As it happens, there are several very nice slides of this aircraft at Farnborough for auction on ebay at the moment: http://tinyurl.com/7p8bwsv
It is a HF radio antenna. US domestic aircraft (e.g. some TWA and American aircraft) did not have the spike as they didn’t require HF. It could be retrofitted, though.
Here are a few more from the same day:
EI-GCE Sikorsky S-61N by Irish251, on Flickr
N361LF MD-83 by Irish251, on Flickr
D-ALAB A321-231 by Irish251, on Flickr
VP-BDG Boeing 737-8Q8 by Irish251, on Flickr
VP-CGN Gulfstream G-550 by Irish251, on Flickr
EC-CFA Boeing 727-256 by Irish251, on Flickr
Shannon Airport airliner storage by Irish251, on Flickr
EI-ICG Sikorsky S-92A by Irish251, on Flickr
In that Braathens 737 photo there are also some RAF Dominies on the left of the photo. The only permanent Nimrod MR bases were Kinloss, St. Mawgan and Luqa, as far as I know. Could it be the latter or is it too green for that? By the way, LN-SUP was also an early 737, being line number 128 and delivered in January 1969.
G-FUGA at Baldonnel in 1992:
Fouga CM170R Magister G-FUGA by Irish251, on Flickr
A long-term resident atToulouse:
Fouga Magister F-GJIJ by Irish251, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps examples at Baldonnel:
Irish Air Corps Fouga CM.170 Magister 216 by Irish251, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps Fouga Magister 219 by Irish251, on Flickr
Museum example, Brussels:
MT-24 Fouga CM170 Magister by Irish251, on Flickr
G-FUGA at Baldonnel in 1992:
Fouga CM170R Magister G-FUGA by Irish251, on Flickr
A long-term resident atToulouse:
Fouga Magister F-GJIJ by Irish251, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps examples at Baldonnel:
Irish Air Corps Fouga CM.170 Magister 216 by Irish251, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps Fouga Magister 219 by Irish251, on Flickr
Museum example, Brussels:
MT-24 Fouga CM170 Magister by Irish251, on Flickr
An additional shot – cropped from a larger original:
Empty cockpits…(mostly) A320s in storage at Dublin by Irish251, on Flickr
Woensdrecht (near Bergen op Zoom) is primarily a military base but Fokker services there has maintenance/storage facilities.
Many aircraft are owned by Irish leasing companies, plus Dublin Aerospace provides technical support while the aircraft are out of service.
Thanks for that, Rob. I’ve heard of NeatImage but have never got around to checking it out. These photos are grainy because I had to set 1000ASA on the camera and even then the photos were quite dark, so I had to brighten them as well.
No, it was planned to Dublin. Shannon is filling up too, with Spanairs (another two today, now with Swedish registrations).
So, what were the surprises that the thread title promises?:confused:
Another Casper image here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/pervspics/6567445027/
The Air Nostrum, Transaero and the Ryanairs were taken from the airport side of the road. A ladders helps but some shots are feasible without one.
You need to go to the traffic lights afer the old IHL hangar and turn right – then there is one spot on the airport side after the first crash gate (cars park there without difficulty!) and others further along on the other side of the road, on the earth bank by the Blue long-term car park.