, Turkiye as TC-SKG the following month. It was wet-leased to SAMA Airways (Afghanistan) between Nov-08/Jan-09 for a Haj Pilgrimage operation. Sky Airlines ceased operations in Jun-13.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Sofia, Bulgaria. It was re-registered N707DB in Jul-13 and ferried to Goodyear, AZ, USA at the end of Aug-13 for further storage. In Dec-13 it was leased to Blue Air (Romania) as YR-BAR.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Dec-17 and was stored at Dothan, AL, USA as N971NZ. It was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door at Dothan in Jun-18 and sold to Airwork (NZ) Ltd as ZK-PAU.
It's operated by Airwork Flight Operations Ltd in all white livery on behalf of Virgin Australia. Current, updated 16-Feb-25.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 11-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Sep-23.
The Percival Pembroke was a military version of the civil Percival Prince with a greater wingspan to give a higher maximum take-off weight.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Mar-17 + DeNoise AI 28-Oct-22.
Fleet No: "6642".
This aircraft was delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SQQ in Sep-80. It was wet leased to Garuda Indonesia Airlines in Apr-94 and returned to Singapore Airlines at the end of May-96 when it was stored at Singapore.
In Jul-96 the aircraft was sold to Northwest Airlines as N642NW. It was retired and stored at Marana, AZ, USA in Aug-04. Three years later, in Aug-07, it was sold to Evergreen Aircraft Sales & Leasing and was broken up at Marana in Dec-07.
The complete nose section (Section 41), including the nosewheel was delivered to the Tokyo Museum of Aeronautical Sciences at Tokyo-Narita in 2008 and is displayed in the colours of the Boeing 747 prototype complete with stickers of all the airlines who originally bought the type.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 08-Apr-16, plus DeNoise AI 29-Nov-22.
Air Alfa, leased from Pegasus Airlines in this hybrid livery.
Delivered to GPA Group Ltd and leased to Nortjet with the temporary Spanish registration EC-251 in Feb-89, it was re-registered EC-EMY in Apr-89.
The aircraft was repossessed by the lessor in Feb-92 when Nortjet ceased operations. It was placed in storage and was re-registered EI-CEW in Apr-92. In Jul-92 it was leased to Transmed Airlines (Egypt) as SU-BLL and returned to the lessor in Nov-93.
The aircraft was stored again until it was leased to Trans Alsace Airlines as F-GNFS in Feb-94. This airline only lasted a couple of months and ceased operations Apr-94. The aircraft was repossessed again! It was re-registered EI-CEW again and leased to Markair (USA) later the same month.
It returned to the lessor a year later, in Apr-95 and was immediately leased to Pegasus Airlines as TC-AFZ. Pegasus sub-leased it to Air Alfa between Nov-98/Mar-99. It was also sub-leased to Air Algerie between Sep-99/Feb-00.
It was returned to the lessor in Apr-01 and was leased to SATA International the following month as CS-TGW. It was returned to the lessor in May-04 and was leased to Turkish Airlines as TC-JKB in Jul-04.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Feb-07 and leased to Adam Sky Connection Airlines (Adam Air), Indonesia as PK-KMA in Mar-07. The Indonesian CAA withdrew Adam Air's operating certificate and the airline closed down in Mar-08. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Apr-08.
It was initially stored at Singapore-Seletar and then ferried to Victorville, CA, USA in Sep-08, it was permanently retired at Victorville and was last noted still there in May-09. Updated 29-Nov-22
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.
Edit: Ninja replaced, falling back to R2 shaders.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- 6400x2700;
- STLM 2.2, ReShade framework;
- Zanzer's cheat table for setting time of day;
- HD reworked project, Autumn Flora Enhancement, increased LOD and other mods;
- Timestop, weather toggle and tilt via Photomode2inOne.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 06-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 01-Apr-23.
A Manchester diversion into Liverpool on a foggy November morning.
Named: "St. Declan / Deaglan".
Delivered to Aer Lingus in Jul-65 as EI-ANG, this aircraft stayed in service for 26 years until Aer Lingus retired it at Shannon in Mar-91.
It was bought by leasing company Guinness Peat Aviation (later to become more famous as lessor GECAS) in Jun-91 and leased to Nigerian airline Hold Trade Air as 5N-HTA later the same month.
Unfortunately it didn't go on for much longer and was damaged beyond repair when it skidded off the runway at Kaduna, Nigeria, in Aug-92.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 06-Jan-17 (DeNoise AI 19-Sep-22).
This aircraft was delivered to Air New Zealand as ZK-NZT in Nov-77. It was leased to LAN Chile as CC-CJT in Jun-82 and returned to Air New Zealand as ZK-NZT in Mar-86. It was sold to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation later the same month and stored.
The aircraft was sold to American Airlines as N164AA in Jun-86 and served with them for another 18 years until it was retired and stored at Mojave, CA, USA in Dec-04. It was sold to Pacific AirCorp 46950 Inc in Jun-01 and was ferried to Marana, AZ, USA for further storage.
Permanently retired, it was sold to ART46950 LLC in Feb-03. It was noted still stored at Marana in Sep-09 and was broken up there sometime in 2014.
Agnew park Miniature railway loco built in 1997 by R Greatrex .The petrol engine removed and replaced by an Electric motor so no need to tank up at the end of the day just plug in!
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 19-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-Nov-23.
Ordered in 1941, this aircraft was delivered as a C-47 to the USAAF US Army Air Forces in Jul-42 serialled 41-18428. It was allocated to the US 8th Air Force in Europe.
It survived WW2 and was converted to civil DC-3A standard. It was sold to LAI Linee Aeree Italiane as I-LONA in Nov-47. LAI was merged into Alitalia in Nov-57. The aircraft was sold to Martins Air Charter as PH-MAB in Feb-60.
It was sold to Australian Aircraft Sales in Dec-68 and sold to the Indonesian Navy serialled U-603 in Feb-70. The aircraft was written off on 15-Aug-84 at Wamena, West Papua Niugini.
"2 Twitter Directors to Be Replaced" by MIKE ISAAC via NYT t.co/Q5KXlvfDsD (via Twitter twitter.com/felipemassone/status/718438097495670784)
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 02-Jun-24.
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AXAN, this aircraft was delivered to the easyJet Airline Company as G-EZOA in Dec-14.
It was the first aircraft to appear in easyJet Holidays special livery when it appeared in Nov-19 (I think there's also an 'neo' in this livery now). Current, updated 02-Jun-24.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 20-Nov-15.
'Sister Ships'... the one behind it is G-ARRA.
Delivered to British Overseas Airways Corporation/Cunard (BOAC Cunard) as G-ARRB in Feb-63, the BOAC Cunard partnership didn't last and it became solely BOAC in Jan-67. It was wet-leased to MAS Malaysian Airline System in Apr-73, returning to BOAC in Aug-73. BOAC and BEA were merged to form British Airways in Apr-74. The aircraft was sold back to Boeing in Jan-76 in part exchange for a new B747-236B, it was withdrawn from use and stored at Kingman, AZ, USA, It was broken up there in Sep-79.
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 30-Dec-14.
This DC-9-32 first flew in Jan-73 with the Douglas Aircraft Co temporary registration N1346U and was delivered to JAT Jugoslovenski Aerotransport the following month as YU-AJI.
It carried that registration for the next 33 years until it was finally retired at Belgrade in 2006. At various times it was leased to Air Djibouti (and flew around in this full livery for about 2 years after the lease was completed), Tuninter, Bellview Airlines (Nigeria) and Sosoliso Airlines (Nigeria). It was broken up at Belgrade in late 2006.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 06-Jul-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 20-Dec-23.
Delivered new to Braathens (S.A.F.E. = South American and Far Eastern) as LN-SUP in Jan-69, it continued in service with Braathens for 21 years until it was returned to ILFC in Feb-90.
It was leased to Transwede Airways the following month and sub-leased to Euralair International until Feb-91, It was also sub-leased to Time Air Sweden in Mar-91 and operated by them for Air Comores from Dec-92 until it was repossessed by the lessor in Feb-93 after Transwede ceased operations.
It was stored until Sep-93 when it was leased to Nordic East International. It was returned to the lessor in Jan-95. In Jul-95 it was leased to Magnicharters (Mexico) as XA-SYT and re-registered XA-MAD in Apr-00.
It was stored at Mexico City on Aug-00 and then leased to Aerocontinente in Jan-01 as OB-1751. Aerocontinente ceased trading in Jul-04 and immediately restarted as Nuevo Continente.
The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Lima, Peru in Apr-05 at the grand old age of 36. I have no further information although in all probability it's been broken up.
Note: The registration LN-SUP was previously used on a Braathens C-54B/R5D-2.
Installed as part of the Water Orton corridor resignaling scheme between 2009 and 2012 the repeater for WN4884 has always made for a fine frame for trains on the Up Derby Fast from the Saltley Viaduct. The signal stands in the way of the alignment of the new viaduct and has recently been replaced with a simple pole mounted version between the fast and slow lines. Pictured here back in 2019 as 43366 powers by with 1S51 Plymouth to Glasgow Central.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 26-Nov-21.
Parked at the Cambrian end of the terminal for a change.
I have to say that this was never the best slide in the box and it's a bit blurred. However I've cleaned it up as much as I can.
Later Named: "Concord".
Delivered new to Canadian Pacific Air Lines in Aug-58 as CF-CZW, it was leased to British Eagle International in May-64 for the summer season, becoming G-ASTF.
It was returned to Canadian Pacific in Oct-64 and reverted to CF-CZW. It became G-ASTF again when it was sold to Caledonian Airways in Feb-66.
It was retired from service in Nov-69 and stored at London-Gatwick. A service life of only 11 years, not long by todays standards. It was broken up at Gatwick a year later, in Oct-70.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Feb-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 14-Apr-26.
ABC Air Bridge Carriers. Looking very much in need of a coat of paint. In the days before the internet was commonplace, who remembers sending Telex's?...
First flown in Dec-60 with the UK temporary registration G-1-7, this aircraft was delivered to Riddle Airlines, USA in Jan-61 as N6502R. It was sold to Capitol Airways in Jul-62 and sold to Zantop Air Transport in Sep-65.
Zantop Air Transport was renamed Universal Airlines and the aircraft was re-registered N895U in Sep-66. In Feb-72 it was sold to Sagittair, UK and stored at Coventry, UK. It was sold to Field Aircraft services in 1973 and remained stored until it was registered G-BEOZ in Mar-77.
It was leased to ABC Air Bridge Carriers in Aug-79. It was retired at East Midlands Airport, UK, in Mar-86 and was preserved at the East Midlands Aeropark in May-87.
The Moskvich 402 appeared in 1956. It replaced the 400-Series and had a complete new body, influenced by the mid 1950s British style.
The technics were still based on the pre-war Opel Kadett.
The 402 was replaced by the 407 with the same body but with a restyled grille and a more powerful engine.
The Moskvich 403 was debuting in 1961.
Export versions had a lot of luxury trim and were often painted in an attractive two-tone colour pattern.
1358 cc.
980 kg.
Production 402407/403 all versions: 1956-1965.
Production 407 this version: 1958-1964.
This car was for sale since April 8, 2018 by Jan Stolpa in Znojmo, Cz, for 45 000 Kč.
Found on rajveteranu.cz (June 8, 2018).
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, June 8, 2018.
© 2018 Rajveteranu/Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 27-Dec-15 (DeNoise AI 24-Aug-22).
Please note that dates are approximate.
This aircraft was delivered to the East German Air Force (NVA Nationale Volksarmee) as DM-SCO (coded 171) in Dec-73. It was transferred to Interflug in May-79 and re-registered DDM-SCO the following month. After Germany was unified the aircraft was re-registered D-AOBD in Oct-90.
It was sold to Syktyvkar Avia as CCCP-65613 in Oct-91. It became RA-65613 with Komiaviatrans in May-93. The aircraft was sold to Yamal Airlines in Jul-98 and passed through another couple of airlines before being sold to UTAir Aviation around 2006. It was eventually broken up, date unknown.
Replacing an earlier photo with a better version 29-Apr-23.
Arriving to take Manchester City FC on the short hop to London-Stansted before their match against Fulham tomorrow (30-Apr-23)
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AUBE, this aircraft was delivered to Silk Air (Singapore) as 9V-SLN in May-11. It was sold to a lessor as G-POWK and leased to Titan Airways in Jan-15.
As well as operating charter flights in their own right, Titan Airways are a major 'ACMI' airline operating services for other airlines.
The aircraft was wet-leased to British Airways between Mar / Oct-18, TUI Airways UK between May / Sep-19 and again between May / Sep-22. It was wet-leased to Jet2,com between Oct / Nov-22. Current, updated 29-Apr-23.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 13-Mar-15, plus DeNoise AI 14-Feb-23.
It's unusual to see people on the top balcony with chairs, not sure what was happening there. I thought it might be a Holiday weekend but the 31-May-66 was a Tuesday!
A brief history... Built in 1945 for the USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) serialled 43-48339 and transferred on delivery to the UK Royal Air Force as KJ816. It was sold to the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation as G-AMWV in Dec-52 and leased to Scottish Airlines.
The aircraft was returned to the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation in May-57 and leased to Silver City Airways in Oct-52. Silver City was merged into BUA British United Airways around Jan-62.
It was sold to Hibernian Airlines (Ireland) as EI-APB in 1966 and sold to Emerald Airways as G-AMVW again in Jun-67 and then to Ulster Air Transport/Air Ulster in May-68. It was withdrawn from use in Mar-69 at Prestwick, Scotland, UK and ended up on the 'fire dump' before being broken up.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 15-Sep-21 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft was delivered to AVIANCA Colombia as N794AV in Mar-17. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Bogota, Colombia in Mar-20 as a consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic and returned to service in early Sep-21. Current, updated 15-Sep-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 17-Feb-18, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 16-Jan-24. Blurred, a long distance shot, outside the range of my 200mm telephoto.
STAF Cargo Airlines (Servicios de Transportes Aereos Fueguinos SA) Argentina. leased from/operated by World Airways.
As well as operating their own services and charters for the US Military, World Airways was a well established ACMI lease operator (= Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance & Insurance). The long history shows many of the leases.
This aircraft was built as an MD-11CF with a main deck cargo door and could be used for either passengers or cargo. It was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to World Airways as N276WA in Mar-95.
It was sub-leased to Garuda Indonesia Airways on a Haj Pilgrimage operation between May/Jul-95. In Aug-95 it started a long-term lease to Malaysia Airlines. They sub-leased it to Garuda Indonesia Airways for a Haj Pilgrimage operation in Apr-96.
It returned to MASkargo (Malaysia Airlines Cargo) in May-96 as a freighter. It was sub-leased to Philippine Airlines between Oct-96/Aug-97 when it returned to MASkargo. It returned to World Airways in Nov-97 and was sub-leased to STAF Cargo (Argentina) between Aug-98/Feb-00.
The aircraft was sub-leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines for a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Feb/Apr-00 in full STAF livery. It also operated Haj flights for Garuda Indonesia Airways between Jan/Apr-01 (with 10 days off in the middle).
It was returned to ILFC in Oct-12 and sold to FedEx Federal Express later the same month when it was stored at Victorville, CA, USA. The aircraft was re-registered N68092 but never flew again, it was used by Fed Ex as a spares source. It was last noted at Victorville in Oct-16, still as N276WA.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 01-Feb-18 (DeNoise AI 11-Sep-22).
BASE Airlines - Business Air, with additional 'So nice to fly with' titles.
Previously G-LOGT of Loganair
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 07-Jul-19.
Named: "Clann MhicAonghais / Clan Macinnes".
First flown with the Embraer test registration PT-SGX, this aircraft was delivered to a lessor and leased to BMA British Midland Regional as G-RJXD in Feb-00.
It was renamed 'bmi regional' in Feb-01. 'bmi regional' ceased operations in Feb-19 and the aircraft returned to the lessor. It was leased to Loganair as G-SAJN in Mar-19. Current, updated 25-Mar-24.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Jan-18.
This aircraft was built as an 'RC' with a main deck cargo door and could be used for either passengers or cargo. It was delivered to Continental Airlines as N8905 in Jun-67 and used as a passenger aircraft.
It was sold to Air Canada as CF-TOR in Sep-72. At the end of May-74 the Canadian Government changed their registration system to C-Fxxx to allow for C-Gxxx registrations and this aircraft became C-FTOR. It was sold to Air Florida as N73AF in Feb-81.
It was leased to Emerald Airlines in Nov-81 but was repossessed by Air Florida in Apr-82. In Sep-82 it was sold to All Star Airlines and was converted to a full freighter. It was re-registered N557AS in Sep-85.
In Dec-85 it was sold to a lessor and leased to Hawaiian Airlines. The aircraft was stored at Honolulu in Sep-90 and repossessed by the lessor in Apr-91. It remained stored until it was leased to Kitty Hawk Air Cargo in Mar-92.
It was re-registered N112PS in Jun-92. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jul-01 and sold to Sky Way Enterprises Inc, operating as A Liner Aviation, the following day. The aircraft was sold to Frontera Flight Holdings in Nov-20 and is currently stored at Saltillo, Mexico. Updated 02-Dec-23.
Note: Frontera Flight Holdings are usually the trustee for Aeronaves TSM (Mexican Cargo Airline) whose base is... Saltillo
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 22-May-22 (DeNoise AI). Slightly blurred!
Operated by Eagle Airways on behalf of Air New Zealand Link.
Enlarged from a shot well beyond the focal range of the 200mm lens I had at the time. A little blurred in places, but 'it is what it is'. Bandeirantes were rare in 1999, even more so now.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 03-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 17-Jun-23.
Not my photo although I was there on the day (I ran out of film!), scanned from a slide in my collection (one of only 6 of the 18,200 photos on Flickr that I didn't take myself).
This aircraft was delivered new to the UK Royal Air Force in Feb-46 as MW258 and used extensively on the Berlin Air Lift. It was stored at RAF Kilbride, Scotland in Feb-51 and transferred to RAF Aldergrove, Belfast in Feb-54.
It was sold to Aviation Traders (Engineering) Ltd. in Dec-54 as G-ANXN and transferred to Air Charter in Feb-55. Dan-Air bought it in Sep-56 and operated it for 7 years until it was retired at Lasham in 1963 and broken up there later the same year.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a slightly better version 28-Aug-20.
A heavily cropped shot outside the 200mm focal length of the telephoto lens I had at the time.
Adria Airways ceased operations suddenly at the end of Sep-19.
Considering this aircraft had 'one careful owner' for most of it's life, it certainly got around. First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWIH, this aircraft was delivered to Adria Airways as YU-AOD in Sep-90.
It was wet-leased to Aero Lloyd (Germany) between Jul/Oct-91. After the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia was allocated it's own registration prefix and the aircraft became SL-AAB in Feb-92.
It was briefly wet-leased to Transmed Airlines (Egypt) between Apr/May-92 and then to WDL Aviation (Germany) between Dec-92/Mar-93. On it's return to Adria, the Slovenia country code was changed from SL and it became S5-AAB on 15-Mar-93.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Cretan Airlines (Greece) at the end of Mar-93. The lease changed to a dry-lease as Cretan's own crews were trained and it was re-registered SX-BAT. It returned to Adria as S5-AAB in Nov-94. The aircraft was wet-leased to Air Malta between Mar/Nov-96, to Eurofly Italy between Jul-97/Apr-98 and to Afriqiya Airways (Libya) between Apr-06/Apr-08.
It was sold to Phoenix Aircraft Leasing in Nov-09 and leased to MIA Myanmar International Airways as XY-LHD. The aircraft returned to the lessor in May-14 and was immediately sold to Danish Air Transport Leasing A/S as OY-LHD and leased to DAT Danish Air Transport.
It was withdrawn from use and stored at Sofia (Bulgaria) in Apr-19. By now it was 29 years old and I expected it to be scrapped, but no! It was ferried to Tucson, AZ, USA in early Sep-19 for further storage.
It was sold to Elevate Jet as N804RR in Sep-19. It was noted at Tucson in Jul-20 in Elevate's full livery but doesn't seem to have flown yet. Stored, updated 12-May-24.
Note: Elevate Jet are a Business Jet owner/operator, currently with an EMB.135BJ and a Falcon 900.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 12-Nov-17.
Skyservice USA was an Airtours company which operated in west coast USA. They also had a DC-10-10 which operated mostly between west coast points and Hawaii for in house tour operator 'Sun Trips' (there is a DC-10 photo in the Douglas DC-10 set).
This was another lessor owned aircraft with a long history. First flown in Jun-93 with the Airbus test registration F-WWDM, this aircraft was stored at Toulouse, France in Jul-93 before delivery to the Orix Aircraft Corporation in Sep-93. It remained in storage until it was re-registered N437RX in Mar-94.
It was leased to Airworld, UK as G-BVJV in Apr-94 for the summer season. On it's return to Orix in Nov-94 it was stored at Stansted, UK and leased to Airworld again in Apr-95. It was sub-leased to Skyservice Airlines (Canada) as C-FWOQ in Nov-95 and returned to Airworld as G-BVJV in Apr-96.
It was leased to Transmeridian Airways, USA as N437RX in Nov-96 for the winter, returning to Airworld as G-BVJV in Apr-97. The aircraft returned to Orix in Nov-97 and was leased to Airtours International Airways as G-EPFR two weeks later.
It was sub-leased to Skyservice as C-FTDF in Dec-97 and returned to Airtours in Apr-98. In Nov-98 it was sub-leased to Airtours subsidiary SkyserviceUSA and returned to Airtours as G-EPFR in Apr-99.
In Feb-00 the aircraft was leased to Airtours German subsidiary FlyFTI (operating for German Tour Operator, Frosch Touristik International). It was re-registered D-AAMS in Mar-00. It returned to Airtours in Jan-01 and was sub-leased to Skyservice Airlines, Canada as C-FTDF in Feb-01.
The sub-lease to Skyservice continued with the aircraft being sub-leased back to Airtours International for the summer season from Apr/Nov-01.
Airtours was renamed MyTravel Airways in Apr-02 and the summer sub-leases from Skyservice, Canada continued between May/Nov-02, Apr/Nov-03, May/Nov-04, May/Nov-05 and Mar/Nov-06. The aircraft was returned to MyTravel Airways, this time as G-FTDF, in Apr-07.
MyTravel was merged into Thomas Cook Airlines UK in Mar-08. The aircraft continued in service until it was permanently retired and stored at Manchester, UK in Jan-11. It was ferried to Greenwood, MS, USA for further storage. The registration was cancelled in Aug-11 and it was later broken up.
Union Pacific Railroad FA-1 1632 at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on an unknown day in November 1962, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 1632 was built by Alco in September 1948 ( c/n 76003 ) and retired in February 1965. It is pictured with Farr Aire grills, a railroad modification. Farr Aire grills were superior in keeping rain and snow out of the engine room.
The UP acquired FA-1's and FB-1's in three batches in 1947-48, for a total of 44 FA-1's and 44 FB-1's, making the UP the largest single owner of that model, 15% of Alco's production run. The UP primarily operated its fleet on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake line, and as a result Alco was able to advertise that the UP had assigned the highest tractive effort ratings to the FA/FB's over its severe 2.2% grades over Cajon Pass of any of its road freight power. The ratings for four-unit 6000 horsepower locomotives were 3000 tons eastbound and 4000 tons westbound.
Unfortunately, a welding defect in the engine block assembly struck the UP's FA/FB fleet, necessitating a 100% warranty replacement, and as a result, these 88 FA/FB's were the UP's last big acquisition from Alco. The problem was later found to be a process defect in the weldment between the saddle and block. The first indication of a cracked block was the failure of the crankshaft due to induced bearing misalignment. This problem resulted in the replacement of blocks and crankshafts in all 88 of UP's FA-1's and FB-1's. All told about 600 blocks had to be replaced before process improvements eliminated this problem.
Replaced with Hasselblad X1 scan:
Somewhere in the Tien Shan in southeastern Kyrgyzstan.
August 2010.
Contax G2, Zeiss G Biogon 21mm and Kodak Ektar.
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Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 23-Apr-14 (DeNoise AI 14-Sep-22)
Ahhh! DC-10!
Ex Laker Airways G-GFAL. BCA Charter & British Caledonian Charter, renamed Cal-Air International and later Novair International.
First flown by McDonnell Douglas in Dec-78 using the test registration N1002D, this aircraft was delivered to Laker Airways in Feb-79 as G-GFAL. Laker Airways ceased operations on 05-Feb-82 and the aircraft was repossessed by Mitsui Leasing.
The Rank Leisure Group and Thomson Holidays had a big summer charter programme with Laker Airways and were suddenly short of capacity. They entered into discussions with British Caledonian Airways and as a result B.Cal and Rank Leisure formed British Caledonian Charter with a 51%/49% holding.
The leases of 2 Laker DC-10-10's were transferred and British Caledonian took delivery of G-GFAL on 22-Feb-82 when it was re-registered G-BZJD. It was transferred to British Caledonian (Charter) Ltd on 01-Mar-82.
The company was renamed Cal Air International Airways in Oct-85. When B.Cal was taken over by British Airways, they didn't want Cal Air (they already had British Airtours which became Caledonian Airways Mk:2) and B.Cal's 51% was sold to the Rank Leisure Group.
Cal Air was renamed Novair International in Dec-88. Rank Leisure closed the company down at the end of Mar-90 (and I was out of a job!). The aircraft was initially stored at Prestwick, Scotland, and later, ferried to Waco, TX, USA in Nov-90 for continued storage.
It was sold to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation in Nov-92 as N581LF and remained stored at Waco until Feb-94 when was converted into a freighter with a main-deck cargo door and leased to FedEx Federal Express as N10060 in Aug-94.
In Nov-08 it underwent the MD-10 conversion with the MD-11 'glass cockpit' and 2 crew operation. Sadly, this aircraft was finally retired in Jan-21 after an amazing 42 years in service. Updated 14-Sep-22.