Sunday, October 13, 2013

American Airlines Boeing 777 200ER



American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER landing at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), London Borough of Hillingdon, London, United Kingdom.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and has a typical seating capacity for 314 to 451 passengers, with a range of 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles.

The original 777-200 variant entered commercial service in 1995, followed by the extended-range 777-200ER in 1997.

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Boeing 777 200ER

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Douglas C-47 Skytrains



Two USAAF C-47A Skytrains (based on the Douglas DC-3) from the 12th Troop Carrier Wing, loaded with paratroopers on their way for the invasion of southern France (Operation Dragoon) August 15, 1944.

The aircraft in the back is a Douglas C-47A-65-DL (s/n 42-100550), the other is a C-47A-90-DL (s/n 43-15661). 020930-O-9999G-009.JPG Tags History, Airpower, 1940's (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Douglas C-47 Skytrains

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch



Fieseler Fi-156C-1 DAYTON, Ohio -- Fieseler Fi-156C-1 Storch at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. It remains famous to this day for its excellent STOL (short takeoff and landing) performance (U.S. Air Force photo)

A former German Fieseler Fi 156C-1 Storch liasion plane now in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Ohio (USA). The plane "5F+YK" belonged to the 2.(H)/Auf.Kl.Gr.14, a short-range reconaissance unit in North Africa. The museum's Fi 156 is painted as the Storch used by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in North Africa. Built in 1940, it was exported to Sweden where it remained until 1948. It was donated to the Museum in 1974.

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Fieseler Fi 156 Storch

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch