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One of my all time favourite picture, taken during the Hyundai Air & Sea Show! McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle from the Louisiana ANG's 159th Fighter Wing "Bayou Militia" almost exceeding the speed of sound, producing visibile pressure waves.
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The Bone (from B-One) on a very high-speed pass creating pressure waves during the Hyundai Air & Sea Show. B-1, B-2 and B-52 on the same day…what a dream!
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Performing an amazing demo at Hyundai Air & Sea Show.
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Two generations 70 years apart, performing a high pass during Hyundai Air & Sea Show.
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My 1500th picture in Airliners! Of course it couldn’t be a better airplane than the majestic B747SP of Las Vegas Sands to celebrate such achievement! This was the fourth photographed during this unbelievable trip to the United States, after catching N7477S, P4-FSH and N747NA in the Arizona. Luckily neither the Airbus A340-500 (VP-BMS) nor the Boeing 767-300 (N804MS) were in town and parked in front of this magnificent piece of art, something that is very common at Las Vegas.
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After visiting Victorville (KVCV), Edwards AFB (KEDW), Mojave (KMHV), Lancaster (KWJF) and Palmdale (KPMD), we drove for about two hours all the way down to San Bernardino to catch the Lockheed L-1011-100 Tristar N140SC, which flew earlier on that day for maintenance! This Boeing 727-200(F) of Uni World Air Cargo was a brilliant surprise, stored since Sep 2022.
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My first Boeing 747SR, originally delivered to Japan Airlines (JAL) on Sep 1973, is one of two former Space Shuttle Carriers aircraft, preserved at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark, Palmdale Plant 42.
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Built for USAF as 82-0976, this F-16A Block 15M and former NASA research aircraft is on display outside the famous Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Division HQ.
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Dornier Do-328 Jet? Nope! This is the Lockheed Martin X-55 Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA), also known as 'Carbon Comet', an experimental twinjet transport aircraft which was intended to demonstrate new air cargo-carrier capabilities using advanced composite materials. A fully functional Fairchild Dornier Do-328 Jet was butchered for the forthcoming X-55A ACCA, which is now preserved at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark.
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Delivered to American Airlines as N5617 in May 1962, this Convair CV-990 flew later for Modern Air and then NASA until 1994. Now displayed at the entrance of Mojave Air & Spaceport.
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A very rare american aircraft that was designed and produced by Ralph V. Sawyer of Lancaster, California, in 1974, to explore ultra-low aspect ratio wing designs and in particular the stability, controllability and capability of the configuration. It first flew on 3 July 1975 and only this one was built.
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NASA's NB-52B, also known as “Balls 8”, participated in some of the most significant projects in aerospace history, like the launch missions of the X-15 program. After almost 50 years of flying service, the aircraft held the distinction of being NASA's oldest aircraft, as well as being the oldest B-52 on flying status. She is now preserved at the north gate of Edwards AFB.
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Used as a prototype of a four-engine short take-off and landing (STOL) tactical transport aircraft and only two were built. It was McDonnell Douglas' entrant into the USAF’s Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) competition to replace the C-130 Hercules. In the end, neither the YC-15 nor the Boeing YC-14 was ordered into production, although the YC-15's design would be used to form the C-17 Globemaster III. Now is displayed at the “Century Circle”, located on the west gate of Edwards AFB.
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Last ever approach and landing for this MD-11(F), arriving from Memphis. Such a sad thing to see…
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The first trijet we photographed at Victorville, one of many we saw on that day. Ex Royal Netherlands Air Force T-264.
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The one and only Queen of the Skies with SkyTeam colour scheme, and former B-18211 of China Airlines, resting at Victorville.
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End of the line of this MD-11(F) of United Parcel Services (UPS), seen waiting to be scrapped at Victorville together with its brother N280UP.
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The astonishing highlight of that morning at Victorville, an ultra rare DC-10 of the kazakh airline Deta Air which is stored since February 2012.
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Ex A7-AMA and PR-XTG stored at Victorville since July 2021, due for delivery to Lufthansa in the near future.
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One of several Trijets seen on that morning, stored since December 2022 at Victorville for scrapping.
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Boeing's ex ecoDemostrator, seen parked on the ramp at Victorville. This Triple Seven was delivered new to Air China in 2001 and flew for the chinese carrier during 17 years, and Boeing purchased the jet on December 2018.
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My first Beechcraft C99 Airliner seen parked on the cargo apron after arriving in the morning from Kingman (IGM/KIGM).
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My first Hawaiian departing on runway 24L to Honolulu (HNL/PHNL) as 'HAL9'.
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Reversing on runway 24R on arrival from Seoul (ICN/RKSI).
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To highlight its environment sustainability goals, All Nippon Airways (ANA) gave two of its Boeing 787 aircraft a special green livery! The sun collaborated for this one, while arriving on runway 24R from Tokyo-Haneda (HND/RJTT).
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Brief stop to Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l Airport to register this MD-11(F) arriving from Louisville (SDF/KSDF), as they're retiring in the UPS's fleet soon.
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Brief stop to Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l Airport on our way from Arizona to California, where I could see this nice Embraer ERJ-145 parked on the apron.
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Not even in my dreams I could imagine that I would still be able to see an airplane wearing the colours of Trans World Airlines (TWA)! This is also my first ever Boeing 747-100, seen basking in the sunlight at Marana!
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The sole Boeing 747-300 of Surinam Airways, which flew for years to Amsterdam, seen waiting for its final fate at Marana!
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Shorty and classic, delivered in 1995 to Luxair as LX-LGR and flew later with British Airways as G-GFFE, seen parked on the cargo ramp.
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Shorty and classic, delivered in 1997 to Maersk Air as OY-API and Sterling Airlines 8 years later with the same reg, continued its life with Dniproavia as UR-DND and Ukraine International as UR-GBC, seen parked on the cargo ramp.
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I think I couldn’t choose a better picture to start and show my first air-to-ground photo shooting! What is better than one B747SP? Two in the same picture! N7477S (ex Qatar Amiri VP-BAT) and P4-FSH seen waiting together for their uncertain future on a clear morning.
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Most probably waiting its final fate after flying for Korean Air during twenty years and living a short life with Maxair.
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The first airplane that I photographed during my unbelievable aviation trip to the USA, and what a classic to start! This particular Boeing 727-200 started its life with American Airlines in 1981 as N715AA, continued with Capital Cargo International with the same registration, and only visited Tucson on this day since March 2023!
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The shiny and immaculate Canadian CT-133 Silver Star 3 parked on the taxiway minutes before its flying display during the Centenary of Italy Air Force spotters day.
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On static display during the Centenary of Italy Air Force spotters day.