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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 02-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 07-Jul-23.
"Sorry Captain, there'll be a slight technical delay"...
This aircraft was delivered to the Kings Flight, Royal Air Force as VL247, a Viking C Mk.2, in Feb-47. The Kings Flight became the Queens Flight in May-52. The aircraft was sold to Tradair in Aug-58 as G-APOR.
Like many airlines of the time, Tradair didn't last and ceased trading in Dec-62. Their assets were transferred to Channel Airways the following month. The aircraft was stored at Southend in Oct-63 and was broken up there in Feb-65.
Note: There were 3 ex Queens Flight Vikings, all were sold to Tradair, known as 'POO. POP & POR' (G-APOO, G-APOP and G-APOR).
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 slide with a better version 31-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 06-Jun-23.
This aircraft was delivered new to the US Army Air Force as a C-54-DO in Sep-42 serialled 42-32941. It survived the war and was sold to Pennsylvania Central Airlines a N88747 in Jul-46.
PCA converted it to DC-4 standard with a standard passenger door in 1946. They were renamed Capital Airlines in Apr-48. The aircraft was sold to Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1955.
In 1960 it was sold to a private individual. It was bought by Starways in Feb-61 as G-ARIY and served with them until just before they were taken over by British Eagle International Airlines in Jan-64.
Transferred to Aviation Overhauls at the end of Dec-63 it was stored at Liverpool. Aviation Overhauls were unable to sell it as it didn't have a cargo door and it was broken up for spares in 1965. The remaining empty hull was sold to the Liverpool Airport Fire Service in early 1966 and it ended up on the Fire Dump, used for training.
The preinca and inca people in Colca Valley had their own type of clothes. During the Spanish conquest the native clothes were replace by the new models brought from Spain. The women arms and neck couldn´t be exposed and had to be well covered.
When we see a native woman from Colca Valley or Colca Canyon dressed in the traditional clothes is like watching a lady from the Spanish conquest period.
Hats were introduced during the conquest too.
Women are not talkative so they represent their civil status through the use of flowers. In the case of the white hats, one flower means married, two flowers means single and a black flower with a black skirt means widow. In the case of the Cabana hats the presence of Cantuta flowers on the hats means that the girl is not married.
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 24-Nov-14, plus DeNoise AI 29-Dec-22.
Delivered new to the original Frontier Airlines as N7358F in Dec-82. Frontier ceased operations and merged into Continental Airlines in Oct-86.
The aircraft continued in service until it was sold to the GPA Group in Sep-88 as EI-BWY. It was leased to Indian Airlines in Dec-88 as VT-EQH and was returned to GPA in Feb-90.
It was repainted into Zambia Airways livery at Manchester and leased to them as 9J-AFM in May-90. Returned to GPA in Jun-94 as N7358F, it was immediately sold to another lessor and leased to LAN Chile in Aug-94 as CC-CDE.
It operated for LAN for 7 years until it returned to the lessor in Oct-01. It was leased to American Falcon, Argentina, in Dec-01 as LV-ZYJ. American Falcon ceased operations in Mar-04 and the aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Buenos Aries (EZE), Argentina. It was last noted still stored at Ezeiza Airport in Jun-06.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 24-Aug-21 (DeNoiseAI).
I flew on this aircraft many times when it was G-GCAL with Cal-Air and Novair.
This was the 2nd DC-10 prototype and first flew on 29-Jan-71 as N101AA. This registration was swapped with the original prototype, N10DC, in Dec-72 when N101AA was delivered to American Airlines.
After being stored by McDonnell Douglas in 1973 it was leased to Laker Airways as G-BELO in Jun-77 and operated with them until they ceased operations in Feb-82 when it was repossessed.
After a year in storage it was leased to American Trans Air in Feb-83 as N183AT. It was returned to the lessor in Dec-85 and stored.
The aircraft was leased to Cal Air International in Feb-86 as G-GCAL. Cal Air was renamed Novair International in Dec-88 and ceased trading in Mar-90. It was stored initially at Prestwick, Scotland, UK before being transferred to Waco, TX, USA.
In Nov-91 it was sold to Project Orbis as N220AU. After an almost 4 year conversion programme it returned to operation as a flying eye hospital.
It was retired in Dec-13 after 42 years in service, not because it had come to the end of it's life but because of a shortage of volunteer DC-10 rated pilots and flight engineers after FedEx converted their DC-10F's to MD-10 standard for two crew operation.
The aircraft was stored at Victorville, CA, USA. However, the old 'gal was repainted in Orbis' latest livery and pressed back into service in mid 2014.
It was finally retired at the end of Oct-16 after 45 years in service and ferried Los Angeles / Long Beach on 03-Nov-16 for a final visit to her birthplace. Her final flight was on 07-Nov-16 from Long Beach to Davis Monthan Air Force Base where she's been displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum.
(6) Nation 20/10/2021 20h55
An MP73 métro set parked on track at Nation. This track is in use as a parking spot for a not in use métro train of line 6 but in fact it is a raccordement in between line 1 and 6. Seen from the station of Nation.
The end of the era of this metro equipment is in sight. We can enjoy the MP73 trains on metro line 6 for a while before they are replaced by the MP89 trains that are now running on line 4. Here at the Trocadero station.
Somewhere between now and 2023 line 6 will receive the current stock (renovated) of line 4, the MP-89-cc as line 4 will be an automated line. Plans for new equipment for line 6 (MP-14) are dropped.
MP 73
The MP 73 is a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on Paris's Métro system. The cars were delivered in 1974, when the RATP decided to convert Line 6 to rubber tyred pneumatic operation. The existing stock on Line 6 needed replacing at this time, and the line was converted to rubber tyred operation due to the lengthy open air viaduct sections of track, which generated much noise and vibration with older steel-wheeled rolling stock. The body design was based on the successful MF 67 stock. A total of 252 cars were built, six of which have subsequently been scrapped, leaving 246 cars. They were refurbished in 2000. Trains are formed into 5 car sets, and they continue to serve on Line 6.
One MP 73 currently runs on Line 11 in a four-car formation.
[ Source and more information: Wikipedia - MP73 ]
MÉTRO LINE 6
Charles-de-Gaulle Étoile - Nation
Total length: 13,665 km (6,1 km aérien)
Number of stations: 28 (of which 13 not underground)
Date of opening: 2 October 1900
Number of trains during ruch hour: 37
Travel time: 31 minutes
Number of departures a day: 344 (minimum interval 1m55)
[ Source and more information: Wikipedia - Métro M6 ]
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 20-Feb-15, Topaz DeNoise AI 27-Apr-23.
Slightly blurred.
A post war built DC-4, delivered new to National Airlines in Apr-46 as N33682. It was sold to Resort Airlines in 1952 and was leased to Trans Continental Airlines before being sold to Great Lakes Airlines in 1955.
It became G-APEZ when Starways bought it in Sep-57 and served with them until Starways was bought by British Eagle in Dec-63 when it was transferred to Starways engineering company, Aviation Overhauls.
It was stored at Liverpool until it was leased to ACE Freighters in Aug-64. ACE Freighters bought it later that year and operated it until it was retired at Coventry, UK, in Jul-66 (ACE Freighters ceased trading 2 months later). It was broken up at Coventry in early 1968.
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, 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 photo with a better version 14-Apr-16.
The prototype B747-300, this aircraft was built with a main deck side cargo door (SCD) and was used for 'Combi' passenger & cargo operations. First flown in Oct-82 using the Boeing test registration N6005C, it was re-registered N8277V in Dec-82 during flight testing and was delivered to Swissair as HB-IGC in Mar-83. After 16 years in service it was returned to the lessor in Jun-99 and stored at Marana, AZ, USA as N270BC. The aircraft was sold to Northwest Airlines for spares in Dec-01 and remained stored at Marana. It was sold to Evergreen Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc in Aug-07 and was finally broken up at Marana in Mar-11.
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 and earlier scanned photo with a better version 03-Apr-21, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 31-Aug-23.
This aircraft was delivered to the Taiwan Government and leased to CAL China Airlines as B-152 in Jun-93. It was sub-leased to Mandarin Airlines in May-96. Mandarin was merged with Formosa Airlines in Aug-99 while their long & medium-haul fleet (including this aircraft) were taken over by China Airlines.
However it remained in Mandarin Airlines full livery... Complicated Politics involved. The aircraft was re-registered B-18151 at the end of Sep-99. It was sold to FedEx Federal Express as N579FE in Jul-01 and it was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door in Sep-01.
The aircraft was stored at Victorville, CA, USA in Feb-12 and returned to service in Nov-12. It was permanently retired at Victorville in Dec-13. Updated Mar-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 06-Sep-21 (DeNoiseAI)
Named: "Flagship St. Francis", later un-named and then "Flagship St. Bernard" in Apr-92
This aircraft was delivered new to Air UK Leisure just 4 days before the photo was taken and I have a feeling that this may have been it's first commercial flight.
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 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).
...I maybe worthless without you
I'll never decide never to replace you
Amen, the worst is behind us now
Woman, woman...
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The bridge in the picture was built to replace a ford at a shallow part of the River Roding. But when around the year 1800, a new watermill was built just downstream from the bridge, damming the river to create a head of water enough to drive the waterwheel. The Roding now formed a lake, swamping the original ford.. And so this bridge was constructed.
It lasted up to the end of the 1960s, when due to the rapid increase in traffic the bridge was replaced with a plain, uninteresting, modern bridge.,The road layout was altered and a large roundabout replaced the old tee junction just to ithe south.
To see the scene as it is today, click the link to Google Street view.
www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6552583,0.1722646,3a,90y,357.84...
This is a picture of me during a local inter-club time trial. ( in which I came nowhere ) It was a medium gear 25 mile event as an introduction to the start of the racing season proper. And it was a freezing cold spring morning. Hence the somewhat unusual "racing" clothes.
Great American Ball Park is a baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, which is the home field of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. It opened in 2003, replacing Cinergy Field (formerly Riverfront Stadium), their home field from 1970 to 2002. The park's name comes from Great American Insurance Group.
The ballpark hosted the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The Reds put in $5 million for improvements, which included two new bars and upgraded concession stands.
In 1996, Hamilton County voters passed a ½% sales tax increase to fund the construction of new venues for both the Reds and the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). The Reds and the Bengals had previously shared occupancy of Cinergy Field, but by the mid-1990s, they complained that the multi-purpose stadium lacked amenities necessary for small-market professional sports teams to compete and each lobbied for venues of their own.[11] Nearby Paul Brown Stadium broke ground in 1998 and was opened on August 19, 2000.
Great American Ball Park was built by the architectural firms Populous (then HOK Sport) and GBBN at a cost of approximately US$290 million. It is located on the plot of land between the former site of Cinergy Field and US Bank Arena; it was known locally as the "wedge". The limited construction space necessitated the partial demolition of Cinergy Field. It was fully demolished on December 29, 2002.
The original address of Great American Ball Park was 100 Main Street. However, after the death of former pitcher and longtime broadcaster Joe Nuxhall in 2007, the address was changed to 100 Joe Nuxhall Way. A sign bearing Nuxhall's traditional signoff phrase "rounding third and heading for home" is located on the third base side exterior of the park. The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum is adjacent to Great American Ball Park. In honor of Crosley Field, the Cincinnati Reds' home park from 1912 to June 1970, a monument reminiscent of the park's infamous left field terrace was built on the main entrance plaza on Joe Nuxhall Way; statues of Crosley-era stars Nuxhall, catcher Ernie Lombardi, first baseman Ted Kluszewski, and outfielder Frank Robinson are depicted playing an imaginary baseball game.
A 35-foot-(10.7-m)-wide break in the stands between home plate and third base called "The Gap" is bridged by the concourse on each level (see photo). Aligned with Sycamore Street, it provides views into the stadium from downtown and out to the skyline from within the park.
In right center field, two smokestacks, reminiscent of the steamboats that were common on the Ohio River in the 19th and early 20th centuries, flash lights, emit flames and launch fireworks to incite or respond to the home team's efforts. When the Reds strike out a batter, fire blows out of the stacks beginning with the 2012 season (previously, steam was spewed out following a strikeout). Fireworks are launched from the stacks after every Reds home run and win. The seven baseball bats featured on both smokestacks symbolize the #14 of Pete Rose. On May 15, 2015, a part of the top of the right smokestack caught on fire during the 6th inning of a Reds game, caused by a loose propane valve, causing smoke to be blown across the field, several sections of seats to be evacuated, and the Cincinnati Fire Department being called to put it out. No one was injured.
A 50-foot-by-20-foot (15 x 6 m) Indiana limestone bas relief carving near the main entrance features a young baseball player looking up to the heroic figures of a batter, pitcher and fielder, all set against the background of many of Cincinnati's landmarks, including the riverfront and Union Terminal. Local designers and artist created the piece between 2001 and 2003 with concept, design and project oversight / management by Berberich Design. The illustrative artist was Mark Riedy, the sculptors of the scale model used for fabrication were Todd Myers and Paul Brooke with fabrication by Mees Distributors.
Just inside the main gates off the Crosley Terrace you will find two mosaic panels measuring 16 feet wide by 10 feet high. The mosaics depict two key eras in Reds history: "The First Nine", the 1869 Red Stockings who were the first professional baseball team in history with a record of 57-0 in their first season and "The Great Eight", the famous Big Red Machine that won back-to-back World Series in 1975 and 1976. The mosaics were created between 2001 and 2003 with concept, design and project oversight / management by Berberich Design. The illustrative artist was Mark Riedy. These mosaic panels are made of opaque glass tiles and were produced in Ravenna, Italy by SICIS.
Panoramas of downtown Cincinnati, Mt. Adams, the Ohio River and Northern Kentucky are visible from most of the park.
At 217 feet, 9 inches (66.4 m) wide, the scoreboard from Daktronics is the sixth largest in Major League Baseball, and the 15th largest in the United States out of all LED screens. The Reds paid $4 million to install a new, LED scoreboard and high definition video screen in time for the 2009 season. The scoreboard did not add any size from the previous, but added HD quality. The scoreboard clock was originally a replica of the Longines clock at Crosley Field, but has since been modified.
If a Reds player hits the "Hit Me" sign located between the Power Stacks located in right field, a randomly selected fan will win the red Toyota Tundra pickup truck located on top of an elevator shaft approximately 500 feet (150 m) from home plate beyond the center field fence, which is valued at approximately US$31,000.
As a nod to Crosley Field, the Reds' home from 1912–1970, a monument was created in front of the main entrance to highlight the park's famous left-field terrace. Bronze statues of Crosley-era stars Joe Nuxhall, Ernie Lombardi, Ted Kluszewski, and Frank Robinson (created by sculptor Tom Tsuchiya) are depicted playing in an imaginary ballgame. The grass area of the terrace has the same slope as the outfield terrace at Crosley Field.
A three-piece mural on the back of the scoreboard in left field depicts the bat Pete Rose used for his record-breaking 4,192nd hit and the ball he hit in 1985. This was replaced with new banners in 2015 as part of the All-Star Game upgrades.
Located on the west side of Great American Ball Park on Main Street, the Hall of Fame and Museum celebrate the Reds' past through galleries and extensive use of multimedia. The Hall of Fame has been in existence since 1958, but did not previously have a building.
A private party area located above the batter's eye.
The dimension of 404 feet (123 m) in center field is a tribute to the same center field dimension in the Reds' previous home, Riverfront Stadium.
A glass encased restaurant on the third level of the stadium that serves upscale food and has views of the field and the river.
Adjacent to both the stadium and the Reds Hall of Fame is a rose garden that symbolizes Pete Rose's record-breaking 4,192nd hit. It was strategically placed here because the ball landed around this area in Riverfront Stadium. The garden is visible from a stairwell in the hall of fame displaying the number of balls that Rose hit.
For the 2015 season, Great American Ball Park became the first MLB ballpark to feature a suite designed exclusively as a place for mothers to feed and care for their babies Reds COO Phil Castellini, a father of 5, says he felt compelled to do his best to provide a worthwhile solution after stadium officials told him an increasing number of women were asking where they could nurse their children at the ballpark. The suite has 5 glider chairs, diaper-changing stations, a restroom, a kitchenette, refrigerator, lockers, and televisions showing the game. It's located on the Suite Level near the Champions Club elevators.
After the 2008 season, all of the scoreboards in the park were replaced by new high-definition video displays. The Reds have a ten-year contract with the Daktronics company of Brookings, South Dakota, and also have contracted with Sony for the high-definition video cameras and production equipment, which will be operated from a renovated control room. A team of 25 people will be responsible for the content of the displays.
The previous displays were installed by the Trans-Lux company when Great American Ball Park was built. However, Trans-Lux went bankrupt, and the team could not find replacement parts.
"We were just limping through, hoping the old scoreboard would make it to the end of the 2008 season", said Reds spokesman Michael Anderson.
Jennifer Berger, Reds senior director of entertainment, events and production said that the Cincinnati Reds will assume the responsibility of the cost of maintaining the displays; the fans will not have to bear the brunt of paying for them.
The team expects to save money in the long term due to the displays' increased energy efficiency.
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 04-Aug-18.
This aircraft was delivered to TWA Trans World Airlines as N1070T in Aug-67. It was returned to the Douglas Airplane Company in Jan-80 and leased to Sunstream Aircraft the following month.
It returned to Douglas in Mar-81 and was stored at Long Beach, CA, USA until it was sold to Midway Airlines in Jun-81. Midway sold the aircraft to Great American Airways in Apr-91, they sold it to Target Airways in Sep-91 and leased it back.
It was returned to Target Airways in Feb98 and immediately sold to Express Tours Inc. They leased it to AVIACSA Mexico as XA-TJS later the same month. After 35 years in service it was permanently retired at Mexico City in Dec-02 and broken up there around 2005.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 19-Mar-22 (DeNoise AI).
'Water Dreaming', Australia World Tail livery. Operated for British Airways by British Regional Airlines.
First flown with the Embraer test registration PT-SBQ, this aircraft was delivered to a lessor and leased to BRA British Regional Airlines as G-EMBG in Nov-98 and operated on behalf of British Airways.
British Regional was merged into British Airways Citiexpress in Mar-02. Citiexpress was renamed BA Connect in Feb-06. The aircraft was transferred to FlyBe Airlines in Mar-07 when British Airways 'gave away' their loss-making UK regional services.
It was returned to the lessor in Jul-07 and leased to Dniproavia (Ukraine) as UR-DNB at the end of Aug-07. In Mar-12 the Ukranian Government 'consolidated' Dniproavia into Aerosvit and operations continued using Aerosvit flight numbers.
Both companies ceased operations in early Jan-13 but some services were resumed the following month. Dniproavia was declared bankrupt in Dec-17 and the aircraft was transferred to Windrose Airlines, It was permanently retired in Apr-18.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 28-Nov-18 (DeNoise AI 05-Sep-22).
This aircraft was delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways as VR-HUD in Dec-92. It was re-registered B-HUD in Jul-97 when Hong Kong became an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
The aircraft was withdrawn from service and permanently retired at Kemble, UK in Sep-12. It was broken up there in Apr/May-13.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 04-Jan-17, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Feb-24. Apologies for the yellow patch, the negative was badly 'yellowed', I've managed to remove most of it.
Leased from, and operated for Peach Air By Sabre Airways.
Peach is an anagram of 'Cheap', say no more!
This aircraft was delivered to Britannia Airways as G-BFVB in Nov-78. It was leased to Nordair Canada as C-GNDW between May-85/Apr-86. In Jun-88 it was sold to the Polaris Aircraft Leasing Corporation and leased back to Britannia.
The aircraft was returned to Polaris in Oct-93 and stored at Luton, UK until it was leased to Ambassador Airways in Feb-94. The lease was transferred to Sabre Airways in Dec-94 and it was re-registered G-SBEA. In Apr-97 the aircraft was wet-leased to Peach Air and returned to Sabre Airways in May-98.
It was wet-leased to Air Toulouse the following day and returned to Sabre in Nov-98 when it was also returned to the lessor as N109TR and stored in the USA.
In Nov-99 the aircraft was leased to WestJet Airlines as C-GWWJ and in Mar-02 the 'Airlines' was dropped from the titles and it became WestJet. It was returned to the lessor in Feb-06 after 28 years in service. It was permanently retired at Walnut Ridge, AR, USA and was broken up there in Jan-07.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 25-Oct-15.
Court Line also had One-Elevens painted in yellow, green and lilac pastel shades. They were Luton (LTN) based and so I never got the opportunity to photograph the other colours.
Delivered new to Court Line in Mar-70 as G-AXMI, the aircraft was repossessed and stored by the British Aircraft Corporation when Court Line ceased operations in Sep-74.
It was re-registered G-BDAE in Feb-75 and sold to Dan-Air London the following month. Dan-Air operated it for 17 years and then sold it to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation in Nov-92.
They immediately leased it to BAF British Air Ferries and it was re-registered G-OBWD in Jan-93. In Apr-93 BAF were renamed British World Airlines.
The aircraft was sub-leased to SABENA Belgian World Airlines several times in 1995 for short periods (May/Jul, late Jul/Aug, Sep/Oct, late Oct/Nov), It was also sub-leased to Air Nostrum (Iberia Regional) in Nov/Dec-97 and Mar-98.
Debonair leased it in May/Jun-98 and CityJet leased it for the summer of 1999 (Mar/Oct-99). Air Nostrum leased it again over Christmas/New Year Oct-99/mid Jan-00 and again for a few weeks over Easter 2000 (Apr/May-00). It was finally retired and stored at Southend, UK, in Nov-00 after 30 years service.
While stored at Southend the aircraft was painted with 'Fresh' titles for a TV drama in 2004 and with "Support the British Heart Foundation" in 2006 when it also carried the fictitious registration G-OBHS. It was broken up at Southend later in 2006 (thanks to Richard Church for the additional info).
The current clock replaced the original which was erected in 1714.
It had been bought for the city by William Paulet, the local member of parliament.
The gift was a reaction to the rival Bridges family who had paid for a nearby statue of Queen Anne.
The act of generosity evidently worked as Paulet was re-elected in 1715.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Apr-25.
Manchester in the rain... again! This was a London-Heathrow fuel diversion because of landing delays at LHR due 'low visibility procedures' in force.
Not a bad photo considering it was lining up on runway 23L, half a mile (700m) away!
Built as an A340-641HGW (Higher Gross Weight), this aircraft was first flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWCL. It was delivered to Castlelake Leasing and leased to Qatar Airways as A7-AGD in Mar-07.
After only 12 years in service, the aircraft operated it's last revenue flight on the 20-Apr-19. It was also the last Qatar Airways A340-600 flight.
It was initially stored at Doha, Qatar and moved to Kemble-Cotswold Airport, UK in Jul-19. The aircraft was returned to the lessor as 2-AGDD and permanently retired. It was broken up at Kemble in Mar-20.
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.
Phone pic of KiwiRail's two prototype DM class locomotives testing near Dunsandel.
These were built by Stadler Rail in Spain, as part of a fleet of 66, set to replace the DX fleet of mainline locomotives, and presumably the handful of remaining DC class locomotives also. They will mostly operate in the South Island, however like the DXs they are replacing, some will also operate in the North. Some will reportedly be fitted with ETCS to be compatible with the Auckland metro area signalling system.
Work has begun to replace the highway 52/64 bridge over the Mississippi River between Savanna, IL, and Sabula, IA. Some research shows the bridge was opened in December 1932, and has around 2400 vehicles a day pass over it. Crews have really opened up some shots with all the tree removal.
Here a westbound unit grain train heads out of Savanna. Seen here passing CP 1462 with a beautiful UP leader. Guess these ex-SP's won't be around forever, but man they look pretty worn. Train is bound from North St. Louis, MO, to Selby, SD.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 23-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 09-May-23
Taken at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Not a pair of jeans or a baseball cap in sight!
Fleet No: "602".
This aircraft was originally delivered to PANAGRA Pan-American Grace Airways as N6537C in May-52. It was sold to Eagle Aircraft Inc in Jun-62 and leased to Standard Airways in Jun-63.
On return from lease in Feb-65, it was sold to Pacific Western Airlines as CF-PWF. It was leased to Golden Voyagers, a 'common interest' travel club, in Nov-71. In 1973 it was sold to Conair Aviation and converted to a fire-fighting tanker ('Tanker 42').
At the end of May-74 Canada introduced the C-Gxxx registration series and CF-PWF became C-FPWF. It operated with Conair in this role until it was retired at Abbotsford, BC, Canada, in 1983 and was broken up in 1986.
Caz Cazwell has a great photo of it with Conair Aviation dropping a load of fire retardant... see it at
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 24-Jan-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 03-Nov-24.
2nd Prototype A300, on a dark, wet & murky November day.
This is the 2nd prototype Airbus A300 which first flew with the French temporary registration F-WUAC on 05-Feb-73. It was leased to TEA Trans European Airways as OO-TEF in Nov-74 at the end of it's test programme.
It was wet-leased to Air Algerie between Nov-74/Jan-75 for a Haj Pilgrimage operation. It was wet-leased to Air Inter (France) between Jan/Mar-80 and wet-leased to Air Algerie again between Sep/Dec-80 for another Haj Pilgrimage.
The aircraft was sold to TEA in Jan-87 and it was retired and stored at Brussels in Nov-90. Trans European ceased operations in Sep-91 and the aircraft sat at Brussels for many years. The registration was cancelled in Sep-94 and the aircraft was finally broken up at Brussels in Jul-03.
A family of Wrens started nesting in my fish house roof as it was being replaced. Work has now stopped until the young birds have fledged. The parents are very good & feed the young birds every ten minutes.
The Volvo 200 Series replaced the 140 Series, which were introduced in 1966. The 200 series were based on its direct predecessor. Both series were designed by In-house car designer Jan Wilsgaard (N, 1930-2016).
The Volvo 200 series cars were very reliable, with an emphasis on safety aspects.
For 1979 the 244 received a new front with rectangular head lamps for the GLE, and wrap around rear lamp units. The exterior mirrors became black.
2127 cc L4 petrol B21 engine.
1290 kg.
Production Volvo 200 series: 1974-May 1993 (in Europe).
Production Volvo 244 this version: 1979-1983.
Original first reg. number: Dec. 21, 1979 (still valid, 9/2024).
Since July 4, 2024 at current owner.
Amsterdam-Noord, Metaalbewerkerweg, Oct. 26 2017.
© 2017 Sander Toonen Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
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 a few months later.
I also have a photo of this in Aerolineas Peruanas livery at
"The S800 is a sports car from Honda. Introduced at the 1965 Tokyo Motor Show, the S800 would replace the successful Honda S600 as the company's image car and would compete with the Austin-Healey Sprite, MG Midget, Triumph Spitfire and Fiat 850 Spider.
Like the S600, it was available as either a coupe or roadster and continued the advanced technology of its predecessors. The 791 cc straight-4 engine produced 70 hp (52 kW) at 8000 rpm, thus making this Honda's first 100 mph (160 km/h) automobile, but still allowing for 35 mpg (6.7 L/100 km). In April 1967 the car was described as the fastest production 1-litre car in the world thanks to its high revving engine (up to 10,000 rpm) and the manufacturer's history of manufacturing powerful relatively low capacity motor-cycle engines.
Early examples continued to use the chain drive and independent suspension in the rear. 752 roadsters and 242 coupés were then produced. After that Honda switched to a conventional drive-shaft, live axle rear end with four radius rods and a Panhard rod. 604 roadsters and 69 coupes were built with this setup before disc brakes replaced the front drums.
In 1967, the S800 became available in Britain. By this time the model had the more conventional drive layout as stated above, with predictable handling and a firm ride. It was also cheaper than the Mini Cooper and Triumph Spitfire, in Britain.
In February 1968, the S800M (aka S800MK2) was introduced with flush mounted interior door handles, side marker lights outside, dual-circuit brakes, lean burn carburetion under the bonnet and safety glass. These changes were made for the American market, but the car was never exported there officially. Production ended in May 1970 with 11,536 S800s produced. Honda did not manufacture another S roadster for nearly thirty years until the release of the S2000 for the 2000 model year." - info from Wikipedia.
"The idea of founding AutobauAG came to the enthusiast and racing car driver Fredy Lienhard through a key experience. He guided the children of an elementary class to see his private car collection and saw the enthusiasm and joy of the children. From this experience, Fredy Lienhard has developed the idea of making her collection a museum open to the public. The renovated, high-quality plant - the old tanks factory - offers an exciting historical backdrop.
Visitors can safely approach the cars, and under the supervision of the guides, are allowed to enter many of the cars on display, taking pictures and looking under the bonnets. The museum is constantly evolving, includes over 100 vehicles, in addition to the special collection dedicated to the Sauber Formula1.
Fredy Lienhard, well-known and appreciated in the racing world, founded in 1968 Lista Racing racing in many categories (Formula 2, Can-Am, IMSA, 24 Hours of Daytona, etc) active until 2008.
His company LISTA produces drawer systems and other furnishing components for offices and mechanical workshops, and nowadays almost all car manufacturers use these equipment, including the various Formula 1 stables such as Ferrari, McLaren and Sauber." - info from Automotive Museums.
During the summer of 2018 I went on my first ever cycling tour. On my own I cycled from Strasbourg, France to Geneva, Switzerland passing through the major cities of Switzerland. In total I cycled 1,185 km over the course of 16 days and took more than 8,000 photos.
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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 28-Oct-23.
CF-TIB was delivered to TCA Trans Canada Air Lines in Jun-58 and TCA was renamed Air Canada in Jun-64. It was stored at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in Oct-72.
The aircraft was sold to United Aircraft Services Ltd in Apr-74 (technically, it became C-FTIB in May-74 when Canada also introduced the C-Gxxx registrations). It was sold again, to Beaver Enterprises in Jun-75.
In Nov-78 it became 9Q-CPP when it was sold to Zaire Aero Service, however it remained stored at Winnipeg and was repossessed by Beaver Enterprises in Aug-80, becoming C-FTIB again.
It was leased to Air Caravanne in Aug-80 and leased to Air Cardinal in Jun-81 before returning to Beaver Enterprises in Jan-82 when it was stored at Toronto, Canada.
The aircraft was sold in Zaire again in Jan-86 when it became 9Q-CTS with Scibe Airlift. Scibe sold it to Air Charter Service, Zaire, in Jun-86, they used the operating name 'Filair'.
The aircraft was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident when the nosewheel 'became detached' at Tshikapa, Zaire, in 1988. It was last noted still stored at Tshikapa in 1992 in derelict condition.
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 6"x4" print with a better version 11-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
Dates in the history are approximate. For instance, my photo above was taken in Mar-96 and is clearly still in standard Aeroflot livery. However, some histories say it was transferred to the Russia State Transport Company by 1993.
This aircraft was built in 1987 and delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-86467 in May-88. It was sub-leased to Air Ukraine in Sep-91 and returned to Aeroflot as RA-86467 in Aug-92.
It was transferred to the Russia State Transport Company sometime in the mid 1990's and continued in service until it was permanently retired at Moscow-Vnukovo in Dec-11. It was broken up there in Nov-12.