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cg_341 started the topic Delivery flights through Manchester in the forum Modern Aviation Photography 5 years, 6 months ago
Looking back at some of the aircraft that have been delivered through Manchester. I managed to miss the most interesting ones, being Kenyan Air Force Alpha Jets!
2009, Kenyan 737:
2009, CL-415 for Malaysia:
2010, CL-415 for…[Read more]
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cg_341 started the topic Heliops Somerton in the forum Out of Service Report 5 years, 7 months ago
Heliops have recently updated their website with some photos of their Somerton facility. I think there’s 14 aircraft present?
Demobbed list 15 as present:
XV656/185 Westland Sea King ASaC7
XV664/90 Westland Sea King ASaC7
XV670/17 Westland Sea King HU5
XV671/183 Westland Sea King ASaC7
XV697/181 Westland Sea King ASaC7
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cg_341 started the topic Video: Spanish F-18 Hornets NATO Scramble & Takeoff Baltic Region in the forum Planet Avgeek Community 5 years, 7 months ago
Very nice video, cut together from a few different missions by the looks of it, but still good!
Spanish F-18 Hornets NATO Scramble & Takeoff Baltic Region • Cockpit View Over Estonia – YouTube
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cg_341 started the topic The UK Storage Report in the forum Civilian Airport Reports 5 years, 7 months ago
I wonder if we can build up a list of stored airliners across the UK, whether permanently withdrawn from use (Teesside, Kemble, St Athan, etc.) to aircraft in short term storage (Manchester, Southend, etc.)
Durham-Tees Valley (Teesside)
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Type
Arrival DateDQ-FJF
Boeing 737-7X2WL
20/09/2020, for part-outLN-RCX
Boeing 737-883
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cg_341 replied to the topic Air Europe at Lasham 1991 in the forum Classic and Historic Photography 5 years, 7 months ago
‘SF with a German flag presumably as it was due to become D-AOEB with Nürnberger Flugdienst, before Air Europe decided to keep it on the G- and obviously before they then subsequently went under!
It did eventually make its way back to the UK as G-LSAA, too…
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cg_341 started the topic Four-ship refuelling, line abreast! in the forum Planet Avgeek Community 5 years, 8 months ago
One thing led to another after dad sent me a Flickr link and I’ve been looking at the Convair R3Y Tradewind. For those that have never heard of one before (like me until an hour ago!) here one is:
This took me to Wikipedia to find out more about the type, where I came across this photo. Could…[Read more]
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cg_341 wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago
After almost 50 years in Air Force service, “aircraft 582” was retired during a ceremony at Offutt AFB, Nebraska on 13 November 2020.
“Eventually all good things come to an end,” said Col. John Litecky, 55t […]
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cg_341 replied to the topic Manchester Movements – November 2020 in the forum Civilian Airport Reports 5 years, 8 months ago
Playing a little bit of catchup, seen whilst out and about delivering over the last couple of weeks (nothing major!)
9 November
- 10-0052 Bell/Boeing CV-22B Osprey USAF – United States Air Force – zone transit west to east as “Knife 71”
11 November
- TC-CPA Boeing 737-82RWL Pegasus Airlines
- TC-LTA Airbus A321-271N THY-Turkish Airlines
12…[Read more]
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cg_341 replied to the topic Aviation Podcasts in the forum Planet Avgeek Community 5 years, 8 months ago
FR24’s AvTalk is always good, and older episodes of Tim Davies’ Fast Jet Performance too – though I’m not really enjoying his later episodes and I struggle to put my finger on why!
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cg_341 replied to the topic Fairford Dragon Lady Deployment September 2020 in the forum Airshow Photography 5 years, 8 months ago
That’s a really nice shot @Pegasus. One day I’ll be able to get to Fairford to actually see one move!
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cg_341 started the topic Manchester Movements – November 2020 in the forum Civilian Airport Reports 5 years, 8 months ago
Few arrivals seen in the last 30 minutes or so:
D-ILWP Citation “Darknight 7C” arrived 1540
OE-GPP Citation “Dreamteam 329J” arrived 1600
F-HJFP PC-21 “F-HJFP” arrived 1605 -
cg_341 started the topic Armyair444 Barton to Wattisham in the forum Aircraft movement reports 5 years, 8 months ago
Armyair444 Apache working Manchester Radar 118.580 out of Barton for Wattisham via the Shawbury overhead and then Staverton for fuel.
Earlier did a few orbits over Glossop then in to Barton – video of it whilst I was on my delivery route to follow!
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cg_341 wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago
Malta-based ACMI operator Hi Fly announced today that their sole operating Airbus A380, 9H-MIP (c/n 006 built 2006) is to be retired by the end of December 2020.
In a press release the airline stated the […]
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cg_341 started the topic Car parking price increases at Manchester Airport in the forum Planet Avgeek Community 5 years, 8 months ago
In short:
Drop Off
- Up to five minutes: £5 (from £3)
- Up to 10 minutes: £6 (from £4)
- Over 10 minutes: £25 (no change)
Pick Up (i.e. the normal car park)
- Up to 30 minutes: £6 (from £4.50)
- Up to one hour: £12 (from £7)
- Up…
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cg_341 replied to the topic Historic Helicopters Night Shoot 1 in the forum Nightshoot Photography 5 years, 8 months ago
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cg_341 replied to the topic FLUX41 2x MC-130s, PINCH41 2x MC-130s, and 2x CV-22s all heading south in the forum Aircraft movement reports 5 years, 8 months ago
Interestingly PINCH41 flight of two MC-130Js out of Mildenhall are about to hit the same bit of sky at the same time, with a couple of CV-22s ahead.
Both FLUX41 flight and PINCH41 flight are working 278.600
- PINCH41 showing as 08-6205: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae29d2&lat=51.661&lon=-1.912&zoom=11.1&showTrace=2020-10-29
- PINCH42…
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cg_341 replied to the topic FLUX41 2x MC-130s, PINCH41 2x MC-130s, and 2x CV-22s all heading south in the forum Aircraft movement reports 5 years, 8 months ago
FLUX41 looking for an amendment to their routing
VLN then SALCO UN864 MONTO, which is in central Spain.
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cg_341 started the topic FLUX41 2x MC-130s, PINCH41 2x MC-130s, and 2x CV-22s all heading south in the forum Aircraft movement reports 5 years, 8 months ago
Having departed Aalborg at 1130Z (1230 UK time) two MC-130Js have routed over the UK, via the Newcastle coast over Leeds and Manchester and around the Crewe area have been given a direct to the VLN TACAN (at RNAS Yeovilton)
FLUX41 flight is working 277.625 at the moment.
- FLUX41 showing as 12-5760:…
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cg_341 started the topic TUI 737 MAXs stored at Manchester in the forum Modern Aviation Photography 5 years, 8 months ago
Saw it reported that you could photograph the stored 737 MAXs at Manchester so a quick trip up this morning to take a…[Read more]
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