Well I finally got down to Heathrow yesterday, spending up until 3 in the visitors centre (While it rained) and then moving over to Hatton Cross when they changed landings to 27L.
I had Concorde -AE landing over the top of me, albeit 1 hour late, and was continually deafened 5 minutes after she had shut down by the car alarm next to me!
I then wandered across to the end of 27R only to find the road blocked. Oh damn I’m going to miss concorde I said as this BA 747 trundles past, 10 metres in front of me across the road. My first time seeing those gates open, and the barriers were stuck up, meaning there was nothing seperating me from G-BNLL!
After Concorde failed to show I made my way back home, however driving down the perimeter road in the bus, guess who blasted off next to me 1 and a half hours late – yes, concorde this time -AD. My best Heathrow experience ever, also supplemented by these interesting a/c I clocked too:
UAE 747 SP A6 SMM + SMR
Gulfstream EGyptian Government SU-BNC
A40-LH A340 (600?) in the new beautiful Gulfair colours
A7-ACA/C A330 Qatar
A6-EMU 777-300 Emirates
B-2468 747-400 Air China
B-16405 747-400 EVA Air
C-FYLU A340-300 Air Canada (Plus many 767’s and A330’s)
CN-RNV 737-700 RAM
D-AVRD RJ85 Lufthansa
EP-IAD 747 SP Iran Air
G-EUUO Second newest BA A320
G-CEAI 737-200 EAL for BMI (Very Noisy!)
3 Saudi 777’s:
HZ-AKB/G/J
F-ODVH A310 Jordanian
JA8077 747-400 JAL
PH-KVK Fokker 50 KLM
PH-XLH ATR72 Air Exel/KLM (One of a kind)
PP-VPK MD11 Varig
SU-GBY 777-200 Egyptair
SX-DFD A340-300 Olympic
TC-JDA A310 Turkish
TC-JFF 737-800 Turkish
VT-EVJ 747-400 Air India
V8-RBG 767-300 Brunei
4R-ADA A340 Sri Lankan
5B-DBD A320 Cyprus (New Colours)
9K-ANA or 9K-AND A340-300 Kuwait
9K-AOB 777-200 Kuwait
9V-SFK 747-400F Singapore Cargo
HL7414 747-400 Asiana
A very good day’s worth spotting I think!
By: Mark L - 7th July 2003 at 13:40
Ah right OK thanks. We were so mesmerized by the new colour scheme that we didn’t look to identify the actual type of aircraft!
By: A330Crazy - 7th July 2003 at 13:24
Yeah 3 Sp’s in one day is a very good result. If the the Syrian Sp came in too while you were there, that would have been the icing on the cake. 🙂
The new Gulf Air 340 is a 300 series, its ex Singapore.
By: Mark L - 7th July 2003 at 13:10
I’ve never seen so many SP’s in my life!
Unfortunatley no pictures, I’ve yet to delve into that side of the hobby yet!
By: steve rowell - 5th July 2003 at 00:49
nice report
By: A330Crazy - 5th July 2003 at 00:25
Glad you had a good time Mark, and good list gotten too. Bet you were happy to see the UAE sp?
By: T5 - 4th July 2003 at 22:34
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I got home last night as Concorde shot over at about 8.15pm and commented on it’s late departure.
Did you get any photographs?
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