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Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 13-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).
About to board for the delivery flight to London-Gatwick (LGW) via Frobisher Bay, Canada (YFB - now renamed Iqaluit).
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 02-Dec-15 + DeNoise AI 24-Oct-22.
Another London-Heathrow weather diversion, this was one of Pan-Am's German based 727 fleet.
Named: "Jet Clipper Wuchtbrumme".
Delivered to Pan Am Pan American World Airways as N326PA in May-66, it spent most of it life with Pan Am's German based fleet. It was sold to AVIANCA Colombia in Nov-75 as HK-1803. It was lost when it crashed en-route Bogota/Cali, Colombia, on 27-Nov-89.
Note: The aircraft had departed from Bogotá and was approx 16km away en-route to Cali, Colombia. While climbing through 13,000 feet, a bomb detonated on board igniting fuel vapours in an empty fuel tank. The subsequent explosion caused the aircraft to crash. All 107 passengers and crew lost their lives.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 23-Feb-21. Sadly my negatives have deteriorated over the years. Being stored in lofts and damp garages hasn't helped. This one is particularly bad.
Built as a dedicated freighter, this aircraft was delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SFC in Feb-95. Singapore transferred their Cargo Division into a separate company, Singapore Airlines Cargo, in Jul-01. The aircraft was leased to Air China Cargo as B-2409 in Nov-03. Current, updated Feb-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Dec-17 (DeNoise AI 04-Aug-22).
Operated on behalf of British Airways by Brymon Airways.
'Chelsea Rose', England World Tail livery. (just fitted with a new half rudder).
First flown with the deHavilland Canada test registration C-GEOA, this aircraft was delivered to Brymon Airways as G-BRYI in Mar-91. Brymon was merged with Birmingham European Airways to form Brymon European Airways in Nov-92.
It didn't last long, the company was split again in May-93 with the jet aircraft going to Maersk Air UK and the turboprop aircraft being transferred to Brymon Aviation, now owned by British Airways.
The aircraft was operated for British Airways Express by Brymon in full BA livery from Jul-93. In Mar-02, Brymon was merged with another BA franchisee, British Regional Airlines to form British Airways CitiExpress.
The aircraft was sold back to Bombardier Inc as C-FFBG in Jun-05 and was stored at North Bay, ON, Canada. In Mar-06 it was leased to Air Southwest (UK) as G-WOWE. It was briefly wet-leased to Aurigny Air Services (Guernsey, CI, UK) in May/Jun-11.
In Jul-11 Air Southwest was taken over by Eastern Airways (UK). The aircraft was returned to Bombardier Inc in Jan-12 and stored (at Calgary, AB, Canada ?). It was sold to Avmax Aviation Services as C-GRUR in Sep-12 and leased to CMA Central Mountain Air in Nov-12.
It was withdrawn from service in Nov-17 and stored at Calgary, AB, Canada. It was returned to Avmax in Jun-19 and remained stored until it was ferried to Luanda, Angola in early Dec-22. It was leased to Fly Angola as D2-FDX later that month and continues in service.
However, as of 12-Jul-24, the aircraft continues to appear on Flightradar 24 as C-GRUR! I assume the box has never been changed to a new ADSB code... Updated 12-Jul-24.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 22-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 06-Aug-23.
Taken at Penticton, BC, Canada.
Originally allocated the United States Air Force serial 60-9301, this aircraft was transferred the Royal Canadian Air Force and delivered direct from Grumman Aircraft serialled 9301 in 1960.
It was withdrawn from service in 1970 and stored before being returned to Grumman Aircraft as N9425 in 1971.
It was sold to the Armada de Chile (Chilean Navy) serialled 572 (or 251 ?) in 1972 It was written off on 01-Nov-73.
Note: The aircraft was operating in a mountainous region of Chile, near Quilpe and suffered an engine failure. It was unable to climb high enough to clear the surrounding terrain en-route to the coast and impacted a mountain side. Three of the six crew were killed.
Nothing can replace a precious pet that has been lost, but between Ragnar and Freja, I am feeling comfort over losing Squeeks. They are so alive and honestly are the sweetest kittens I've ever seen.
This was Ragnar, waiting outside my brother's room and catching some sunlight in the hall. He graciously allowed me to capture several fairly decent shots of him. Kittens in motion aren't an easy thing to grab, and he doesn't stay still for long!
Of the two, Rags is definitely the little lover. He has to cuddle and be on me. The jealousy between him and Barrymore is already setting in, and Ragnar took his first swipe at poor More-More yesterday! He still has claws, but Barrymore doesn't, so I'm hoping he doesn't realize it! He's growing rapidly, and with size comes threat.
Freja, on the other hand, is quick as lightning, but smaller than her brother. I can tell I'm going to have a whole lot more pics of him through the years, simply because he's calmer, especially with a full tummy!
Cape May Lighthouse from trail to the beach - Cape May Lighthouse State Park, Cape May, New Jersey
It seems the old rotating barrel light light has been replaced by some sort of new fangled electronic thingy.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 16-Apr-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 29-Sep-23.
Named: "City of Vienna".
First flown with the Douglas test registration N8963U, this aircraft was delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as PH-DNN in Apr-68 (just two months before this photo was taken).
The 'RC' version of the DC-9 was built with a main-deck cargo door and could be used for passengers, cargo, or a combination of both.
It flew with KLM for 19 years until it was returned to PK Finans International in Feb-87. It was sold to United Aviation Services Inc as N35UA in Mar-87 and sold on to the Con-Av Corporation the following month.
It was leased to Evergreen Airlines in May-87 and was re-registered N931F in Oct-87. It was operating cargo flights for the USAF and was written off when it crashed near Saginaw, Texas, on 19-Mar-89.
Note: The aircraft was operating a cargo contract for the USAF. On arrival at Fort Worth - Carswell AFB, TX, the cargo offload and onload was carried out by USAF staff. The aircraft departed for it's next stop at Oklahoma City - Tinker AFB and just after take-off the main cargo door half opened.
The Captain declared an emergency and continued the climb to 2,500 ft. During a shallow right turn the airflow caught the cargo door which opened fully to its top position. This caused the right turn to deepen until it passed the point of no return and the aircraft crashed upside down and disintegrated. Both flight crew died.
The First Officer had been operating the cargo door during the turnround and it appeared he didn't hold the door control down for long enough to allow the locks to engage properly.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 18-Jan-20, DeNoise Ai 04-Oct-22.
Additional 'FIFA World Cup Germany 2006' titles & logo.
This aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Emirates Airline as A6-EBA in Mar-05. It was returned to AerCap Ireland as EI-GES in Apr-18 and leased to Rossiya Russian Airlines the following month.
Since at least Feb-19 the aircraft has been operating flights on behalf of Aeroflot. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Russia in Apr-21.
Sanctions were placed on Russia as a consequence of their invasion of Ukraine in Feb-22. Russia then cancelled all western aircraft lease agreements and re-registered all leased aircraft in Russia.
This aircraft was re-registered RA-73274 in Mar-22. It doesn't appear to have returned to service and is quite possibly being used as a spares source. Updated 04-Oct-25.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 29-Apr-20.
Taken just a few months before the BKK airport code was transferred from Don Muang to the new Bangkok airport at Suvarnabhumi. Don Muang was re-coded DMK.
'One-Two-GO', operated by Orient Thai Airlines.
This aircraft was delivered to Texas Air Corporation and leased to Continental Airlines as N72825 in Nov-86. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA in Jul-04.
It was sold to Continental in Mar-05 and remained stored at Goodyear until Jul-05 when they sold it to another lessor. The aircraft was leased to Orient Thai Airlines as HS-OMD later that month and operated by their subsidiary company 'One-Two-GO'.
It was wet-leased to Myanmar Airways International between Mar/Sep-08. The aircraft was stored at Bangkok (DMK), Thailand in Aug-10 and permanently retired. It was eventually broken up there in Aug-13.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 30-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 10-Jul-23.
A postwar built DC-4-1009, this aircraft was delivered to National Airlines as N33679 in Feb-46, it was sold to Resort Airlines in Nov-53 and later sold again to Riddle Airlines in Jan-56.
It was sold to East Anglian Flying Services in Mar-62 as G-ARYY. East Anglian Flying Services was renamed Channel Airways in Oct-63. The aircraft continued in service until it was retired and stored at Southend, UK, at the end of the summer season in Nov-69.
It was sold to Ipswich Museum in Feb-70 but remained stored at Southend. It was eventually broken up there in Jan-71.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Nov-25.
Named: "Prins Pieter-Christiaan".
This aircraft was delivered to Residco and leased to Martinair Holland as PH-MCI in Nov-91. It spent it's 20 year working life with Martinair before being withdrawn from service and parked at Jacksonville-Cecil Field, FL, USA in Nov-11.
It was ferried to Victorville, CA, USA in mid Dec-11, returned to the lessor and permanently retired. It was broken up at Victorville in 2015. Updated 22-Nov-25.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 02-Aug-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-Oct-24.
Originally delivered to Ansett Airlines Australia as VH-CZL in Nov-71, this aircraft was sold to Midway Airlines as N935ML in Jun-82. Midway sold it to a lessor in Aug-84 and leased it back.
In Jul-91 Midway ceased operations and the aircraft was repossessed and stored at Orlando, Fl, USA. A year later, In Jul-92, it was leased to AeroMexico, still as N935ML.
AeroMexico operated it for 10 years and returned it to the lessor in Jul-02 when, now 31 years old, it was permanently retired and stored at Tucson, AZ, USA. It was broken up at Tucson in Feb-06 although the registration wasn't cancelled until 08-Aug-13.
Canadian National recently replaced the locomotive spur in the small Material Yard in Brookhaven, Mississippi.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 29-Apr-23.
Named: "Goya".
Another one with a long history... Delivered to Iberia as EC-ARC in Jun-61. It was leased to APSA Aerolinas Peruanas in Mar-69 as OB-R-931 and returned to Iberia in Jun-71 as EC-ARC. It was leased to Aviaco in Aug-72 and they bought it in May-73.
It was sold to American Jet Industries Inc as N57AJ in Dec-78 and stored until it was sold to Nordair Canada in Feb-79 as C-GNDF. It was wet-leased to Libyan Arab Airlines between Oct/Nov-79 for the two halves of a Haj Pilgrimage operation.
It was leased to Air Fleets International as N3751X in Mar-80 and re-registered N893AF the following month. Re-registering it was a bit of a waste because it was repossessed by Nordair in May-80 and stored at Montreal-Dorval, Canada, still as N893AF.
It was sold to Onyx Aviation Inc, USA, in Oct-83 and sold on the same day to Eagle Aviation Corporation Inc. Oddly, it was sold back to Onyx Aviation Inc in Jan-84. In Sep-85 it was sold to 'Lord's Airline'.
Quite a few 'owners' followed over the next few years without it actually going anywhere, J.N. Associates (May-87), FB Air Inc (Feb-88), Jet Aviation Components & Aircraft International Inc (Apr-88), 1300 Inc (Jan-89), it was repossessed in Mar-90.
Finally it was bought by International Airline Support Group in Mar-90 and was broken up at Miami in Jul-90.
I also have a photo of this in Aerolineas Peruanas livery at
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 07-Jun-22.
Photo taken from the base of the original domestic Pier A, facing the old Cargo Ramp.
Leased to PIA Pakistan International Airlines, this aircraft was delivered to PIA in Aug-59 as AP-AJG. PIA bought it in Jul-64, sold it to Hawker Siddeley Aviation the same day and leased it back again. It was returned to Hawker Siddeley in Mar-66 and stored.
In Mar-67 it was re-registered G-AVJB and in Jul-67 it was leased to BMA British Midland Airways. It was sub-leased to Nigeria Airways for a year between Oct-68/Oct-69. It was leased to Kestrel International Airways in Mar-72 but they had financial problems and BMA repossessed it in Nov-72 when Kestrel ceased operations.
It was briefly leased to a company called Site Aviation in Jan-74 and leased to British Airways in Mar-76, returning to BMA in Jun-76. The aircraft was sold to Intra Airways (Jersey) in Dec-76. Intra was renamed Jersey European Airways in Oct-79. It was retired and stored at East Midlands Airport, UK, in Dec-80 after it was sold to Field Aviation.
It was sold to British Air Ferries in Sep-81 and returned to service, mostly operating night mail services for the UK Post Office. It was stored at East Midlands again in Oct-83. In Nov-86 it was sold to Baltic Aviation (Sweden) as SE-IVY and operated until Apr-89 when Baltic was declared bankrupt.
By now it was 30 years old and it was stored at Southend, UK. In late 1989 it made it's final flight back to Malmo, Sweden, where the engines were removed and repossessed by the owners.
It was dismantled during 1992 and transported to the 'High Chaparral' Wild West Theme Park at Kulltorp, Sweden, where it was rebuilt and displayed. As of Oct-15, the aircraft was still on display at Kultorp.
Note: I also have a photo of this aircraft in my database as SE-IVY with Baltic Airlines at www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/13689426775
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Apr-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 19-Jun-23.
Delivered new to Continental Air Lines in Oct-58 as N249V, it was sold to Channel Airways in May-67 as G-AVNJ.
The aircraft was leased to Air Ferry in Jan-68 and returned to Channel Airways in Nov-68. Only 11 years old, it was permanently retired at Southend, UK in Oct-69 and broken up there in Jun-72.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 25-Aug-17 + DeNoise AI 23-Oct-22.
A distant shot enlarged from a negative, so a bit grainy in places, even after the DeNoise app.
Halfway through the horseshoe curve in the Roaring Camp Village, the Roaring Camp & Big Trees's Shay #1 "Dixiana" descends toward the depot and water tank, completing a short, afternoon test run. Earlier in the day, while operating on the regular train, the engine crew detected an issue with one of the bearings on her line shaft, so they pulled her out of service after the noon train, replacing her with Heisler #2. Replacing the faulty bearing was a quick and easy fix, so while the last train of the day was on the mountain, the crew took the opportunity to run "Dixie" up the hill just a bit, to verify the effectiveness of their repair. Dixiana would be back in service the following day.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 29-May-22 (DeNoise AI).
Named: "Holidayliner Freedom".
Sadly, this beautiful DC-10 didn't last long. Built with a main deck cargo door, this aircraft could be used for either passengers or cargo. It was delivered to ONA Overseas National Airways as N1032F in Jun-73 and was written off at New York-Kennedy just 2.5 years later on 12-Nov-75.
Note:
The aircraft was departing on a ferry flight from New York-Kennedy to Frankfurt and Jeddah at the start of a series of Haj Pilgrimage charter flights with 129 staff passengers and 10 crew.
During the take-off run the aircraft hit a large flock of seagulls on the runway and the take-off was abandoned. The damage to the No:3 engine fan blades caused a rotation imbalance and the compressor case disintegrated, causing a fire in the engine pylon and the right wing.
It also damaged the No:3 hydraulic system which affected the aircraft braking and the No:3 thrust reverser couldn't be deployed.
The runway was wet and it was apparent that the aircraft was not going to stop on the runway, so the crew steered onto a taxiway with the aircraft still doing 40kts which caused the undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Oct-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 06-Apr-23.
Lockheed Tristar prototype visiting East Midlands (EMA) for a presentation to Rolls Royce staff.
This was the 3rd prototype Tristar and was originally to have been N302EA. However it first flew as N301EA with Lockheed not long before this photo was taken.
It was re-registered N302EA by Lockheed in Feb-73 at the end of the test programme and delivered to Eastern Air Lines in May-73. Eastern Air Lines ceased operating in Jan-91 and the aircraft was bought from the liquidator by Delta Air Lines in Mar-91.
It was re-registered N781DL in Jun-91. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair in Aug-95 after suffering a sudden decompression at 33,000 feet shortly after departure from Los Angeles en-route to Honolulu, causing severe damage to the airframe and the rear bulkhead separated from the fuselage crown.
The crew carried out an emergency descent to 14,000 feet and returned safely to Los Angeles. The aircraft was now 24 years old and due to the cost of repairs, Delta decided to retire it.
The aircraft was sold back to Lockheed almost immediately and used for testing in their 'Ageing Aircraft' programme. In Oct-95 the aircraft was ferried to Dobbins AFB, Marietta, GA., where it was eventually broken up.
My neigbours are having a new drive put down - one of the builders looks like he stepped straight out of a Caravaggio painting.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 01-Jan-22 (DeNoise AI).
Additional 'Soaring Spirit' Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, 2002 titles.
Fleet No: "7005"
First flown with the Boeing test registration N50217, this aircraft was delivered to Delta Air Lines as N864DA in Dec-99.
When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit the world in Mar-20, Delta Air Lines made the decision to permanently withdraw their Boeing 777 fleet. This aircraft was stored at Victorville, CA, USA in Oct-20.
It was sold to the 'Arizona Cardinals' (Phoenix based American Football Team) in Oct-22 when it was ferried to Marana, AZ, USA and stored. It appears to be a 'spares' aircraft as the Arizona Cardinals operate sister ship N867DA (now re-registered N777AZ) in their full livery. Updated 08-Feb-24.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Apr-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.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 04-Jun-17 + DeNoise AI 05-Oct-22.
In special 'Lei' livery.
This aircraft was delivered to the Fleet National Bank and leased to TAP Air Portugal as CS-TEO in Jul-83. It was sub-leased to Air Atlantis in Apr-85 for the summer season and returned to TAP in Oct-85.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Dec-97. In Jan-98 it was sold to Aircraft No:2 LLC as N824AL. It was leased to Aloha Airlines in Mar-98. Aloha bought it from the lessor in Apr-07. Unfortunately, Aloha ceased operations in Apr-08 and the aircraft was stored at Honolulu.
It was ferried to Mojave, CA, USA in Jun-08 for further storage. In Oct-08 the aircraft was sold to the Air Carrier Accessory Service and permanently retired at Mojave. The registration was cancelled in Oct-13 and it was last noted still stored at Mojave in Oct-15.
Replaced horrible original with a new scan and post processing 7/1/20. I had this picture reversed for years. That has been corrected, along with the color balance. I knew that there was a good picture hiding in there.
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 06-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI). The old negative was very badly 'yellowed' when I rescanned it.
This aircraft was delivered to Malaysia Airlines as 9M-MFH in Sep-94. It was sold to GECAS in Dec-97 and leased back to Malaysia Airlines. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-98 and immediately leased to Jet Airways (India) as VT-JAZ.
The aircraft returned to the lessor in Dec-00 and was leased to British Airways as G-GFFJ the following month. It was returned to the lessor in Mar-09 and stored at Southend (UK). It was due to be leased to Aeroflot-Nord but the lease wasn't taken up.
In May-09 it was leased to Astraeus Airlines as G-PJPJ and operated on behalf of Palmair (UK). It was returned to Astraeus at the end of Oct-10. In May-11 the aircraft was wet-leased to Iceland Express.
Astraeus Airlines ceased operation in Nov-11, it was returned to Astraeus and the lessor and stored at Lasham, UK, where it was permanently retired. The registration was eventually cancelled in Oct-15.
With the 47 replacing the intended Black 5 due to the heightened fire risk during the current warm and dry spell of weather, the "Swanage Belle" tour from London Victoria speeds past Potbridge on the fast line as it heads to Dorset.
Locomotive: West Coast Railways Class 47/4 47804.
Location: Totters Lane, Potbridge, near Winchfield, Hampshire.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 05-Jan-18, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 07-Nov-23.
Taken through glass with some reflections.
Named: "Maria Montessori"
This aircraft was delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as PH-KCB in Mar-94. After 20.5 years in service, it was permanently retired at Crestview, FL, USA in Dec-14. It was 'technically' broken up at Crestview in Oct-16.
It was last noted at Crestview in Oct-16 with the forward upper fuselage cut out from just behind the flight deck windows including the forward galley area, no engines and many other parts missing.
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" photo with a better version 23-Apr-14, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Oct-23.
Shame that the guys from Manchester Handling decided to drive through my shot!
Originally delivered to Eastern Airlines in Nov-78 as N339EA, a Tristar 1. It was sold to LTU Lufttransport Unternehmen in Dec-80 as D-AERN and immediately leased back to Eastern. It returned to LTU in Feb-81.
The aircraft was converted to Tristar 200 standard in Apr-86. It was sold to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation in Nov-95 as N851MA and stored prior to being converted to freighter configuration in Jul-96.
It was initially leased to Millon Air, Miami in Jul-96 for a year before being returned to the lessor and sold to Fine Air in Jul-97. Fine Air was renamed Fine Air Services in Jan-98 and the aircraft was re-registered N260FA in Feb-98.
Fine Air was renamed Arrow Air in May-02 and the Tristar fleet were retired and replaced by DC-10F's. This one was stored at Roswell, NM, USA, in Jul-02 and finally broken up in 2008.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 19-Mar-17 (DeNoise AI 24-Aug-22).
'Raffles' logojet livery.
This aircraft was delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SPK in Jan-97. Sadly, the aircraft was destroyed at Taipei (Taiwan) on 31-Oct-00 when it struck construction equipment during take-off on a runway that was closed for maintenance.
It's sister-ship with the 'Raffles' livery, 9V-SPL, was very quickly repainted back into standard livery.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 28-Aug-23.
With all those fuel trucks in attendance it must have been tanking up to go trans-Atlantic...
Named: "St. Brendan / Breanainn".
This aircraft has a looooong history... Delivered new to Irish International Aer Lingus as EI-ALC in Apr-61. It was wet-leased to PIA Pakistan International Airlines between Oct-64/May-65. It was leased to Braniff Airways as N7082 in Nov-65 and returned to Aer Lingus in May-66 as EI-ALC.
It was leased to BWIA British West Indian Airways as 9Y-TCS in Dec-66 and returned to Aer Lingus in Apr-67 as EI-ALC. It was leased to Trans Caribbean Airways as N8790R between Oct-67/Apr-68, again returning to Aer Lingus as EI-ALC.
It was sold to Trans Polar Airways, Norway, as LN-TUV in Oct-70 but was repossessed in May-71 and stored until it again became EI-ALC in Nov-71. It was sold to Trans European Airways, Belgium, as OO-TEB in Aug-72 and wet-leased to Air Cambodge between Oct-73/Apr-73.
It was wet-leased to Tunis Air between May/Dec-75. It was briefly wet-leased to El Al Israel Airlines between Sep/Oct-78. Trans European sold it to ATA American Trans Air in Nov-78 as N8790R.
It was immediately leased to Ambassadair and returned to ATA in May-82. It then went through a procession of 'Affinity Groups' such as the 'Emerald Shillelagh Chowder Marching Society' in May-84 and 'Airfast' in Jun-86.
In Dec-86 it was sold to a 'Samuel Azar'. He sold it to (presumably!) his brother, 'Gab Azer' in Jul-88 and it found itself in Zaire the same month, re-registered 9Q-CFT with Fontshi Aviation Service.
By now the aircraft was 28 years old, a great age for an early turbo-jet Boeing 720. It continued in service until Oct-90 when it was involved in a runway over-run at Mbuji-Maji, Zaire (I'm unable to find further details). It never flew again and was stored at Mbuji where it remained. It was photographed still at Mbuji in Feb-06, derelict but intact and complete with engines. It's thought to have been broken up in mid 2011.
I also have a photo of this with Trans European Airways at
Replace HR Wells with Malcolm Merlyn. Im not changing it.
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 21-Oct-21 (DeNoise AI).
A series of 5 photos showing the final flight of British Airways Concorde G-BOAC. Arriving into Manchester for it's last ever landing. It was originally on open display at Manchester's 'Runway Viewing Park'. However British Airways stipulated it should be preserved under cover and It now sits in it's own 'hangar'.
G-BOAC was the 'Flagship' of the British Airways Concorde fleet. It was first flown as G-BOAC on 27-Feb-75 and after participating in the Concorde test programme it was delivered to British Airways on 13-Feb-76.
It was the aircraft which inaugurated supersonic trans-Atlantic scheduled services between London-Heathrow and Washington, DC, USA in May-76.
In early 1979, in a joint operation with Braniff International Airways, the London-Heathrow / Washington-Dulles service continued on to Dallas-Fort Worth. The aircraft was registered G-N81AC on the Trans Atlantic sectors. The 'G-' was removed for the US Domestic sectors, becoming N81AC.
The aircraft operated successfully for 27 years before it's final flight from London-Heathrow to Manchester on 31-Oct-03.
It's on permanent loan to Manchester Airport Plc and is displayed at Manchester Airport's Runway Visitor Park. Charges apply.
** replaced with third in comments since i liked it better too (:
i just started using my kit lens again, i forgot the magic of zooming after using my 50mm for so long. i really need to invest in some lens hoods, my 50mm is suchhhh a spaz about focusing in direct sunlight.
i'm thinking of changing my screen name to my actual name (minus my last name, so i'd probably make it alison leigh or something), thoughts? should i?
write in my formspring :)
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 26-Aug-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 29-May-26.
A bit of London-Gatwick history from 1970...
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.