Well after Dan and I ventured up to LHR at 4am last week only to find them using the wrong runway combo we decided we’d try again at the weekend. The wonderful BBC predicted clear skies all morning so it was another early start, the right runway combo in use…but overcast cloud all morning 😡
Nevertheless we both got several nice shots, Dan of course one or two more than me 😉
Ex Korean 742 freighter operating for ElAl now:
After moving to the Touch Down Zone we narrowly missed photographing a Kenyan 777 go around, and a Saudi 747SP touching down. To compensate though Asiana decided to send their newest 777 in place of the far more usual 747:
Next came the once daily Air India 777:
The following morning brought as the three South African Jumbos again:
The inevitable torrent of transatlantic flights:
And of course our favourite BA plane:
Finally my favourite pic of the morning is of the 900th Embraer 145 series aircraft, with a Biman DC10 on finals in the background:
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August 23, 2005 at 4:51 pm