Then i ended up at LHR this morning, where i caught my “First” United lump in Continental colours:(Just too early in the day for a decent shot)
Then 5 mins later another “First” my first time seeing an American Airlines B773 AND first time seeing the new colours!
And then by the time i wandered round to the hill for 09L a “Second”!!
And finally… while waiting to get loaded i knew the Air India Boeing 787 was inbound and just managed a couple of shots of my “First” time ever seeing a 787 (Except for seeing a bit of the Qatar LHR gate guard one)
Phew… some few days, got literally thousands of shots to work on, i wont bore y’all with too many, but after 6 days in a van…time for a bath methinks “first” !:love-struck:
Arrived at HAM late afternoon in cloudy skies, at another “First” for me, first time visiting this excellent vantage point at the Coffee n Fly cafe right beside rw15/33
Came back here early next morning in pouring rain, still shot a few which will follow on another post….so, found my job had been cancelled and was ordered to hang around Hamburg in waiting, decided (reluctantly after my last visit a few weeks back when NOTHING happened in 6 hours!!) to head for Finkenwerder… and very glad i did too, upon arrival i seen one of the BA A380s (now 3 built) running its engines, the spotterspark was absolutely heaving, so hoped maybe one would move…. anyway…
Another “First” the first time this new EZY A320’s (G-EZWJ)engines had been powered up..fire engines stationed to its rear
Next “First” my first time finally seeing a sharklet equipped airbus.. this will be EC-LVT
Next “First” for me…. seeing a helicopter tow a banner at least 20 times the size of the chopper!!!
The chopper was so slow, the Germania A319 had to circle till the chopper was clear enough!! (note the new “Wheeltug” sticker applied
“First” time seeing a Sichuan A319
“First” time seeing a Mandala A320
And then….. “First” time seeing a BA Airbus A380 (G-XLEA) take to the skies.. at this point you couldnt move on the Spotterspark terrace
Denmark!! only stopped off for a minute at Aarhus (nigh on impossible shooting there so just got the gate guard for the Danish AF here….
Then,…. not a first, but a first in decent light ..this ex Dan Air Boeing 727 is an office extension for this building
Next… Germany
Next after a hard slog i found myself in Stavanger:
The “Spotters Platform!!”
Last port of call in Norway was Kristansand where i would catch the ferry to Denmark:
Unfortunate weather….
Another “First” first time seeing this airline, sat in a very hard place to shoot.. apparently it goes into LCY
Next Denmark………..
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