Looks in good nick too, especially with all the plaques in tact. Nice project in the waiting…….

Interesting story, I can’t see any RAF station refusing an emergency or semi emergency flight especially laden with passengers?
Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between?

A nice tidy project for any Australian cockpiteers out there:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lockheed-T33-F80-aircraft-cockpit-project-/200521692568?pt=AU_Aircraft_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2eb0063598

Quite a regular thing for shuttle flights to be operated by 767/777s, once caught a 777 back to GLA simply cos the 757 was in a service.
Remember way back in the eighties seeing the shuttle arrive at GLA in the shape of Concorde a few times… THAT would have been a pleasant surprise for the pax!!

Yes strange but true, I too remember the the Manchester – London scheduled shuttle being operated by Concorde on a few occasions.

Great shots, was this all in one day or over a week or two? Any interesting Turkish stuff out there?

Great shots, out of interest is it a good show? Was thinking of going tomorrow (Monday)

What is the usual normal price for car parking to watch the smaller Airbuses?

Andrew Cornish, Manchester Airport’s managing director, said it would be a “once in a lifetime opportunity” and likened it to Concorde’s last flight to Manchester.

“This is a really significant day for aviation here in the North West and we aim to celebrate it appropriately,” said Cornish.

Once in a life time oppurtunity? Is this the only time a A380 will visit manchester then?

Celebrate it appropriately? By charging all visiting cars £12. I think I will be celebrating too if I owned the car park !