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Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 25-Oct-17, plus DeNoise AI 22-Nov-22.
Named: "Zephyros". (dark blue tail livery).
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6055X, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to EuroCypria Airlines (Cyprus) as 5B-DBU in Feb-03.
EuroCypria was absorbed into Cyprus Airways and ceased operations on 12-Nov-10. The aircraft was returned to ILFC and stored at Perpignan, France.
In Dec-10 it was re-registered N641LF and re-registered again as N859AM in Feb-11. It ferried to Shannon, Ireland in Mar-11 and was repainted in AeroMexico livery before being leased to AeroMexico in Apr-11.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Aug-20 as a consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. It was moved to Miami, FL, USA in Dec-20 for further storage before ferrying to Dothan, AL in Apr-21 to await freighter conversion.
The aircraft was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door by the end of Jun-21 and leased to iAero Airways in Jul-21. It's operated on behalf of DHL USA. Current, updated 22-Nov-22.
Rocket Ships
And before you know it
rocket ships will give way
to broken hearts.
Flying horses will become
missed appointments,
and
Crayolas become
colorful pills that ease
the divorce…
The tooth fairy
puts on a suit and
collects
Taxes.
Death replaces
the ice cream truck.
And yet
You will dream of
rocket ships.
-A. Valles
Having talked at length about it in the “actual” version of this photo featuring 637 without branding, here’s a mock up of what a navy spare could have looked like. In some alternate timeline perhaps 616/7/8/9 went into full Uni4 livery instead of silver and 637/8/9 into navy spare so there were seven navy E400s to replace all seven navy Omnidekkas.
Or have it vice versa so that 637-9 the 4s as they are in real life, and the ex-lilacs as navy spares with possibly something like 640 done as well. Under normal operation they’d make up the numbers on the 4, but outside of term time or whenever else needed they wouldn’t look out of place on the 1 or 48.
Colour-specific spares aren’t a new thing, as around 2021/22 time orange line had one when 627 was branded up as a common vehicle for the 34/35/36, and even on navy line when 970 and 971 were briefly in plain silver and navy before they gained Easyrider wraps. Plus of course most of the vehicles carry branding for all routes of the same colour now, such as the old 17s now being 15/16/17.
Navy line is a bit weird by nature, however, using two main corridors either side of the River Trent and converging at Clifton. The 49 can be ignored as a Parliament Street route, hence its omission, so the side branding is “Clifton > Queens Drive or Trent Bridge > Railway Station > City” to provide a rather generalised outline of the navy route core. The 3 tends to keep out of whatever the other TBG navy routes are doing so is also omitted.
As for the frequency branding, I used the 20 minute one off the 1 because it was the lowest, although I could have possibly left it off completely as none of the navy line frequencies bear any relation to each other. Besides, when NCT changed the frequency to say “up to every XYZ” instead of “from every XYZ”, I never understood if it meant “up to” as in you could be waiting up to 20 minutes, or if the frequency went up to every 20 minutes but sometimes dropped to less often.
Shifting the focus over to the actual Photoshop edit itself, this is the first edit I’ve done in nearly three years that isn’t an April Fools one. I only did it on a whim after writing the photo description mentioning the idea of navy spares and realised it’d be a very simple task to make one as a demonstration.
For the benefit of gullible people with no attention span I’ve highlighted that this is, in fact, an edited photo in the corner. You know, just in case some plonker tries to edit 637 on bustimes, because unfortunately there are some people on the internet nowadays who genuinely are that stupid. Previously when I’ve made photo edits such things weren’t even a concern, but that’s just the state of the world in 2026, sadly.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Mar-21 + DeNoise AI 05-Nov-22.
I think this final Canadian Airlines livery was the best they ever had.
Fleet No: "881".
Named: "Maxwell W. Ward" (Canadian Aviation Pioneer and founder of Wardair).
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6018N, this aircraft was delivered to Canadian Airlines International as C-GMWW in Dec-90. Canadian Airlines was merged into Air Canada in Apr-01 and the aircraft continued in service until it was sold to Pegasus MSN 24883 LLC as N987PG in May-05.
It was leased to Aerolineas Argentinas the following month as LV-BBU. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Buenos Aries (EZE), Argentina in Apr-12. It was returned to the lessor as N278AW and stored at Marana, AZ, USA in Jun-12. In Aug-12 it was sold to Eirtrade Aviation Ireland and permanently retired at Marana. The registration was cancelled in Sep-12 and the aircraft was last noted still at Marana in Oct-13 without engines.
The Bridge to the Heavens. Dressed in its best autumn colors.
Shot with FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM. Glad to have replaced my FE 16-35mm f4.0 ZA with this GM version. The 1st time I shot the GM version, the outputs were clearly at a different level from the already very good F4.0 version and I had not expected the difference to be that noticeable.
The way lens makers differentiate their products, their f2.8 zooms are typically better than their f4.0 version and this difference is more than just that 1 stop advantage to justify the extra premium.
The new Nikon Z 14-30mm f4.0S will be a great option for the Nikon Z system but we all know that the f2.8 version Z 14-24 f2.8S will be the superior lens, however its focal range is rather limited. I shoot Nikon as well but I must admit Canon may have the upper hand again in mirrorless lenses like they had with DSLR versions.
The Canon RF 15-35mm f2.8L may be the mirrorless UWA zoom to watch.
Replaced with new edit from RAW file developed with Capture One 22, 15 Sept 2022.
New post-processing exercise 31Dec2024, haven't done this in a long time. This was a heavily backlit shot, this new edit added some depth to an otherwise flat looking (to my eyes currently) result previously.
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 29-Jul-21, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-May-24.
Named: "Eglantyne Jebb" (British Social Reformer).
Delivered to Britannia Airways as G-BRIG in Apr-90, this aircraft was due to be leased to Air Holland in 1991 as PH-AHN but the deal fell through. It was wet-leased to TACA International Airlines in Nov-92 returning to Britannia Airways in May-93.
It was briefly leased to Air New Zealand from Oct/Dec-95 to cover aircraft shortages. At the beginning of Apr-04 the marketing name of Britannia Airways was changed to Thomson.co.uk although it was still operated by Britannia Airways until Nov-04 when the whole thing became Thomsonfly.com.
The aircraft operated it's last flight for Thomsonfly in Nov-07 and was sold to CIT leasing Corporation the following month. In May-07 it was leased to SliverJet (FlyJet Ltd) as G-SLVR. Unfortunately, SilverJet ceased operations at the end of May-08 and the aircraft was impounded at Luton, UK. It was returned to the lessor in Jul-08 and ferried to Shannon (Ireland) for further storage.
In Oct-08 the aircraft was leased to Jordan Aviation as JY-JAG and sub-leased to Hamsal Air the following month for Haj Pilgrimage operations from Nigeria. It returned to Jordan Aviation in Jan-09. Around Apr-09 it was sub-leased to Sun Air (Sudan) and returned to Jordan Aviation in late 2009.
In Dec-09 it was leased to Syrian Air and noted still operating for from them in Jul-10, still in full SilverJet livery. The aircraft continued in service with Jordan Aviation until it was permanently retired at Amman, Jordan in Dec-19 after almost 30 years in service. Updated 29-Jul-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 24-May-24.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6038E, this aircraft was delivered to Airtours International Airways as G-SJMC in Mar-94. It was wet-leased to Garuda Indonesia Airlines on a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Jan/Mar-02.
In May-02 Airtours was renamed MyTravel Airways and more Garuda Haj Pilgrimage operations took place between Jan/Mar-03, Dec-03/Feb-04 and Dec-04/Feb-05.
In Apr-05 the aircraft was leased to SkyService Airlines (Canada) as C-GLMC, but not for long... It suffered a 'very' heavy landing at Punta Cana. Dominican Republic in May-05.
It bounced and landed nosewheel first causing severe damage to the landing gear, wings and fuselage. It was almost written off and was at Punta Cana for five months being repaired. In Oct-05 it was ferried to Portland, OR, USA for repainting and returned to service with MyTravel Airways as G-SJMC in Nov-05.
The aircraft was re-registered G-TCCA in Feb-08 and MyTravel Airways was merged into Thomas Cook Airlines UK at the end of Mar-08. In Nov-08 another Haj Pilgrimage was operated for Garuda Indonesian Airlines with the aircraft returning to Thomas Cook in Jan-09. It was retro-fitted with Blended Winglets in Feb-10,
The Thomas Cook Group also owned Condor Flugdienst and in Dec-13 the aircraft was wet leased to Condor for the winter, returning to Thomas Cook UK at the end of Apr-14. The winter lease was repeated between Nov-14/Apr-15 and Nov-15/Apr-16.
It operated its last service for Thomas Cook UK in Oct-16 and was again leased to Condor in early Nov-16. The aircraft operated its last passenger service from Varadero to Frankfurt on 18/19-Nov-16, ferried back to Thomas Cook UK and was stored at Manchester.
It was sold Amazon, leased to Atlas Air as N1373A in Feb-17 and ferried to Tel Aviv for freighter conversion. The aircraft was converted to 'F' with a main deck cargo door in Oct-17 and operated for Amazon Prime Air in Nov-17. In Mar-25 Amazon Prime Air changed the operating contract to 21 Air, USA.
Now 32 years old, it continues in service. Updated 15-Apr-26.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus DeNoise AI 12-Nov-22.
This livery was originally one of the 'World Tails' (Chatham Historic Dockyard) and you can see on this shot, it has 'United Kingdom' titles on the nose. This eventually became the standard British Airways livery.
First flown in Oct-92, this aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-DOCS in Dec-92. It was in service with British Airways for almost 21.5 years before being parked at London-Gatwick in Jun-14.
It was ferried to Victorville, CA, USA a week later and permanently retired. The aircraft was last noted still stored at Victorville in Oct-16. Updated 12-Nov-22.
The Palace of Culture of Iași is a building combining the romantic neo-Gothic and neo-baroque styles, built between 1906 and 1925 according to the plans of the architect ID Berindey, to replace the old princely court of Moldavia which was in ruined. With this building, King Carol I wanted to offer a real symbol to the city. The central tower of the courthouse and administration building, which reaches 55 meters high, meant that the palace was the tallest building in the city, with a footprint of 7,330 square meters and a total area of 34,236 square meters.
In addition to its monumentality and beauty, the building is distinguished by modern technical installations and equipment, purchased in Germany, as well as by the hardware manufactured by the Haug house and by the famous French companies Krieger, Mericier and Bagvès. The furniture of the Palace of Justice, in neo-Gothic style, was designed and produced in the famous Albert Goumain workshops in Paris and by the firm Mappel in England.
In 1955, it was named "Palace of Culture" and today houses 4 museums:
The Moldavian History Museum,
The Art Museum,
The Ethnographic Museum,
The Ștefan Procopiu Science and Technology Museum (including a collection of musical devices).
In 2020 a new footbridge was built over the river Loddon at Piggy Dams near Old Basing, Hampshire. The footbridge, which is part of the Loddon Way footpath (also 180/8/2 or Parish FP9), replaces an old wooden structure that that became unsafe the year earlier. The new bridge is made of steel and wood and has a span of 13 metres. It was designed to blend in with the natural surroundings and to improve accessibility for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. The bridge was funded by the Hampshire County Council and the Environment Agency.
The River Loddon is a river in southern England that flows into the River Thames. It originates in Basingstoke, Hampshire and travels for about 45 kilometers before reaching Wargrave, Berkshire. The river and its tributaries cover an area of more than 1000 square kilometers and support a variety of wildlife and habitats. The river has a history of human use and modification, with many mills, weirs and sluices along its course. The River Loddon is part of the South East Rivers Trust, which works to protect and restore the health of the river and its catchment.
The name Piggy Dam is thought to be the original name for the dam on the River Loddon just off Newnham Lane, then called Piquet Dam. This came from its initial construction of stakes or pickets (piquet in French). However, it was also called Peaked Ham almost a century ago, and over the years the name has been transformed to Piggy Dam.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 23-Aug-22 (DeNoiseAI).
-Rendesvous-, China World Tail livery.
This aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-DOCM in Mar-92. It was sold to a lessor in May-99 and leased back to British Airways. It was sub-leased to DBA.com (previously Deutsche BA, Germany) in May-04, returning to British Airways in Jul-04.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-04 as N843BB and stored at Greensboro, NC, USA. It was leased to Sundowner Oklahoma City LLC in Dec-04 and operated on their behalf by Ryan International Airlines for the US Department of Justice.
It was stored at Miami, FL, USA in early 2011. The aircraft was sold to Aviation Technologies Inc and permanently retired. It was last noted still at Miami in Oct-11 in poor condition and without engines.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 13-Feb-14, plus DeNoise AI 02-Jan-23
I was in Hannover for the Airshow in 1964, on a chartered British Eagle Viscount.
Named: "Clipper Heidelberg".
For anyone who might wonder what Pan-Am DC-6B's were doing in Hannover. After the second World War, the Russians decreed that the new Lufthansa would not be allowed to use the three air corridors from West Germany to Berlin. Only aircraft of the other joint powers (UK, USA & France) were permitted. So BEA used BAC One-Elevens, Pan-Am used DC-6B's (and later B727's) and Air France used Caravelles.
This aircraft was delivered to Pan American World Airways as N6526C in May-52. It was leased to PANAGRA Pan American Grace Airways in 1958 and returned to Pan Am in 1959.
It was leased to Capital Airlines in Jan-60 and returned to Pan Am in May-61. In May-62 the aircraft was leased to Aerovias Panama as HP-359 and returned to Pan Am in Jan-63 when it was transferred to operations in West Germany.
It was withdrawn from service and stored at Miami, FL, USA in Mar-68. The aircraft was sold to Air Lease Inc in Sep-68 and was sold on to Concare Aircraft Leasing in Oct-70. It was sold to Inair Panama as HP-539 (not a typo with the above). Sadly, it was written off when it crashed at Manaus, Brasil in Apr-72.
Note: The aircraft was off the centreline and too high on an ILS approach into Manaus on a ferry flight. The runway alignment was corrected but the rate of descent increased and the nosegear collapsed when it hit a wall, 12 mts / 40 feet short of the runway. The aircraft slid along the runway for about 300 mts and was damaged beyond repair.
This place replaced long-time "institution" Pop's Burger which I posted previously. The reviews seem okay but the neon and 1960s art are missing with only a plane hanging inside adding something unique. It is located near or on one of the flight paths to the Winnipeg airport.
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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 01-Sep-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Mar-23.
This was taken at Pisa, Italy. Note the wartime ramp, made up of Marston Matting (aka Pierced Steel Planking). I was on a British Eagle Viscount on the next stand.
I-LIFE was delivered new to LAI Linee Aeree Italiane in Mar-57, seven months later, in Oct-57, LAI were merged into Alitalia. It remained in service with Alitalia for 12 years until it was sold to Somali Airlines in Jun-69 as 6OS-AAK.
It was re-registered 6O-AAK later the same month. It was retired at Mogadishu, Somalia, in Jun-77 and later broken up.
The Sangi Railway in Mie Prefecture somewhat recently announced that their fleet of 1960's and 70's era EMU's used for their local services would be replaced with "newer" secondhand 211 Series from JR Central, starting in 2025. Even though the 211's have their roots from the JNR era, displacing mid-century relics is still sad to see. It was fun while it lasted.
Here Sangi Railway 751 enters the elevated curve at the rice fields north of Misato Station with a "futsu" (local) for Nishi-Fujiwara.
Sangi Railway Sangi Line
Sangi 751 Series
Inabe, Mie Pref., Japan
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
Named: "Ailbhe / St. Albert".
This aircraft was delivered to Aer Lingus as EI-BXF in Dec-90, it was sold to a lessor in May-91, leased back to Aer Lingus and re-registered EI-CDB.
It was returned to the lessor in Dec-04 and leased to Air Baltic as YL-BBG later the same month. It was fitted with blended winglets in Dec-09.
The aircraft returned to the lessor in Feb-11 and was immediately leased to Deta Air (Kazakhstan) as UP-B3708, It was withdrawn from use and stored in Oct-11. It was sold to Goiana Kazakhstan around Jan-12 and remained stored until it was leased to Aerosvit Airlines (Ukraine) as UR-AAM in Dec-12.
Aerosvit ceased operations in Feb-13 and the lease was transferred to Ukraine International Airways later the same month. It was re-registered UR-GBF in Apr-13. The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Billund (Denmark) around Nov-14.
It was ferried to Bacau, Romania in Oct-15 before being sold to Opel Investments Ltd as G-MADA in Nov-15. It was moved to Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania in May-16 and stored. In Jun-18 it was ferried to Lasham, UK and stored again.
The aircraft was leased to Maleth Aero as 9H-VOX in Sep-19 and operated on behalf of Oryx Jet. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Tallinn, Estonia in Aug-21. It was ferried to Stansted, UK in early Feb-22 and stored. Now 32 years old it's thought to be permanently retired.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 10-Mar-22 with Topaz DeNoise AI.
Operated for Airbus Industrie by Aeromaritime.
This aircraft was built from parts of other Boeing 377 / C-97's. It was first registered N211AS to Aero Spacelines Inc, California, USA in Sep-69 and had it's first flight in Aug-70.
It was delivered to Aeromaritime, France as F-BTGV in Sep-71 and operated on behalf of Airbus Industrie for 25 years until it was retired in Jun-96.
The aircraft was ferried to Bruntingthorpe, UK in early Jul-96 and presented to a preservation group. It stayed at Bruntingthorpe for another 25 years. Unfortunately the airfield owner sold the land in Nov-20 and as the aircraft could no longer fly, it was broken up in Jan-21, which is very sad!
However, the flight deck section from the swinging nose has been preserved and is awaiting display at the South Wales Air Museum at St. Athan, UK. Updated 12-Mar-22.
There is another one in the museum at Toulouse Airport...
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 04-Mar-21.
I'm not really into 'egg whisks' but there's a lot of them in Canada.
Note: The registration C-GHJU was later used by HeliJet on a LearJet Air Ambulance.
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 15-Mar-18, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 12-Nov-25.
With additional 'Freightmaster' titles.
This aircraft was delivered to BEA British European Airways as G-AOYJ in Jan-58. It was wet-leased to Cyprus Airways in Oct-65, returning to BEA in May-70. It was sold to Cambrian Airways in Oct-70.
In early 1971, BEA formed British Air Services and merged both Cambrian Airways and BKS Air Services into it although they both kept their separate identities. At the end of Mar-74 both airlines were merged into the newly formed British Airways along with BEA and BOAC.
G-AOYJ continued in service with British Airways until it was sold to BAF British Air Ferries in Apr-81. It was wet leased to Air Algerie between May/Sep-81. It was sold to Panavia Air Cargo in Jan-84 and leased back to BAF.
In Aug-84 the aircraft was re-registered G-BLOA and was sub-leased to Manx Airlines between Oct-84/Feb-85. Manx Airlines sub-leased it again for a couple of weeks in Oct-85. It was sub-leased to Guernsey Airlines in Jun-86, returning to BAF in Sep-87.
In Jan-89 the aircraft was sub-leased to Securicor Air Cargo for a year, returning to BAF in Jan-90. BAF was renamed British World Airlines in Apr-93 and the following month the aircraft was retired at Southend, UK. It was broken up there in Aug-96.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 15-Jun-21.
Operated for Excel Airways by Air Atlanta Icelandic.
An early Boeing 757 (Line No: 74) first flown in Oct-85, this aircraft was delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N521EA in Dec-85. It was sold to Wilmington Trust Company on delivery and leased back to Eastern Airlines. Eastern ceased operations in Jan-91 and the aircraft was stored. It was returned to the lessor in Mar-91 and moved to Mojave, CA, USA for further storage. The aircraft was leased to Air 2000 (UK) as G-OOOV in Oct-91. It was removed from service and stored at Bristol-Filton (now closed) in Nov-01 and returned to the lessor in May-02 when it was moved to Southend, UK. The aircraft was leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-ARD in Sep-02 but remained stored until it was wet-leased to Excel Airways (UK) in May-03. It was returned to Air Atlanta in Nov-03 and stored for the winter, returning to Excel Airways again in Mar-04. It was due to be dry-leased to Excel as G-VKNB but that wasn't taken up at that time. The aircraft was returned to Air Atlanta in Nov-05 and stored at Shannon, Ireland for the winter. It was sub-leased to Excel Airways as G-VKNB in Apr-06, now with updated 'XL,com' tail titles. It was returned to Air Atlanta and the lessor in Nov-06 when it was sold to Aeroturbine Inc (USA) as N314ST. The aircraft was stored until it was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door and leased to VARIGLOG Cargo (Brasil) as PR-LGH in Apr-07. It was returned to the lessor in Mar-10 and stored at Jacksonville-Cecil Field, FL, USA. It was leased to DHL Aviation Services as A9C-DHC (Bahrain) in Sep-11. In Apr-17 the aircraft was due to be transferred to DHL's Central American subsidiary DHL Aero Espresso. However that didn't happen and the aircraft was stored at San Jose, Costa Rica. It was returned to the lessor as N314ST in Jun-17 and moved to Goodyear, AZ, USA in Jan-18. In Aug-18 it was sold to TVPX Aircraft Solutions and remained stored at Goodyear until it was moved to Budapest, Hungary in Jun-19 for further long term storage. Now almost 36 years old, it's doubtful that it will return to service. Stored, updated 18-Apr-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 23-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 24-Apr-23.
Named: "John Moody".
Originally registered to the Bristol Aeroplane Company as G-AMLJ, it later used the Bristol temporary registration G-18-116 before being delivered to Aer Lingus in Jul-52 as EI-AFR.
It was sold to Skyways Ltd in Jun-55 but wasn't returned to the UK Register as G-AMLJ until 3 months later. In Dec-55 Skyways sold it to Middle East Airlines as OD-ACM.
It was acquired by BOAC Associated Companies in May-58 but remained operating in the middle east until it returned to the UK, again as G-AMLJ, in Oct-58 and was leased to BKS Air Transport. They bought it in Jul-59.
It was sold to Aer Turas Ireland in Mar-66 as EI-APC. Aer Turas flew it for more than 6 years until it was sold in France in Dec-72 to Transportes Aeriens Reunis as F-BTYO. It was retired at Nice, France, in 1976 and broken up.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with slightly better version 28-Aug-22 (DeNoise AI).
I must admit that I'm not particularly keen on underside shots like this, they invariably produce a silhouette. This one isn't bad though!
The Boeing 747-400D was built for the Japanese Domestic market and had no winglets. They didn't do anything for fuel efficiency on short sectors and omitting them saved weight. Only 19 were built for Japan Air Lines and All Nippon Airways, they had a maximum passenger capacity of 660.
This aircraft was delivered to ANA All Nippon Airways as JA8959 in Jan-93. It was in service with ANA for almost 20 years before being permanently retired at Tupelo, MS, USA in Oct-12. The registration was cancelled 3 days later.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 28-Mar-15, plus DeNoise AI 05-Jan-23.
I was on the British Eagle Britannia in the background (well, not while I was taking the photo, obviously!)
;o)
This aircraft was delIvered to Air Algerie in May-61 with the French overseas registration F-OBNK, it was re-registered 7T-VAK in Nov-64. Sadly, it didn't have a long life. It was written off during a forced landing at Biskra, Algeria after an in-flight fire in Jul-69.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 28-Jul-19.
'T-Mobile' logojet, right side.
Originally due for delivery as D-AHLB, this registration wasn't used and the aircraft was delivered to a lessor and leased to Hapag-Lloyd as D-AHLD in Dec-90. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-98 and leased to MALEV Hungarian Airlines as HA-LER the following month. It was returned to the lessor and re-leased to Hapag-Lloyd as D-AHLD in Mar-04 when it was operated for Hapag-Lloyd Express. It was repainted in 'T-Mobile' logojet livery in Feb-06. The aircraft returned to the lessor in Dec-07. It was leased to Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-BNM in Jan-08. In Jun-13 it was returned to the lessor and permanently retired at Orlando-Sanford, FL, USA. It was last noted still at Sanford in Aug-15 and was subsequently broken up.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 23-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Apr-23.
I've given up on the C-47 histories, too complex and often incomplete...
This one went to the Norwegian forerunner of SAS (DNL) as LN-IAS in 1946, it was merged into SAS in Oct-52 and was sold to Fairways Rotterdam. The source I was looking at said it went to Fairways in Jan-66, yet here it is in Liverpool in Dec-64!
The Netherlands does re-use registrations though!
Having, sadly, replaced the Class 90 hauled service on this working, LNER liveried Azuma 800 102 prepares to make its scheduled stop at Peterborough with 1D11, the 11.03 departure from London Kings Cross to Leeds.
Replaced with Hasselblad X1 scan:
Trevor Hunt in the Chatyn-Tau W (4310m, Caucasus) SE couloir (1800m, 45-55+°), first ski descent.
This is the few images that exist of the descent, which is probably the steepest line skied in the Caucasus.
Contax T3, Heliopan yellow filter and Ilford FP4+ (in ID-11; something went not quite right here with the exposure...but I am glad I got the shot at all).
Hasselblad X1 scan.
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 19-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).
Leased from/op by TransAer International. TransAer (previously Translift) was one of the original ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance & Insurance) companies operating services for other airlines. The history below only shows major sub-leases but there were lots of 'one-off' and short-term leases in between.
I was dreading doing the history for this aircraft, it goes on for ever...
First flown in Apr-93 with the Airbus test registration F-WWIZ, this aircraft was delivered to the Orix Aircraft Corporation as N429RX in Jul-93 and stored until it was leased to Translift Airways as EI-TLE in Oct-93.
It was wet-leased to Leisure Air (USA) between Nov-94/Apr-95, TransMeridian Airways (USA) between Dec-95/Apr-96, Turkish Airlines between May/Oct-96 and TransMeridian Airways between Nov-97/Apr-97.
Translift was renamed TransAer in May-97 and became TransAer International Airways in Sep-97. The aircraft was wet-leased to Novair Airlines (Sweden) for 3 weeks in Nov-97, TransMeridian Dec-97/Apr-98, AirWorld (UK) between May/Nov-98, TransMeridian between Dec-98/Apr-99 and Britannia Airways between Apr/Oct-99.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-99 (TransAer ceased operationa a year later in Oct-00). In Jan-00 it was leased to Airtours International Airways as G-BYTH. It was transferred to Airtours German operation, flyFTI (Frosch Touristik International) as D-ASSR in Apr-00 for the summer season, returning to Airtours as G-BYTH in Nov-00.
It was sub-leased to Skyservice Airlines (Canada) as C-GTDM in Dec-01. Confusingly, it was sub-sub-leased back to Airtours for the summer season in Apr-02. Airtours was renamed MyTravel Airlines in May-02.
The aircraft was returned to Skyservice Airlines (on paper) in Nov-02 and became G-BYTH the same day on return to MyTravel. It was transferred to MyTravel Lite in May-03 (MyTravel's attempt at 'low-cost' - it didn't work!) and was based at Birmingham (UK) for the summer season.
It returned to MyTravel Airways in Nov-03 and was sub-leased to Skyservice Airlines as C-GTDM in Dec-03, returning to MyTravel as G-BYTH in Apr-04. It was sub-leased to Skyservice again (as C-GTDM) between Nov-04/Apr-05 and between Nov-05/Apr-06.
As G-BYTH the aircraft continued in service with MyTravel. The MyTravel Group was merged into Thomas Cook Airlines in Mar-08 and it continued in service until it was returned to the lessor in Apr-10.
Later that month the aircraft was leased to Skywest Airlines (Australia) as VH-FNP. Skywest entered a franchise agreement with Virgin Australia in May-13, operating as Virgin Australia Regional Airlines.
The aircraft was withdrawn from service at the end of Apr-20 and stored at Perth, WA, Australia, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It remained stored at Perth until it was ferried to Sharjah and returned to the lessor in late Mar-21.
It was leased (or sold) to Olympus Airways (Greece) as SX-AQK in Apr-21 but never entered service. It remained stored at Sharjah, UAE. Now 32 years old, it's permanently retired and probably used for spares. Updated 25-Feb-25.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 19-Sep-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Sep-25.
Named: "Jet Clipper Splendid". Fleet No: "721".
Quite an early turbojet engined Boeing 707 (Line No: 71), N721PA was delivered to Pan-Am in Oct-59, It was retired by Pan-Am after 11 years in service and stored at Wichita, KS, USA, in Sep-70 (just 2 months after this photo was taken).
It was sold to Dan-Air London in Jan-71 and re-registered G-AYSL 2 months later. It was wet leased to British Airways between Jul/Nov-78 and to British Airtours for the summer season between May/Oct-79.
On it's return to Dan-Air it was stored at their Engineering base at Lasham, UK. It was sold to International Air Leases Inc the following month as N80703 although it remained stored at Lasham. Just over 3 years later, in Jan-83, it was sold to KIVU Cargo for spares and was broken up at Lasham the following month.
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.
Edit: ninja replaced, game crashed while I tried to apply some DoF.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- 3300x4400;
- Project Toussaint Lighting, 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.
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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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.
The new Burnett Heads lighthouse was built to replace a wooden 1873 tower whose base can still be seen nearby.
The lighthouse is now one of two Australian Cospas Sarsat satellite ground receiver stations. The other one is at Cave Point, near Albany in Western Australia.
The lighthouse grounds are open all year round. The tower is not open to the public.
The International Cospas-Sarsat Programme is a satellite-aided search and rescue initiative. It is organized as a treaty-based, nonprofit, intergovernmental, humanitarian cooperative of 44 nations and agencies. It is dedicated to detecting and locating radio beacons activated by persons, aircraft or vessels in distress, and forwarding this alert information to authorities that can take action for rescue.
The system utilizes a network of satellites that provide coverage anywhere on Earth. Distress alerts are detected, located and forwarded to over 200 countries and territories at no cost to beacon owners or the receiving government agencies.Cospas-Sarsat was conceived and initiated by Canada, France, the United States, and the former Soviet Union in 1979. The first rescue using the technology of Cospas-Sarsat occurred in September 1982.
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 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 09-Oct-21 (DeNoise AI).
With additional '600th' ERJ titles, right side.
A misty December morning at Manchester...
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).