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L.H.R 15-08-14. Part 2.

Swiss International

Airbus A320 HB-IJN

at 16.33.

18.33 saw 

Asiana Airlines

Boeing 777 HL-7732

 With Boeing 777 

HL-8217

of Korean Air

at 16.47.

 Thai Airways International

Airbus A340 HS-TNA

at 19.00.

 Japan Airlines Boeing 777

JA741J at 15.35

 All Nippon Airways

also sent a Boeing 777

at 15.48

JA784A

 SAS Boeing 737 

LN-RPW

at 16.42

 Brussels Airlines

OO-SSF

is an Airbus A318

at 16.40

 Polish Airlines

Boeing 737 SP-LLG

at 16.39

 Uzbekistan Airlines

Boeing 767 VP-BUE at 19.48

 In half Sri Lankan colours

and half Oneworld.

Airbus A330 4R-ALH

at19.55

L.H.R. 15-08-14. 15.00 TILL 20.30.

Very dull afternoon

runway 27 left

Photos taken from Mertle Avenue.

Arriving at 15.51, 

Air Algerie Boeing 737 7T-VKE 

 Croatia Airlines Airbus A319

9A-CTI at 20.22

 Boeing 747's are becoming rare at Heathrow

Kuwait Airways 9K-ADE

at 17.17.

 Malaysia Airlines

Airbus A380 9M-MNE

at 16.23.

 Singapore Airlines

sent Airbus A380 9V-SKN

at 15.37

 The reason why we waited till 20.30

was Qatar Airbus A319

A7-CJA at 20.28

 Iberia Airbus A340

arriving at 17.27

was EC-GJT

 Virgin Little Red Airbus A320

EI-DEO arriving at 18.38.

 EI-DEO Airbus A320

in Aer Lingus retro colours

at 17.10.

 British Airways Airbus A380

G-XLEB

arriving at 16.58.

I think the 380 looks like a toy

in BA colours.

 I don't usually like Boeing shaped aircraft

since the 707 and 727

so the 787 is a nice surprise.

BA's Boeing 787 G-ZBJF

wears there colour quite nicely.

I am not a fan of

Iberia's new colour scheme.

Airbus A321 EC-IKD

at 18.09

Filton Abbey Jungle 23-04-14

Early spring weather brought on the greenery.

66177

on the 6M04

Portbury to Rugely

at 11.46 on the loaded coal.

 7 minutes later

66136

 the Ratcliffe to Portbury

empty coal.

 The 1Z85 at 12.15

Southport to Paignton

had 47813 on the front

 and 47853 at the back

 20302

 and 37425

were on the 6M63

Bridgewater to Crewe

 66001

in new DB Schenkner colours

passed at 13.54

on the Avonmouth to West Drayton stones.

 14.20

and the Portbury to Ratcliffe

loaded coal

had 66156

Filton Abbey Wood. 14-01-14

At 11.46 

66177

passed on the

Westbury to Avonmouth

empty stone train.

Farnborough Airshow trip 15-07-14

A quick break on the way

between 08.27 and 08.45

produced

Citation 525 D-CLAT

 Extra 400 D-EXLH

 As well as P.C. 12

OE-EPC

Farnborough 10.00 till 16.00

Pick of the day for me was

D.H.C.-6 C-GFAP

being handed over to Air Seychelles.

 The rest of the best for me where

Boeing P.8A Poseidon 167955.

(what a mil?)

 Grob 520T

D-FHHH

 Airbus EFAN

Experimental Electric Fan Aircaft

F-WILE

 Not another Mil?

Airbus A 400

F-WWMZ

 Airbus A350XWB

F-WZNW

 Challanger 850

G-RADY

gets most colourful aircraft prize

 Super Constellation

HB-RSC

Vintage aircraft prize

 Boeing 787-8

N789EX

 I do like a Douglas D.C-10

N974VV

 Airbus A 319

OE-LOV

 Sukoi SSJ-100 Super Jet

RA89034

 Reg of the day

went to

Citation 560XLS

YU-BZM

A stop at Lasham

produced

Boeing 727-30

9Q-CDC

of the

Government of Congo 

 N28OCS

a

Boeing 737-33V

Schleiches ASK-13

G-CFHM

being winched.