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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 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Russia in Apr-21.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 scanned 6"x4" print with a better version in Feb-14, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Apr-23.
G-BBAI seen shortly after it's runway overrun on the short runway at Leeds/Bradford (LBA) on 27-May-85. British Airtours stopped operating Tristars into LBA after the incident.
I've included this in the 'Manchester, 1985' set on Flickr as theres little point in creating a separate set for Leeds/Bradford for 1 photo!
Named: "The Molly McCredy Rose".
This aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-BBAI in Feb-75. It was leased to British Airways charter subsidiary British airtours in Apr-85 and returned to British Airways in Nov-87.
It was leased to British airtours again in Mar-88. After the take over of British Caledonian by British Airways, British airtours was renamed Caledonian Airways in Apr-88. The aircraft was leased to Worldways Canada as C-FCXJ in Dec-88 and returned to Caledonian Airways as G-BBAI in May-89.
The winter lease to Worldways Canada as C-FCXJ was repeated between Dec-89 / Apr-90. It was wet-leased to Air Algerie (Algeria) for a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Jun / Aug-90. The aircraft was sold to Caledonian Airways in Mar-95 and it was permanently retired at Abu Dhabi, UAE in Nov-99. Updated 22-Apr-23.
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!
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.
Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor (Russian: Казанский кафедральный собор, romanized: Kazanskiy kafedral'nyy sobor), also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, one of the most venerated icons in Russia.
Construction of the cathedral started in 1801 and continued for ten years under the supervision of Alexander Sergeyevich Stroganov. Upon its completion in 1811, the new church replaced the Church of Nativity of the Theotokos, which was disassembled when the Kazan Cathedral was consecrated.
The architect Andrey Voronikhin modelled the building on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Some art historians assert that Emperor Paul (reigned 1796–1801) intended to build a similar church on the other side of Nevsky Prospect that would mirror the Kazan Cathedral, but such plans failed to materialize.[citation needed] Although the Russian Orthodox Church strongly disapproved of the plans to create a replica of a Catholic basilica in Russia's then capital, several courtiers supported Voronikhin's Empire Style design.
After Napoleon invaded Russia (1812) and the commander-in-chief General Mikhail Kutuzov asked Our Lady of Kazan for help, the church's purpose altered. The Patriotic War over, Russians saw the cathedral primarily as a memorial to their victory over Napoleon. Kutuzov himself was interred in the cathedral in 1813; and Alexander Pushkin wrote celebrated lines meditating over his sepulchre. In 1815 keys to seventeen cities and eight fortresses were brought by the victorious Russian army from Europe and placed in the cathedral's sacristy. In 1837, Boris Orlovsky designed two bronze statues of Kutuzov and of Barclay de Tolly which stand in front of the cathedral.
In 1876 the Kazan demonstration, the first political demonstration in Russia, took place in front of the church. It later became a focal point of student demonstrations against the Tsarist autocracy, following the self-immolation of Maria Vetrovna in 1897. After the Russian Revolution of 1917 the authorities closed the cathedral (January 1932). In November 1932 it reopened as the pro-Marxist "Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism". or, as one contemporary writer put it, "Leningrad's largest antireligious museum", complete with Spanish Inquisition waxworks. Services resumed in 1992, and four years later the cathedral was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. As of 2017 it functions as the mother cathedral of the metropolis of St. Petersburg.
The cathedral's interior, with its numerous columns, echoes the exterior colonnade and is reminiscent of a palatial hall, being 69 metres in length and 62 metres in height. The interior features numerous sculptures and icons created by the best Russian artists of the day. A wrought-iron grille separating the cathedral from a small square behind it is sometimes cited as one of the finest ever constructed.
The cathedral's huge bronze doors are one of four copies of the original doors of the Baptistery in Florence, Italy (the other three are at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, United States, at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, United States, and at the Florence Baptistery itself).
The Kazan Cathedral is considered to be the model for the neoclassical style of Helsinki Cathedral, one of the most iconic landmarks of Helsinki, Finland.
The royal doors of the central iconostasis contain 6 paintings, each of them depicting a different biblical character. The left door contains the portraits of St Luke the Evangelist, the Archangel Gabriel and St Matthew the Evangelist. The right door depicts St Mark the Evangelist, the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist. They were painted by Vladimir Borovikovsky.
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 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.
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).
With Thai Airways replacing 747s with 777-300ERs to Sydney effective March 29th, HS-TGA departs Sydney Airport's runway 34L for Bangkok as Thai 476.
Marzan Empire
Classification: Mid Range
Armaments:
(1) GA-5BA003C
(1) SW-MACHETE
(2) MS-SHMB2M
The Consul was designed to replace the Envoy as the standard issue unit of Marzan reFrame forces. This highly dependable machine boasts of excellent offensive capabilities with its new 5-barrel GA-5BA003C gatling gun and MS-SHMB2M missile system, coupled with the SH-RIOTM1 shield for extra defense.
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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 scanned photo with a better version 28-Oct-17, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 30-May-23.
Fleet No: '5372'.
Delivered to United Airlines as N572UA in Dec-92, the aircraft was sold to a lessor on delivery and leased back to United. It was sold back to United in Jul-06.
The aircraft was retired by United and sold to Federal Express in Dec-13. It was stored at Victorville, CA, USA awaiting freighter conversion.
It was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door at Singapore-Seletar in Oct-14 and re-registered N785FD prior to service entry. Current, updated 30-May-23.
A surprise repaint at First Glasgow is former Hutchison of Overtown Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 66282 (Y182 BGB) registered in June 2001. It was one of the smarter looking motors still in the original Barbie livery that has been replaced by the Olympia livery.
So, 20 odd years back, when we came here, it was mosly empty fields and a few house. Now a lot of the house are replaced by such apartments. And there's no empty plot for the kids to play.
This specific plot belonged to my eldest uncle, later acquired by his younger brother to make this 9 storied building.
Hillview H/S, Chittagong.
Wind Farm that promises the preservation of the forested land!
Explore #485 - August 10, 2007 - Thank you!
Designed by the Athenian architect G. Papadakis, the construction of Ayia Napa Cathedral was completed in 1903. It features many Byzantine elements and it is dedicated to the Virgin after an icon was found in a glen nearby. The church had replaced an older one from 1740 AD. The huge interior space is complemented with equally big frescoes...
...taken at the Ayia Napa Cathedral...
Limassol, Cyprus...
The third time I sell the sigma 35mm f1.4. It was replaced by Canon 35mm f2 is usm. Sigma is really good at its best, but the autofocus is so crap that your head will explode.
My latest restoration - Retina IIa Type 016 (late)
S/n. 735447
L/n. SK Xenon 3428054
Bought for £35 - Required the following:
- Counter spring replaced and wind mechanism reassembled
- Strap hanger lug bent back into place
- Removed bumps from rear door and side leather
- Removed, cleaned and reattached the bit of clumsily glued on leather on the wind lever.
- Shutter button missing its collar so could turn and jam - button with collar used
- Front door very loose - hinge repaired (incorrect and loose bottom hinge screw and the other put in from the lens chamber?!)
- Black paint reinstated on rear door edges (completely missing)
- Snake eye screws in top of rewind and wind knob replaced (both were badly scratched)
- Touched in the black paint on the lens
- Touched in paint on inside of front door
- 'Rechromed' brassed front door nose edges
- Lenses cleaned
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 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!
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 photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 14-Apr-25.
Fleet No: "604".
An early build Boeing 767, first flown in Apr-84 with the Boeing test registration N6046P, this aircraft was delivered to El Al Israel Airlines as 4X-EAD in Jun-84.
After 27 years in service the aircraft was permanently retired at Tel Aviv, Israel in Oct-11. It was broken up there in Nov-13.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 04-Aug-24.
It seems strange to think that of the eight airlines represented in this Terminal 2 line-up, only two of them are still operational. Virgin Atlantic and Delta. The others, Sabre, Air 2000, SABENA, Flying Colours, Continental and Britannia, are all long gone!
Named: "Lady Patricia".
With original Sabre tail livery.
Delivered to TAA Trans Australia Airlines in Oct-74 as VH-TBK, TAA was renamed Australian Airlines in Aug-86. The aircraft was sold to a lessor in Dec-86 and leased to Dan-Air Services as G-BNNI a few days later.
It was wet-leased to Sun Country Airlines, USA between Dec-89/Apr-90 and again between Sep-90/Apr-92. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-92 and stored at Dan-Air's maintenance base at Lasham, UK.
After 2.5 years in storage it was leased to Sabre Airways in Mar-95. It was stored at London-Gatwick in May-96 and ferried to Lasham in Nov-96 for further storage before being leased, short term, to Constellation International Airways between Apr/May-97.
It returned to service with Sabre Airways and was wet-leased to Sun Country Airlines for the winter season between Nov-99/May-00. Sabre Airways bought it in Sep-00 and it was ferried to Southend, UK, in Nov-00 for freighter conversion.
However, the airframe was found to be badly corroded and the conversion was abandoned. The aircraft remained stored at Southend and was sold to Cougar Leasing Ltd in Dec-03.
The engines were removed and the aircraft was noted still stored at Southend in Jul-03 with the nose cut off. The registration was cancelled the following month. The airframe was later sold to 727 Communications, Stilling, Denmark, disassembled and taken by road & sea to be reassembled outside the 727 Communications HQ in Denmark. It was noted still there in Mar-17.
hokey-ass editing brought to you by sun glare on laptop screen**
**i changed my mind, i replaced it it's blacknwhite now. them colors was fuq'd.
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.
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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I assume this has replaced the B12B / Panther that woe this plate.Seen at Beaconsfield services on layover before running back top Scotland on the Overnight National Express is McLeans ex Aberfeldy 5351HP a Vanhool T915 Alicron C49FT. Photo taken 14/08/16
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 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.
Replacing an earlier photo with a better version.
Named: "Lindau".
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AZAF, this aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa as D-AISQ in Jun-09. It was repainted with Lufthansa's 'updated' livery in Feb-18. Current, 29-Jun-22.
Manchester Local Schools 19 - 1985 Ward Ford - Retired; Myers Equipment Corp. - Canfield, Ohio. One of several Ward Fords once in Manchester's fleet. Replaced with a 1996 Crown by Carpenter International. Seen in 2005. A Carpenter Ford formerly from Union School District outside of New Castle, Pennsylvania is seen next to this bus.
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.
The HMMWV, or High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle entered US Army service in the late eighties, replacing a number of vehicles including various Jeep derivatives still in service. The vehicle caught the public imagination during the Gulf War of 1990/91, after which the manufacturer, AM General, started building versions for civilian customers, including celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Clancy. The civilian version was initially named the Hummer and later, after General Motors started marketing the smaller Hummer H2, named the H1.
It is my entry for this month's LUGNuts challenge, stuck in the nineties.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Aug-21 (DeNoiseAI).
It was foggy at London-Gatwick on this particular morning. I had the whole fleet at Manchester, G-GCAL was around the corner.
These aircraft were parked out on a taxiway opposite the Fire Station and where the new Control Tower is located. My ramp car didn't have a radio so I had to get a lift out there with the Servisair guys.
Replacing all stickers with printed parts (that actually match the real thing). It still needs a dashboard though.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 07-Oct-17, plus DeNoise AI 26-Feb-23.
Named: "Long Beach".
This aircraft was delivered to Air Malta as 9H-ABC in Mar-83. It was sold to British Aerospace in Dec-94 in part-exchange for B.Ae 146-RJ70's. British Aerospace immediately sold it to a leasing company who leased it to Air New Zealand as ZK-NAG later that month.
It returned to the lessor in Dec-95 when it was immediately leased to TEA Cyprus (Trans European Airways) as 5B-DBF. TEA Cyprus wet-leased the aircraft to Pacific Airlines (Asia) the following day. It returned to TEA Cyprus in May-97 and was wet-leased to Air Afrique five days later.
It was returned to TEA Cyprus in Dec-97 and returned to the lessor in Feb-98. It was leased to Winair as N118RW the same month. Winair bought it in Mar-98 but apparently didn't keep up the payments as it was repossessed by the lessor in Jun-99.
In Jul-99 the aircraft was leased to Frontier Airlines. The registration N276FL was reserved by Frontier but wasn't used. It returned to the lessor in Oct-03 and was stored until May-04 when it was leased to Atlantic Airlines de Honduras as HR-ATN. The aircraft was permanently retired at La Ceiba, Honduras in mid 2008.
Replacing the usual A321 on the afternoon Istanbul / Manchester service.
Named: "Erzurum"
This aircraft was delivered to Turkish Airlinjes as TC-JJJ in Jan-11. Current (Sep-18).
Replaced an earlier scanned photo with a better version 18-Mar-16, plus DeNoise AI 10-Jan-23.
Named: "Cosmic Girl".
Delivered to Virgin Atlantic Airways as G-VWOW in Oct-01, the aircraft was sold on delivery to GECAS and leased back to Virgin Atlantic. It was returned to GECAS in Oct-15
It was immediately sold to JACM Holdings Inc and leased to Virgin Galactic as N744VG. It was stored at San Antonio, TX, USA, in Nov-15. It was modified for use as the launch vehicle for Virgin Galctic's 'LauncherOne' satellite.
In Jul-17 the aircraft was transferred to Virgin Orbit. The first test launch took place in the USA on 25-May-20, it failed. The second launch took place on 17-Jan-21. It was a success, as were the next three launches.
Launcher One's first launch from it's UK base at Newquay-Cornwall Airport was on 09-Jan-23. While the launch was successful, the rocket second stage malfunctioned and didn't achieve it's planned orbit to release the nine satellite's on board. Updated 10-Jan-23.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 30-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
Basic Corsair c/s, operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic.
This aircraft was originally ordered by Singapore Airlines as 9V-SQZ. That registration wasn't used and it was then due to become 9V-SKG, that wasn't used either as the US leasing company insisted on it being registered in the USA.
The aircraft was delivered to Bankers Trust and leased to Singapore Airlines as N121KG in Oct-84. It was sub-leased to Ansett Airlines (Australia) in Jun-95 and returned to Singapore Airlines in Sep-96. It was returned to the lessor in Jan-97 and stored at Las Vegas.
The aircraft was sold to Corsair (France) as F-GSEA in Aug-97. Corsair sold it to a lessor in Dec-04 and it was leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-AME the following day. It was sub-leased to Air Atlanta Europe in Mar-05 and operated on behalf of internet travel company Travel City Direct.
It returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic in Nov-07 and was immediately leased to Air Senegal and Air Naimey for Haj Pilgrimage operations, returning to Air Atlanta Icelandic in Jan-08.
The aircraft continued in service with Air Atlanta operating it's own charters and short-term leases to other airlines. In Sep-13 it was leased to Med-View Airlines (Nigeria) for another Haj Operation and returned to Air Atlanta in Nov-13. After 30 years in service the aircraft was stored at Kemble, UK and permanently retired. It was broken up at Kemble in Oct/Nov-14.