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Doncaster airport - October 2017

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Doncaster airport - October 2017

Post by yunglee » Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:12 pm

Quiet a few interesting and unusual visitors to Doncaster Airport this month. Here's a few of the highlights:

IL-62, second visit in the month on the 30th October (and fourth visit of the year)
ImageIlyushin-62

ImageIl-62

and here it is parked up on stand, 25th October
ImageIL-62

I missed the arrival (on a Sunday no less!) of the Silkway Il-76 on the 29th October
ImageSleeping Ilyushin

Air Atlanta Icelandic's 747 TF-AMP has been in a couple of times over the month, here on the 23rd October
ImageTF-AMP

and again on the 15th October
ImageAir Atlanta Icelandic 747

and again on the 2nd October
Image747

Sprint Air's ATR72 SP-SPE popped in in some bright autumn evening light on the 15th October
ImageSprint Air

On the 2nd October I managed to catch the brightly coloured Air Alliance Air Ambulance taxiing on to the stand
ImageYellow Learjet

Thanks for looking, Lee.
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Re: Doncaster airport - October 2017

Post by PorkScratching » Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:44 pm

Superb landing shot of the Il-62.

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Re: Doncaster airport - October 2017

Post by andygolfer » Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:00 pm

very nice Lee, spoilt again at Doncaster this month.

As nick said the '62 landing is excellent.

That Saudi 747 could do with a tidy up, looks like it's seen much better days

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Re: Doncaster airport - October 2017

Post by Southside » Sat Nov 04, 2017 9:58 am

I think the Saudi 747 is in the Air Livery hangar at Manchester having a paint job.

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Re: Doncaster airport - October 2017

Post by propsmoke » Sat Nov 04, 2017 11:21 am

tasty them...
I can look at that IL62 all day!! "classic" Managed to get down twice for it but still not got it landing! hopefully next time???
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Re: Doncaster airport - October 2017

Post by Nighthawke » Sat Nov 04, 2017 11:36 am

Great to see former Soviet types still coming to these shores.

Not yellow - YELLOW :lol:

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