Civilian Aviation

Got a couple today, including my first ever 787.

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2017 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner as United Airlines UA2777 at 38,000 feet heading from Frankfurt to Chicago.


G-YARD
2013 Robinson R44 Raven II

N330MG fron the back garden yesterday

N330MG over the back garden by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

DHL A330F D-ALMA arriving into East Midlands Airport as QY976 from Brussels and 2 week old AeroLogic 777F D-AALO arriving into East Midlands Airport from Leipzig as 3S390.

I'm under the southern turn for inbounds to 09 at Heathrow and since the Lockdown that has been the predominant direction they've been landing from.

We've had quite a few interesting movements.

26 March. LATAM Chile B787

OTT 26 March 2020 by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

Alitalia A330 have become regulars.

EI-EJI Alitalia A330 over the top inbound LHR 31 March 2020 by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

4 April and IsrAir A320.

4X-ABG A320 to LHR over the top 4 April 2020 by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

5 April and Egyptair have started using B787s.

Egyptair B787 SU-GEW over the top into LHR 5 April 2020 by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

14 April and United used their B787X on an early morning flight.

N16008 by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

15 April and VP-BKS a private B767.

VP-BKS by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

16 April and a LATAM Brasil A350.

LATAM A350 PR-XTM by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

Queen of the Skies by Gerry Allen, on Flickr

Queen of the Skies, outbound from Heathrow

Excellent shots from everyone, thanks for posting them.

27th March A7-BES departure from EGCC 05L

Qatar - A7-BES by Jonathan Gallagher, on Flickr

Here are a few from my house Near East Midlands Airport in the past 2 days :

DHL Air 767F G-DHLF departing to Leipzig as D0873.


AeroLogic 777F D-AALF departing to Leipzig as 3S111.


Swift Air ATR Freighter EC-JQF departing to Guernsey as QY902.


Cargo Air 737F LZ-CGS departing to Brussels as QY810.


AeroLogic 777F D-AALB arriving from Frankfurt FRA as 3S108.

That's a far better shot of D-AALF than I got last week over Suffolk at over 6 miles above me

One from Sunday.

PH-MPS
1990 Boeing 747-412 (BCF) from Miami to Schiphol (although FlightRadar said it was going to Stansted, which did seem rather unlikely when it was still at 35,000 feet over me in Bedford). First time I've ever seen a Martinair aircraft.

Just about managed to catch this through a gap in the trees at the bottom of the garden a short while ago:

M-HELI
2010 Eurocopter EC155 B1

Got lucky with Rada Airlines Il-62 departing today from Doncaster after arriving in the dark yesterday. As shot from my garden:

Ilyushin Il-62, EW-450TR Rada Airlines


Stay safe and look after each other.
Thanks for looking, Lee.

Very nice photo Lee, glad you saw it

Nighthawke wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:19 pm

That's a far better shot of D-AALF than I got last week over Suffolk at over 6 miles above me

Hi Nighthawke, I live between Leicester and Loughborough so I’m lucky to be able to see a lot of movements from EMA including the AeroLogic’s!

Sorry to bore you all, Magpas air ambulance came over yet again this morning.

Here’s are another lot of photos from my house near East Midlands Airport in the past few days, Enjoy!!!

DHL (AeroLogic) 777-F D-AALO arriving from Leipzig as 3S390. (22/4/20)


ASL Airlines France 737F F-GZTI departing to Cologne as ABR1481. (23/4/20)


West Atlantic ATP-F SE-KXP departing to Guernsey as SWN022G. (23/4/20)


Quick Air Jet Charter LearJet 45 D-CQAB departing to Cologne as QAJ1337. (23/4/20)

23rd April
D-ALEJ
2017 Airbus A330-243F as DHL flight QY976 from Brussels to Cincinatti.


25th April
N123CA
1964 Dornier Do-28A-1. The best sound I've heard in the last few weeks!


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1999 Boeing 747-4R7(F). Silkway West Airlines flight 7L777 from Frankfurt to Chicago.

First aircraft type and first operator visit by a B773 and Royal Flight respectively with VQ-BGP landing at Doncaster Airport today.



Lee.

That's a very nice shot of this rarity Lee, it's ex. Emirates A6-ECB I believe.

Plenty of excellent shots in this thread, keep posting your sightings please.