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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Feb-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 14-Apr-26.
ABC Air Bridge Carriers. Looking very much in need of a coat of paint. In the days before the internet was commonplace, who remembers sending Telex's?...
First flown in Dec-60 with the UK temporary registration G-1-7, this aircraft was delivered to Riddle Airlines, USA in Jan-61 as N6502R. It was sold to Capitol Airways in Jul-62 and sold to Zantop Air Transport in Sep-65.
Zantop Air Transport was renamed Universal Airlines and the aircraft was re-registered N895U in Sep-66. In Feb-72 it was sold to Sagittair, UK and stored at Coventry, UK. It was sold to Field Aircraft services in 1973 and remained stored until it was registered G-BEOZ in Mar-77.
It was leased to ABC Air Bridge Carriers in Aug-79. It was retired at East Midlands Airport, UK, in Mar-86 and was preserved at the East Midlands Aeropark in May-87.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 15-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
Operated for the US Postal Service by Ryan International.
Built as a Boeing 727-22C with a main deck cargo door, this aircraft could be operated with passengers or as a freighter. It was delivered to United Airlines as N7412U in Oct-66.
It was sold back to Boeing in part exchange in Oct-81 and immediately sold to Emery Worldwide and converted to a full freighter. It was re-registered N429EX in Apr-82 and operated for Emery by Interstate Airlines.
The operation for Emery was transferred to Cam Air International in 1984. Cam Air was merged into Spirit of America Airlines in May-85 while operations for Emery continued. In Nov-87 it was sold to a lessor and leased back to Emery Worldwide, operated by Spirit of America Airlines.
In May-88 it was transferred to Orion Air operated for Emery. Emery was renamed Emery Worldwide Airlines in May-89. In Dec-89 the aircraft was transferred to Ryan International Airlines and operated for the US Postal Service.
It was sold back to Emery in Apr-93 and continued in service with Ryan International until it was retired at Goodyear, AZ, USA in Aug-01. It was sold to Air Transworld Ltd in Nov-01 and leased to Planair (Angola) as D2-FFA. The aircraft was transferred to Angola Air Charter in Feb-03 and was eventually broken up at Luanda, Angola (date unknown).
The Moskvich 402 appeared in 1956. It replaced the 400-Series and had a complete new body, influenced by the mid 1950s British style.
The technics were still based on the pre-war Opel Kadett.
The 402 was replaced by the 407 with the same body but with a restyled grille and a more powerful engine.
The Moskvich 403 was debuting in 1961.
Export versions had a lot of luxury trim and were often painted in an attractive two-tone colour pattern.
1358 cc.
980 kg.
Production 402407/403 all versions: 1956-1965.
Production 407 this version: 1958-1964.
This car was for sale since April 8, 2018 by Jan Stolpa in Znojmo, Cz, for 45 000 Kč.
Found on rajveteranu.cz (June 8, 2018).
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, June 8, 2018.
© 2018 Rajveteranu/Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Commentary.
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,
fishermen’s granite cottages, one perch wide,
rough, weathered, functional and small, were
bounded by lumpy, uneven cobbled paths.
In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries,
cottages extended up, down, left, right, in front and behind.
Whitewashed, mod cons, satellite dishes,
internet access, window boxes, gardens, paved and tarmac access.
The neat, tidy, clean, sanitised modern dwellings
bear little resemblance
to the fishing village settlement
of former generations.
Hotels and restaurants replaced
the inns and bothies.
Gift shops and tearooms stand in
for fishmongers, butchers and ironmongers.
Motors replaced sails,
the ubiquitous automobile has foregone the horse and cart.
Boats are for lazing on,
not now, for hauling in another hard-earned catch.
The credit card of tourists,
enjoying the now docile scene,
has paid for the landed fish of yesteryear,
accounted for in lives and a few shillings.
Is this progress?
Of course, but in any August the beauty of Polperro,
makes it a victim of its own success…
a dichotomy that makes me love this place, no less!
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 27-Dec-15 (DeNoise AI 24-Aug-22).
Please note that dates are approximate.
This aircraft was delivered to the East German Air Force (NVA Nationale Volksarmee) as DM-SCO (coded 171) in Dec-73. It was transferred to Interflug in May-79 and re-registered DDM-SCO the following month. After Germany was unified the aircraft was re-registered D-AOBD in Oct-90.
It was sold to Syktyvkar Avia as CCCP-65613 in Oct-91. It became RA-65613 with Komiaviatrans in May-93. The aircraft was sold to Yamal Airlines in Jul-98 and passed through another couple of airlines before being sold to UTAir Aviation around 2006. It was eventually broken up, date unknown.
Replacing an earlier photo with a better version 29-Apr-23.
Arriving to take Manchester City FC on the short hop to London-Stansted before their match against Fulham tomorrow (30-Apr-23)
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AUBE, this aircraft was delivered to Silk Air (Singapore) as 9V-SLN in May-11. It was sold to a lessor as G-POWK and leased to Titan Airways in Jan-15.
As well as operating charter flights in their own right, Titan Airways are a major 'ACMI' airline operating services for other airlines.
The aircraft was wet-leased to British Airways between Mar / Oct-18, TUI Airways UK between May / Sep-19 and again between May / Sep-22. It was wet-leased to Jet2,com between Oct / Nov-22. Current, updated 29-Apr-23.
730002 has arrived in the bay at Four Oaks and prepares to depart running as 5Q60 14:58 to New Street. At this point the lighting at the station was being replaced and just a handful of the Osram GEC Z6860 lanterns remained on the footbridge, the next time we visited they'd gone.
Recently replaced on the 901/906 from Largs to Glasgow is McGills Mercedes-Benz Citaro 3321 - BU64MWO which has now moved onto service X7 and now wears appropriate X7 branding.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 13-Mar-15, plus DeNoise AI 14-Feb-23.
It's unusual to see people on the top balcony with chairs, not sure what was happening there. I thought it might be a Holiday weekend but the 31-May-66 was a Tuesday!
A brief history... Built in 1945 for the USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) serialled 43-48339 and transferred on delivery to the UK Royal Air Force as KJ816. It was sold to the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation as G-AMWV in Dec-52 and leased to Scottish Airlines.
The aircraft was returned to the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation in May-57 and leased to Silver City Airways in Oct-52. Silver City was merged into BUA British United Airways around Jan-62.
It was sold to Hibernian Airlines (Ireland) as EI-APB in 1966 and sold to Emerald Airways as G-AMVW again in Jun-67 and then to Ulster Air Transport/Air Ulster in May-68. It was withdrawn from use in Mar-69 at Prestwick, Scotland, UK and ended up on the 'fire dump' before being broken up.
25195 and 25260 are seen departing from Chester General with the Fenman railtour on 7-10-78. They have just passed No4 signalbox. These were replacing 6000 King George V which had run a 'hot box'.
The confusion for me at least is that there were two tours that day with two different steam locos. One steam loco failure and I believe one diesel failure.
According to the SixBells Junction website 25195 + 25161 worked the Marches Venturer from Shrewsbury - Ruabon - Wrexham - Chester. 6000 worked from Hereford to Shrewsbury. 7029 then worked this train back to Hereford.
The Fenman tour which should have used 6000 now had to use diesels to return to Hereford. 25161 however appears to have had a significant oil leak so was replaced by 25260....... CONFUSED?
I have noticed elsewhere that comment has been made about the strange title for the special [The Fenman]. I thought I would suggest an explanation on the basis it seems the only possible explanation. Other offers greatfully received though.
Back in around 1969-70 a book was published by Ian Allan under the 'pen name' Fenman. I seem to remember there were about 6-7 'famous' photographers in the group. I'm not sure but I think it was called 'Images of Steam'. Although the 6000 Association were credited with organising this tour could some of the Fenman group have had a hand in it?
She want it I can tell she want it
Want me to push up on it
Fore she know when I'm all on it
We get the party going liquor flowing this is fire
P1 Airport Parking of Linwood have replaced their batch of Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMCs with six new MCV EvoRa bodied Volvo B8RLEs. Seen at Direct Parking opposite the Airport is #6 - BU75WRg.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 01-Feb-18 (DeNoise AI 11-Sep-22).
BASE Airlines - Business Air, with additional 'So nice to fly with' titles.
Previously G-LOGT of Loganair
Cusworth Hall is an 18th-century Grade I listed country house in Cusworth, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire in the north of England. Set in the landscaped parklands of Cusworth Park, Cusworth Hall is a good example of a Georgian country house. It is now a country house museum.
The house is constructed of ashlar with slate roofs. The rectangular 6 x 5 bay plan main block is linked to 5 x 2 bay service wings.
The Wrightson family had held the lordship of Cusworth since 1669.
The present house was built in 1740–1745 by George Platt for William Wrightson to replace a previous house and was further altered in 1749–1753 by James Paine. On William's death in 1760 the property passed to his daughter Isabella, who had married John Battie, who took the additional name of Wrightson in 1766. He employed the landscape designer Richard Woods to remodel the park. Woods was one of a group of respected landscape designers working across the country during the 18th century and Cusworth was one of his most important commissions in South Yorkshire, another being at Cannon Hall. Woods created a park of 250 acres with a hanging and a serpentine river consisting of three lakes embellished with decorative features such as the Rock Arch and the Cascade.
The estate afterwards passed to John and Isabella's son, William Wrightson (1752–1827), who was the MP for Aylesbury from 1784 to 1790 and High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1819–1820. He was succeeded by his son William Battie-Wrightson (1789–1879), who at various times was MP for East Retford, Kingston upon Hull and Northallerton. He died childless and Cusworth Hall passed to his brother Richard Heber Wrightson, who died in 1891.
The property was then inherited by his nephew William Henry Thomas, who took the surname Battie-Wrightson by Royal Licence and died in 1903. He had married Lady Isabella Cecil, eldest daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Exeter. Between 1903 and 1909 Lady Isabella made further alterations to the house. She died in 1917, leaving an only son Robert Cecil Battie-Wrightson (1888–1952). On his death in 1952, the estate descended to his sister, a nurse who had married a Major Oswald Parker but later was variously known as Miss Maureen Pearse-Brown and as Mrs Pearce. She was obliged to sell the contents of Cusworth Hall in October 1952 to meet the death duties levied at Robert Cecil's death. She subsequently sold the hall to Doncaster Council.
Cusworth Estate Cusworth was first mentioned as ‘Cuzeuuorde’ in the domesday survey of 1086 but there has been a settlement here for centuries dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period. Many different families had held the lands and manor but they did not always live at Cusworth.
‘Old Hall’ A large house is first mentioned in 1327. Robert Wrightson bought the lands and manor of Cusworth in 1669 from Sir Christopher Wray. The first surviving map of Cusworth is that of Joseph Dickinson's 1719 plan which shows the hall and gardens covered only 1 acre with the orchards a further 2 acres. What is most significant at this time was the ‘Parke’ of some 25 acres. The ‘Old Hall’ was next to the walled gardens in the centre of Cusworth village. In 1726 the ‘Old Hall’ was expanded including altering the gardens between 1726 and 1735. This expanded the kitchen garden into the size and form we know today with the Bowling Green and Pavilion.
In the period 1740–1745 William Wrightson employed George Platt, a mason architect from Rotherham, to build a new hall – the current Cusworth Hall – high on a scarp slope on the Magnesian Limestone removing the Hall, and the family, from the village of Cusworth. The ‘Old Hall’ was largely demolished in the process, many components from the old building re-used in the new.
Cusworth Hall Cusworth Hall itself and its outbuildings are at the centre of the park enjoying ‘prospect’ over the town of Doncaster. The Grade I-listed eighteenth century hall was designed by George Platt in the Palladian style. Cusworth Hall is handsome, well proportioned, with wings consisting of a stable block and great kitchen. Later additions by James Paine include a chapel and library. It has decorative outbuildings including a Brew House, Stable Block and Lodge. In addition it has a decorative garden called Lady Isabella's Garden on the west side adjacent to the chapel. On its eastern flank the stable block and gardeners' bothy. Attached to the bothy is a decorative iron enclosure known as the Peacock Pen.
Cusworth Park Cusworth Park is an historic designed landscape with a Grade II listing in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens. It was designed and created by the nationally known landscape architect Richard Woods to ‘improve’ the park in the style made famous by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown now termed ‘The English Landscape Park’. Work started in 1761 laying out the ‘grounds and the serpentine river’.
The land forming the existing park is 60 acres (25 hectares) – 250,000m, and was part of the much larger parkland (250 acres) and estates (20,000 acres) of the Battie-Wrightson family who owned Cusworth Hall.
The walled garden The earliest description of the layout of the park and walled gardens is that shown on Joseph Dickinson's 1719 plan. In 1761 Richard Woods altered areas within the walled gardens. Together ‘woods’ Kitchen Garden and Green House Garden occupy the site of the orchard shown on Dickinson's plan.
The purchase of bricks from Epworth for the construction of the walled gardens is recorded in the New House Accounts.
The garden was a compartmentalised space, however with focus on domestic production in some sections, exotics in another, an orchard, and formal flower gardens in the rest.
The kitchen gardens included pine pits (pineapple house), later to become stove houses and mushroom houses.
The Entrance Terrace (Upper Terrace) Old plans show a narrow walled enclosure or ‘entrance terrace' running east–west. The walls of this enclosure may well have been of stone or stoned faced and still, in part survives. To the south are the main components of the walled garden. Access from the terrace down to the bowling green is via a flight of stone steps.
Bowling Green Described on Richard Woods plans of 1760. This is a roughly square, walled enclosure where the bowling green is surrounded by an earthed banked terraced walk. The enclosure is defined by a brick wall, which was lowered along its western side to give a view over to the Green House Garden.
Summerhouse / Bowling Pavilion Built 1726. The summerhouse is the main architectural feature of the walled garden. It is of two stories with the upper storey accessed from the Bowling Green. There is an impression of more carefully shaped quoins at the corners but it is probable that the walls were originally rendered and lime washed externally. There are windows giving views across the Bowling Green from the upper chamber and across the Flower Garden from the lower chamber.
During restoration in the 1990s the upper chamber was decorated with Trompe-l'œil. showing views of imagined walled gardens at Cusworth.
Flower Garden The garden was designed to be viewed principally from the higher position of the bowling green. It was subdivided by cross-paths and furnished with four formal beds. Although one of the smallest compartments, the flower garden was the most highly ornamental and tightly designed. It would have created a formal, colourful architectural space contrasting with the simplicity of the bowling green
Hall Garden The function of the Hall Garden is not clear but appears to have been an extension of the decorative scheme of the flower garden. The Hall Garden has a perimeter walk and is then divided into two plots by a further, central path.
Peach House This whitewash wall indicates the position of the peach house.
Melon Pits Melon pits ran east–west along this area.
Orchard Through the 18th century the orchard was not enclosed and remained open until the late 19th century. It was double its current size extending back up to Cusworth Lane until the northern half was sold off for housing in the 1960s.
Kitchen Garden (No longer existing) The west, south and this east boundary wall(s) of the garden still exist but the plot of land was sold off for housing in the 1960s. There was an access gate between the Hall Garden and the kitchen garden (this can be seen bricked up in the northwest corner). This garden had a perimeter walk and was planted with trees arranged in parallel lines orchestrated around a small building at the northern end of the compartment.
Green House Garden (No longer existing) The kitchen garden represents the greater part of the area occupied by the original orchard shown on Dickinson's 1719 plan. The remaining area was described on Woods’ plan as the Green House Garden and was shown divided into two unequal parts. Both parts of the garden appear to have been planted with trees, probably fruit trees. A building abuts the bowling green in roughly the position as the one shown on the Dickinson plan but there is an additional building, roughly square in plan, to the northwest corner of the enclosure. This was probably the Dovecote for which Wrightson paid £9 15s 0d in 1736.
The west boundary wall still exists and this low (east) wall that runs along the length of the bowling green but the plot of land was sold off for housing in the 1960s.
In 1961 Doncaster Rural District Council purchased Cusworth Hall and the adjoining parkland from the Battie-Wrightson family. The Council undertook an initial restoration of the grounds and also recreated what is now the tearooms within the former stable block. The former reception rooms and spacious galleries now house the Museum of South Yorkshire life, officially opened on 30 September 1967.
Cusworth Hall and Park underwent an extensive £7.5 million renovation between 2002 and 2005, involving essential conservation repairs to the Hall and extensive restoration of the landscape gardens. Within the hall external repairs to the stonework and roof were undertaken to ensure that the exterior was watertight, whilst internal works upgraded internal services and enabled new displays to be installed.
The restoration of the designed landscape have been greatly influenced by a comprehensive analysis of available archive material, among which are the original written memoranda and sketches produced by Richard Woods for his site forman Thomas Coalie. An integrated archaeological programme also formed a key aspect of the restorations, recording in detail landscape features such as the Rock Arch, Cascade, and Bridge. This restoration has not 'recreated' the 18th century scheme, although elements are still incorporated within a 'living' amenity garden that is now thriving as a result of the recent work undertaken in partnership with the Friends of Cusworth Park.
The Hall reopened to the public on 23 May 2007 and the new displays document the history of South Yorkshire and it is a valued resource for local residents, students and school groups alike.
Cusworth Hall Museum and Park is the venue for a varied program of seasonal exhibitions, events and activities linked to the history of the area. including Country Fairs, vintage vehicle rallies, historic re-enactments, wildlife sessions and a range of seasonally themed events. A free, weekly, 5 km parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9 am in the grounds of Cusworth Hall. The first event was held on Saturday 5 October 2019 and was hosted by the staff at Cusworth in collaboration with the local community.
Additionally, Doncaster Museums' Education Service offers a range of learning sessions to schools and educational establishments. Specialist and experienced Education Officers deliver learning workshops to schools across a broad range of topics as well as out-of-school-hours activities for families and local communities.
Just feel like monkeying with old portraits....
This man was the homeowner of the house where the church I attend was replacing windows. We were just talking and I was snapping while he was talking.
Edits in Lightroom then Photoshop.
Prompt: create a highly detailed, hand-drawn graphite pencil sketch, portrait, featuring a dignified Native American elder, full feathered headdress, in traditional attire standing in front of a noble horse. Preserve the strong facial expression, realistic anatomy, layered beadwork, textured hair, and the horse's expressive eyes, flowing mane, and finely rendered musculature. Render every element with master-level pencil techniques, including crisp line work, subtle cross-hatching, smooth tonal gradients, delicate shading, and realistic texture. Remove all watermarks, branding, decorative graphics, mountains, trees, faded textures, and every piece of text from the reference. Replace the entire background with a perfectly clean, pure white background with no shadows, borders, patterns, or additional design elements. Keep the illustration centered with balanced negative space suitable for printing or apparel design. Produce an ultra-high-resolution monochrome graphite drawing with exceptional clarity, natural proportions, sharp detail, and a premium fine-art pencil sketch aesthetic. Vertical aspect ratio
This digital fine art was created using Google Flow AI and Photoshop
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 19-Apr-22 DeNoise AI).
Fleet No: "866".
Delivered to Air Canada in Jul-68 as CF-TJZ, it became C-FTJZ in May-74 when Canada also introduced the C-Gxxx registration series. It was retired and stored at Marana, AZ, USA, in Jan-83.
In Jul-85 it was sold to United Aviation Services Inc and leased to Eagle Air, Iceland, as TF-ISA. It was sub-leased to Air Algerie on Haj Pilgrimage flights between late Jul/Sep-85 and again between early Jul/Sep-86. It was returned to United Aviation Services in Nov-86 and stored.
In Mar-87 it was re-registered N48UA, sold to a 'Michael A Meagher' and leased back to United Aviation Services. In Aug-91 it was sold to Wilmington Trust Company and leased back to UAS Engineering Inc. It was returned to Wilmington Trust in Jan-92 and re-registered N161DB in Jul-92.
In Nov-92, after spending most of the previous six years on the ground, it was leased to Buffalo Airways (not the Canadian 'Ice Pilots' one) and sub-leased to Aeropostal Venezuela the following month, returning to Buffalo Airways in Jun-93. It was sub-leased to Translift Airways, Ireland, between Jun/Sep-93.
By Mar-94 it has been converted into a freighter with a main-deck cargo door. It was stored at Miami, FL, USA, in Dec-95. It was sold to another couple of lessors during Dec-95 and remained stored until it was leased to Florida West Airlines in Jun-96.
It was returned to Tranship Investments Ltd in Dec-99 and was leased to MAS Air Cargo as XA-MAA the following month. It returned to the lessor in May-01 and was leased to ABSA Cargo, Brazil, in Jun-01 as PR-ABA.
The aircraft was permanently retired at Sao Paulo-Viracopos (date unknown) and was last noted still at Viracopos in Aug-14 in very dirty condition.
Here is another from Petrified Forest National Park a few weeks ago. I found these stone trees just fascinating. They still had the shape of logs, but were made of stone. The log on the left is at least six feet wide.
Out of curiosity, I looked up how petrified wood is formed. Here's what I found... Petrified wood is ancient wood, where all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (most often a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original structure of the wood. The petrification process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sediment and is initially preserved due to a lack of oxygen. Mineral-rich water flowing through the sediment deposits minerals in the plant's cells and as the plant's lignin and cellulose decay away, a stone mould forms in its place.
Theory #2 (for my friend Igor)... Petrified wood was created by GOD a few thousand years ago because he thought the idea of wood made of stone was kinda cool. He made it appear to be millions of years old to trick scientists into thinking that it was millions of years old. He also put these huge logs in the middle of a desert to trick scientists into thinking that there used to be a forest here. Silly scientists!
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Feb-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Apr-26.
Delivered to Air Malta in Mar-83 as 9H-ABA, the aircraft was traded in to British Aerospace in part-exchange for B.Ae 146's in Sep-94. It was sold on the same day to Indigo Aviation AB and leased to ANZ Air New Zealand as ZK-NAF.
In May-99 it was sub-leased to Royal Tongan Airlines (operated by ANZ). It was returned to Air New Zealand and the lessor in Apr-01 and stored. In Jul-01 it was sold to Sierra Pacific Airlines as N712S. It was retired and stored at Tucson, AZ, USA, in Aug-02. The aircraft was last noted still stored at Tucson in Jan-13.
I also have a photo of this with Air New Zealand at...
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 07-Feb-16.
I think this may have been 'KB's first visit to Manchester.
Named: "Windsor Castle".
Eastern Air Lines and British Airways were launch customers for the Boeing 757 and this is an early one, line No:10. It was delivered to British Airways as G-BIKB in Jan-83.
After 18 years with British Airways it was traded in to Boeing and then sold on to EAT European Air Transport in Oct-01. The aircraft was stored at Mobile - Downtown (BFM), AL, USA, until it underwent freighter conversion there in Jun-02.
It was re-registered OO-DPF in Jul-02 and returned to Europe operating services for DHL Europe. In Mar-10 the aircraft was transferred to EAT Leipzig GmbH and re-registered D-ALEF. Operations for DHL Europe continued.
In Sep-15 it was transferred to DHL Air Ltd, still operated by EAT Leipzig, and returned to the UK register as G-BIKB. The aircraft was permanently retired at Madrid (Spain) in Aug-17 after 34.5 years in service.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 22-May-22 (DeNoise AI). Slightly blurred!
Operated by Eagle Airways on behalf of Air New Zealand Link.
Enlarged from a shot well beyond the focal range of the 200mm lens I had at the time. A little blurred in places, but 'it is what it is'. Bandeirantes were rare in 1999, even more so now.
i replaced the original photo, but im putting it in thi comments.
this was the initial edit i did after i shot this photo, but second guessed myself and went with a more basic edit.
+ the original in comments
explored
Waiting for a ship- -destined never to arrive.
Th abandoned St. Joseph Island ferry docks at Bamfort Island closed with the opening of the Brent Gilbertson bridge in 1972. The bridge replaced the ferry service operated by the Province of Ontario from 1953 to 1972. The bridge crosses the St. Joseph Channel / Lake Huron's North Channel and connects St. Joseph Island via Highway 548 to Northern Ontario.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a slightly better version 28-Aug-20.
A heavily cropped shot outside the 200mm focal length of the telephoto lens I had at the time.
Adria Airways ceased operations suddenly at the end of Sep-19.
Considering this aircraft had 'one careful owner' for most of it's life, it certainly got around. First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWIH, this aircraft was delivered to Adria Airways as YU-AOD in Sep-90.
It was wet-leased to Aero Lloyd (Germany) between Jul/Oct-91. After the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia was allocated it's own registration prefix and the aircraft became SL-AAB in Feb-92.
It was briefly wet-leased to Transmed Airlines (Egypt) between Apr/May-92 and then to WDL Aviation (Germany) between Dec-92/Mar-93. On it's return to Adria, the Slovenia country code was changed from SL and it became S5-AAB on 15-Mar-93.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Cretan Airlines (Greece) at the end of Mar-93. The lease changed to a dry-lease as Cretan's own crews were trained and it was re-registered SX-BAT. It returned to Adria as S5-AAB in Nov-94. The aircraft was wet-leased to Air Malta between Mar/Nov-96, to Eurofly Italy between Jul-97/Apr-98 and to Afriqiya Airways (Libya) between Apr-06/Apr-08.
It was sold to Phoenix Aircraft Leasing in Nov-09 and leased to MIA Myanmar International Airways as XY-LHD. The aircraft returned to the lessor in May-14 and was immediately sold to Danish Air Transport Leasing A/S as OY-LHD and leased to DAT Danish Air Transport.
It was withdrawn from use and stored at Sofia (Bulgaria) in Apr-19. By now it was 29 years old and I expected it to be scrapped, but no! It was ferried to Tucson, AZ, USA in early Sep-19 for further storage.
It was sold to Elevate Jet as N804RR in Sep-19. It was noted at Tucson in Jul-20 in Elevate's full livery but doesn't seem to have flown yet. Stored, updated 12-May-24.
Note: Elevate Jet are a Business Jet owner/operator, currently with an EMB.135BJ and a Falcon 900.
Not the best photo, but seeing an Arola is a rarity nowadays. It was replaced by the Canta in 1995, so it is at least 25 years old.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 15-Jul-16.
Originally built as an MD-81, this aircraft was delivered to a lessor and leased to Swissair as HB-INN in Aug-81. It was converted to MD-82 standard prior to being returned to the lessor in Jul-97.
It was re-registered N928TW and stored at Kansas City, MO, USA the following month. It was leased to TWA Trans World Airlines in Dec-97. TWA was taken over by American Airlines in Dec-01 and the aircraft became part of the American Airlines fleet.
It was permanently retired and stored at Roswell, NM, USA in Feb-03. It was last noted still stored at Roswell in Sep-10. The registration was finally cancelled in Mar-13. Presumably it's now been broken up.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 05-Mar-15, plus DeNoise AI 02-Mar-23.
Delivered new to United Airlines as N6325C in Jan-55. It was in service with United for just over 5 years and was traded in to the Douglas Aircraft Company in Apr-60.
The aircraft was stored and sold to California Airmotive in Sep-63. It continued in storage until May-64 when it was sold to TAS SA Transportes Aereos (Trabajos Aereos del Sahara SA) with the temporary registration EC-WVP, becoming EC-AVP later the same month.
TASSA ceased trading in Jul-65 and the aircraft was stored at Palma, Majorca, with the rest of the TASsa fleet. It was broken up there in 1970.
Note: This photo was taken about 3 months after TASSA had ceased operations and the aircraft would never fly again (just as well with all that FOD on the ramp!). If you look under the aircraft, along the line of props 1 & 2, you can see that props 3 & 4 are feathered.
Replaced with Hasselblad X1 scan:
Somewhere in the Tien Shan in southeastern Kyrgyzstan.
August 2010.
Contax G2, Zeiss G Biogon 21mm and Kodak Ektar.
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Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 23-Apr-14 (DeNoise AI 14-Sep-22)
Ahhh! DC-10!
Ex Laker Airways G-GFAL. BCA Charter & British Caledonian Charter, renamed Cal-Air International and later Novair International.
First flown by McDonnell Douglas in Dec-78 using the test registration N1002D, this aircraft was delivered to Laker Airways in Feb-79 as G-GFAL. Laker Airways ceased operations on 05-Feb-82 and the aircraft was repossessed by Mitsui Leasing.
The Rank Leisure Group and Thomson Holidays had a big summer charter programme with Laker Airways and were suddenly short of capacity. They entered into discussions with British Caledonian Airways and as a result B.Cal and Rank Leisure formed British Caledonian Charter with a 51%/49% holding.
The leases of 2 Laker DC-10-10's were transferred and British Caledonian took delivery of G-GFAL on 22-Feb-82 when it was re-registered G-BZJD. It was transferred to British Caledonian (Charter) Ltd on 01-Mar-82.
The company was renamed Cal Air International Airways in Oct-85. When B.Cal was taken over by British Airways, they didn't want Cal Air (they already had British Airtours which became Caledonian Airways Mk:2) and B.Cal's 51% was sold to the Rank Leisure Group.
Cal Air was renamed Novair International in Dec-88. Rank Leisure closed the company down at the end of Mar-90 (and I was out of a job!). The aircraft was initially stored at Prestwick, Scotland, and later, ferried to Waco, TX, USA in Nov-90 for continued storage.
It was sold to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation in Nov-92 as N581LF and remained stored at Waco until Feb-94 when was converted into a freighter with a main-deck cargo door and leased to FedEx Federal Express as N10060 in Aug-94.
In Nov-08 it underwent the MD-10 conversion with the MD-11 'glass cockpit' and 2 crew operation. Sadly, this aircraft was finally retired in Jan-21 after an amazing 42 years in service. Updated 14-Sep-22.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 15-Mar-15, plus DeNoise AI 12-Jan-23.
The DH.84 Dragon was the forerunner of the DH.89A Dragon Rapide. G-ADDI was already an old lady when this photo was taken, having been built in May 1935 and operated by Railway Air Services.
It was impressed into the RAF in 1939 but wasn't allocated a serial. After the end of WWII it was sold to a private owner in 1946 and then sold to Air Charter Ltd in 1947. It was sold to Air Navigation & Trading in 1951 and spent a number of years doing pleasure flights around Blackpool Tower (I might even have flown round the Tower on it around 1958).
It was sold to Aero Enterprises Ltd in 1963 and was operated by Chrisair. As far as I know, it was 'sold in the USA' and registered N34DH in Feb-72 and flown to Rotterdam, Netherlands for shipping to the USA.
According to what I've read it was still flying as late as mid 2011 and is preserved at the Perlitch Transportation Museum, Morgan Hill, California. Updated (Dec-19).
For my photography project, I followed my friend Gloria around for a day, when going to stage school.
And I just really like this photo. :)
"Replacing Windows Media Center" by J. D. BIERSDORFER via NYT t.co/Nts7MpZtDx (via Twitter twitter.com/felipemassone/status/693085946472992769)
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a slightly better version 24-Jan-19. Sorry it's a little blurred.
Taken from the Templeton Bridge.
Named: "Derwent Water".
This aircraft was delivered to BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation as G-AWNE in Mar-71. BOAC was merged with BEA British European Airways to form British Airways in Apr-74. The aircraft was sold to AAR Aircraft Leasing in Feb-98 and leased back to British Airways. After 28.5 years in service it was returned to the lessor and stored at Roswell, NM, USA in Nov-99. It was sold to Kabo Air (Nigerial) in Jan-01 as 5N-RRR. It never left Roswell and was eventually broken up there for spares.
Every morning you get another 1440 minutes replacement...but do understand that it's a "limited offer".
ODC:Replace
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 10-Apr-14
09-Feb-19 is the 50th Anniversary of the Boeing 747's first flight.
Replacing a bag I made years ago for a dear friend. This is the bag:
www.flickr.com/photos/pinkknitter/3581798723/in/photolist...
This time I am making it from cotton yarn vs linen.
Pattern: Girlfriend Market Bag www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/grrlfriend-market-bag#
Yarn: Euroflax Original
Needles: DPN size 6,Circular Size 10.5
Started: 7/26
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 12-Nov-15, DeNoise AI 02-Oct-22
I never particularly liked this livery and always wondered why the 'airways' didn't have a capital 'A'. I liked it even less when they took the 'airways' away altogether and just had the billboard 'British'. I felt it looked unfinished...
With additional tiny 'Cambrian' titles on the lower forward fuselage.
G-AOYS was one of those rare aircraft that retained the same registration throughout its life. It was delivered to BEA British European Airways in Jun-58.
It was sold to Cambrian Airways, part of British Air Services, in Sep-71 (above photo taken just after delivery) and operated until Cambrian/British Air Services was absorbed into British Airways in Apr-74.
The aircraft was withdrawn from British Airways service and stored at Cardiff, Wales, UK, in Apr-80. It was sold to BAF British Air Ferries in May-81 and was wet-leased to Air Algerie between Jun/Oct-81.
It was sold to Panavia Air Cargo in Jan-84 and leased back to BAF until late 1984 when it was retired at Southend, UK. It was broken up there in Feb-85.
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St. Nicholas Church, an Orthodox church in Tbilisi, is located within the walls of the historic Narikala Fortress, which towers high above the city. The current church, built in the 1990s, replaced an earlier structure that dated back to the 13th century. The architecture of the church reflects traditional Georgian design, with its characteristic domes and stone facades. Inside the church, the walls are adorned with vibrant frescoes depicting important Biblical scenes and saints, including St. Nicholas, to whom the church is dedicated. These paintings, combined with the serene atmosphere, make the church an important place for both worshippers and visitors interested in the religious and cultural history of Georgia. Perched high above the city, the church is not always easy to reach for everyone. The church’s location on the fortress also offers visitors a stunning view of Tbilisi, making it a popular destination for both tourists and believers seeking both spiritual and visual experiences.
In the photo, an elderly woman dressed in simple black clothing, a symbol of her deep devotion and humility, is seen slowly making her way towards St. Nicholas Church with the help of her crutches, determined to attend the service. Her face, marked by the years, radiates a quiet strength and dedication. Despite her physical limitations, her faith is an undeniable force that drives her to this sacred place, where she finds solace and connection in her spiritual practices. The church, surrounded by history and prayers, seems to draw her in as a beacon of hope and peace.
De Sint-Nicolaaskerk, een orthodoxe kerk in Tbilisi, bevindt zich binnen de muren van het historische Narikala-fort, dat hoog boven de stad uittorent. De huidige kerk, gebouwd in de jaren 1990, verving een eerdere structuur uit de 13e eeuw. De architectuur van de kerk weerspiegelt de traditionele Georgische bouwstijl, met karakteristieke koepels en stenen gevels. Binnen de kerk zijn de muren versierd met levendige fresco's die belangrijke Bijbelse scènes en heiligen afbeelden, waaronder Sint-Nicolaas, aan wie de kerk is gewijd. Deze schilderingen, samen met de serene sfeer, maken de kerk tot een belangrijke plek voor zowel gelovigen als bezoekers die geïnteresseerd zijn in de religieuze en culturele geschiedenis van Georgië. De kerk ligt hoog boven de stad en is niet altijd gemakkelijk te bereiken voor iedereen. Op de foto is een oude vrouw te zien, gekleed in sobere zwarte kleding, een symbool van haar diepe devotie en nederigheid. Met haar krukken strompelt ze langzaam richting de Sint-Nicolaaskerk, vastberaden om de mis bij te wonen. Haar gezicht, getekend door de jaren, straalt een stille kracht en toewijding uit. Ondanks haar fysieke beperkingen is haar geloof een onmiskenbare drijfveer, die haar voortstuwt naar deze heilige plek, waar ze troost en verbinding vindt in haar spirituele rituelen. De kerk, omringd door geschiedenis en gebeden, lijkt haar aan te trekken als een baken van hoop en vrede. De ligging van de Sint-Nicolaaskerk op het fort biedt bezoekers ook een prachtig uitzicht over Tbilisi, waardoor het een populaire bestemming is voor zowel toeristen als gelovigen die op zoek zijn naar spirituele en visuele indrukken.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 11-Feb-18, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 10-Jan-24. Taken into a low early morning sun through a tinted window.
Fleet No: '9050'.
This aircraft was delivered to Ozark Airlines as N950U in Jun-84. It was leased to American Airlines on delivery and returned to Ozark in Dec-84. Ozark Airlines was merged into TWA Trans World Airlines in Oct-86.
The aircraft was sold to a leasing company in Mar-94 and leased back to TWA. In Dec-01 TWA was merged into American Airlines. The aircraft continued in service until it was permanently retired at Roswell, NM, USA in Apr-06.
It was sold to Mid American Aerospace in Mar-09 and broken up at Roswell soon after. The registration was cancelled in Sep-09.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 15-Jun-21 (DeNoise AI 17-Aug-22).
"Water Dreaming", Australia World Tail livery (right side)
This aircraft was ordered by British Caledonian Airways, however, they had been merged into British Airways before delivery.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWIC, this aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-BUSJ in Aug-90. It was leased to British Airways franchise partner GB Airways in Mar-05.
GB Airways operated it on behalf of British Airways in full BA livery with additional 'Operated by GB Airways' titles. It was returned to British Airways in Oct-05 and continued in operation until it was retired at the end of Aug-11.
The aircraft was initially stored at London-Gatwick. It was ferried to Chateauroux, France in Nov-11 where it was permanently retired. The registration was cancelled in Jan-12. It was last noted still at Chateauroux in May-14 without engines. Updated 15-Aug-21.
Skirted WVL385 is seen about to head up Brixton Hill on route 118 towards Morden. From tomorrow this route will be completely withdrawn, replaced by an extended 45.
This bus is now with Go-North East.
Best viewed Original size.
55013 "The Black Watch" has just arrived at York with 1V93 Edinburgh to Plymouth and will be replaced here by newly refurbished (at Doncaster Works) 50033 "Glorious" which will take the train onwards to the Western Region - 16/10/1981.
© 2015 - 53A Models of Hull Collection. Scanned from the original 35mm colour transparency; photographed by the late David R Vickers.
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 23-Oct-14.
Seen here in the basic livery of LTE. it was in transit through Manchester on delivery to LTU in Germany. You can see that the registration had been incorrectly painted as N-525EA.
This aircraft was delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N525EA in Dec-86. They only kept it for three years and sold it to United Aviation Services Inc in Dec-89.
It was leased to LTU International Airways in Feb-90 and sub-leased to Spanish associate company LTE (Lufttransport Espana) with the Spanish temporary registration EC-390 ten days later. It was re-registered EC-ETZ in May-90.
The aircraft was returned to LTU International Airways as D-AMUK in Oct-93 and was sub-leased to to their Munich based subsidiary LTU Sud the same day. It was returned when LTU Sud was merged back into LTU International in Nov-97 and returned to the lessor in Mar-01.
In May-01 the aircraft was leased to Atlas International Airways (Turkey) as TC-OGB. Atlas International was renamed AtlasJet International Airways in May-03. It was wet-leased to ThaiJet between Nov-04/Apr-04 and to Air Astana between Jan/May-05.
It was returned to the lessor and sold to The Dart Group Plc (for operation by Jet2.com) as G-LSAF at the end of Oct-06 but it was never applied to the aircraft. It was stored at Southend, UK and sold three months later in Jan-07 to lessors East Trust as N689GX.
The aircraft remained at Southend until Mar-07 when it was ferried to Jacksonville-Cecil Field, FL, USA to await freighter conversion.
It was converted to freighter configuration by Jul-07 and was due to be leased to VARIGLOG Cargo, Brasil as PR-LGK, however the lease wasn't taken up and the aircraft remained stored at Jacksonville for two years until it was leased to Arrow Air Cargo in Jul-09.
Arrow Air ceased operations at the end of Jun-10 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor and initially stored at Miami, FL, USA, it was moved to Marana, AZ, USA the following month. It was sold to AerSale Inc in Dec-11 and permanently retired at Roswell, NM, USA. It was broken up at Roswell in 2013.