Fortunately my USA trip was a couple of weeks ago but unless things return to normal I will have to think very hard about my future photographic trips this year as my camera gear is (like a lot of people on the forum) expensive and no way would I trust it to the normal treatment that hold luggage normally gets.

Quick update from the US, approximately 14 hours ago I checked in at EWR to go home. Hand luggage is allowed, but anything fluid or gel like has to go in the hold. This includes sunlotion and bugspray (I found out the hard way) as well as drinks, shampoo, toothpaste etc. Only prescription medication is allowed in. Security lines are a real pain in the neck now.

p.s. I am now safely back home. 😀

How do you mean first of this type? The first DC-10-30F to Europe? You got to be joking since FedEX, DAS and a whole lot of others come here daily. I do believe this is the first Arrow DC-10 into Europe as previously they used their DC-8s.

what theres 3 thought they only made2!!

yeah there are 3 (sorry!)

Italian Job

honourable mention: Smokey and the bandits 3 (i’ll get my coat)

But whats the UK getting in return?

That would be about it? 😀 😉

Ooh, I wonder if I can still cancel my New York trip next week. 😉

Fighters can go at mach 3.2 or whatever, but can only do so for very short periods. After that it will have to refuel. That is why Concorde could easily beat all fighters across the ocean. The only military plane that could fly supersonic for long periods of time was the SR-71 and its pilots had space suits… and still required aerial refueling.