Here are a few pictures for the forum I thought you might find interesting…
1. Nearing the end, one of the first modern control towers in the world (if not the first) at EWR is just about gone. The pilots were hoping they’d convert it into a crashpad for commuters. Kick back and BBQ on the observation deck and watch the operations below. No luck though. 🙂
2. Everything looks better with a 757. I had to shoot this across the cockpit and through the front glass which screws up pictures but it was a great image so I took it anyway.
3. Nothing unique about this, just a 777 under tow by the Supertug. It sure beats any trailer that a holiday traveler might have. 😉
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th June 2004 at 17:32
I really don’t know. I would guess too old or too small. The new tower is much more centralized though that might be part of the reason too.
By: BY767 - 10th June 2004 at 17:30
Thanks WD.
What was wrong with it anyway? wrong location, too old?
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th June 2004 at 17:28
I took this picture about 2 weeks ago.
By: BY767 - 10th June 2004 at 17:08
Great pics as usual WD!!! especially the 757 and partly destoyed tower, and US EMB-170…
Are there any pics of what the tower used to look like before it was desroyed?
Very funny about the new F/A who you played the joke on!! she maust have been gullable!!
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th June 2004 at 16:58
Brilliant! What was her reaction?
😮
By: greekdude1 - 10th June 2004 at 16:39
That half demolished tower looks like something flew into it. I wonder how many nervous passengers have taxied past and felt their buttocks clench as they think the same thought ?
I agree, not very aesthetically pleasing at all in today’s day and age. They should have blown the whole thing up at once.
We had a brand new flight attendant who was on here 4th day of work. She had never been to Newark so we told her that there had been an “accident” that had destroyed the tower.
Brilliant! What was her reaction?
By: LBARULES - 10th June 2004 at 14:54
Great pictures, especially the 170 🙂
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th June 2004 at 14:44
That half demolished tower looks like something flew into it. I wonder how many nervous passengers have taxied past and felt their buttocks clench as they think the same thought ?
Great pics and I didn’t get the quiz right by the way.
We had a brand new flight attendant who was on here 4th day of work. She had never been to Newark so we told her that there had been an “accident” that had destroyed the tower. 😉
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th June 2004 at 14:42
Here’s a picture of the marker for the crash site.
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th June 2004 at 14:40
That’s where the Hindenberg disaster was, right?
Correct. May 6th, 1937 at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station the Hindenburg disaster occured.
I believe that it crashed just west of the the 3 hangars you see towards the bottom (west is just above those hangars). The area is now paved but does have a memorial at the crash site.
By: Ren Frew - 10th June 2004 at 14:24
That half demolished tower looks like something flew into it. I wonder how many nervous passengers have taxied past and felt their buttocks clench as they think the same thought ?
Great pics and I didn’t get the quiz right by the way.
By: A330Crazy - 10th June 2004 at 14:07
Some excellent piccies WD! Love the shot of the CO 757 in front of the old EWR tower and that EMB-170 does look very nice. 🙂
Cheers for posting.
By: greekdude1 - 10th June 2004 at 05:40
That’s where the Hindenberg disaster was, right?
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th June 2004 at 05:16
I figured for this group that it would be. 😀
By: Distiller - 10th June 2004 at 05:14
Now for the quiz.
Does anyone happen to know what famous event happened at this “airport” in 1937? What is the name of this “airport”?
Too easy.
By: skycruiser - 10th June 2004 at 04:15
great again WD, nice seeing the E 170 .
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th June 2004 at 03:39
Now for the quiz.
Does anyone happen to know what famous event happened at this “airport” in 1937? What is the name of this “airport”?
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th June 2004 at 03:36
That was the OLD, so here’s something new…
This is my first true sighting of an EMB-170. Up to this point I’ve only seen 1 that had flown over us about 5000′ above. Man this thing looks great. Where we park in PHL is right next to the gates that receive these EMB-170’s. The crews are more then willing to let our pilots roam around the aircraft. Sadly none of my friends are camera carrying fools like some of us so they never have any pictures to share. I’m really itching to make a flight there to see the 170 up close.
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