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First delivered to Purdue Airlines in July 1969, MSN 47376 would join the Republic Airlines fleet two years later in 1971. She would later fly for Republic, Northwest Airlines and finally Delta Air Lines after several mergers. Her last revenue flight was NW1740 in May of 2008 from Nashville to Detroit before being ferried to Marana, AZ where she sits among company DC-9s in front of the beautiful Tortolita and Catalina Mountain ranges.
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Dallas Love Field Airport lobby post renovation.
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Nashville International Airport arrival and departure levels pre-renovation.
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Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport's Terminal C as I remember it during my childhood, pre-renovation.
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Launching off 28 non stop to Accra, Ghana this storied DC-10 first joined the National Airlines fleet in June of 1973 before merging into Pan Am. From there MSN 46712 flew for American Airlines, Transaero Airlines, Hawaiian Air and finally Ghana Airways. Only months after this photo was taken the airline collapsed. The aircraft was stored at BWI for some time before being ferried to Marana, AZ. I would later meet up with this exact airframe at KMZJ years later.
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Delivered to China Eastern Airlines in May of 1991 this passenger MD-11 is seen arriving 24R from Shanghai.
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Concorde and Dulles have a rich history together. Photographed with Dulles' iconic main terminal in the background, G-BOAD just arrived from London and will remain overnight before departure to Africa the next morning.
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Perched on top of NASA's 747 shuttle carrier N905NA, OV-103/Discovery arrives her final resting place at Washington Dulles International Airport. Over the next several days she will be prepared for inducted into the Smithsonian Udvar Hazy Center at KIAD. Reentry marks can still be seen on OV-103 after her final mission in February of 2011.
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The flightdeck of MSN 47280 following our flight from Detroit, MI as NWA1279.
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The end of the line for this DC-9-31 at Pinal Air Park. First delivered to North Central Airlines in May of 1969 she would later fly for Republic during the merger of 1979. In 1986 she would join the Northwest Airlines fleet through another merger and after performing her last commercial flight would ferry to Marana, AZ in March of 2005.
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The Evergreen Supertanker. The world’s largest and fastest firefighting aircraft capable of dropping 20,000 gallons of water.
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NWA283 performing a rare powerback under it's own power from Gate A49 prior to departure to Memphis, TN. Delivered to Eastern Air Lines in June of 1967, this classic DC-9-30 would remain in commercial passenger service for a full 43 years before being retired from the Delta Air Lines fleet in August of 2010.
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The Queen of the Skies captured under the midnight Sonoran Desert sky at Pinal Air Park as a helicopter from the Silverbell Army Heliport takes off in the background. Delivered to Air France in February of 1976 MSN 21141 would later join the TWA fleet for a short lived period of time to supplement the busy summer/holiday travel period. Picacho Peak can be seen just under the nose of this classic 747-100 as near silence makes for an eerie atmosphere amid all the stored aircraft.
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The cargo hold of a rare Airbus A310-203. First delivered to KLM in March of 1985 this short widebody airliner would be converted to cargo configuration in 1997 and before flying for Federal Express. She was finally retired and flown to Victorville, CA for storage in 2016.
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MSN 38290 launches off Runway 4L non-stop to Cairo. This beautiful -300 was delivered to Egyptair in February of 2011.
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Delivered to LATAM in May of 2016, today MSN 38482 launches off Runway 4L bound for Santiago.
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First delivered to British Airways in February of 1994, today G-CIVC touches down on Runway 8 at Phoenix Sky Harbor, In less than a week British Airways would replace regularly scheduled 747 service from London to Phoenix with the 787 bringing the end of an era for the British Airways' Queen of the Skies at PHX
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Arriving LAX onboard SWA1153 we pass directly over the base structure that is to become SOFI Stadium. In less than three years this stadium would open and host the 2022 NFL Superbowl.
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SWA2455 makes its way to 25R for departure to Tulsa Oklahoma after a massive thunderstorm passed over Sky Harbor revealing beautiful rainbows in the evening sun. MSN 30248 was first delivered to EasyJet in April of 2002 before joining the Easter Jet fleet in June of 2009. Finally in April of 2014 this -700 joined the Southwest Airlines fleet.
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The cabin of RP-C8897 which left the JetBlue Airways fleet to become the first jet in the Zest Air fleet. Today she is prepared for the long ferry flight to Manilia.
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Delivered to Hainan Airlines in April of 2006 MSN 2733 would later join the Deer Jet fleet renamed as Capital Airlines in 2008. MSN 2733 landed at Goodyear, AZ in June of 2019 to be parted out.
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The largest commercial airliner in the world makes its way over Chicago at 36,000 feet in the late evening as AFR178 on its way from Paris to Mexico city.
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Concorde receives a water cannon salute after arriving Washington Dulles International Airport for the last time.Concorde began regular scheduled passenger service to Washington 27 years ago back in 1976. In May 1976, both British Airways and Air France began operating services to Washington. I remember as a kid in the early 90s British Airways' Concorde would fly directly over our house on downwind for Runway 1R/19L after completing its journey from London in three hours.
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The most historic landing I've ever witnessed. Concorde touches down for the last time on Runway 19R at Washington Dulles International Airport after beginning regular scheduled passenger service to Washington 27 years ago back in 1976. In May 1976, both British Airways and Air France began operating services to Washington. I remember as a kid in the early 90s British Airways' Concorde would fly directly over our house on downwind for Runway 1R/19L after completing its journey from London in three hours.
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Qantas' last flying classic 747-300 touches down at Pinal Air Park in Marana, AZ after a 23 year career with the airline.
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On jacks and railroad ties this magnificant 747SP is prepped for recycling. First delivered to China Airlines in September of 1981 she would later join the Mandarin Airlines fleet in 1991 before being stored in 1999.
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On the wash rack before entering a heavy maintenance check, this classic DC-10-30 has just been stripped of its Northwest Airlines livery before joining the World Airways fleet. The snow capped Santa Catalina Mountains of Tucson, AZ look on in the background.
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This amazing classic -200 wearing Aloha's retro Funbird livery was first delivered to Lufthansa in January of 1985. She joined the Aloha fleet in December of 1996 and remained with the airline until retirement in 2008 when she was flown to Mojave, CA where she was broken up in 2015.
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Onboard the "Queen of the Skies" 747-4F6 PAL103 non-stop from Los Angeles to Guam for a scheduled fuel stop before making our way from Guam to Manila. Tonight's flight is completely full and dinner is being served as we make our way northwest up the California coast and out over the Pacific Ocean to start our 14 hour journey.
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Onboard PAL112 was head east over the Pacific Ocean on the start of our 15 hour journey to Los Angeles. The A340-300 we are traveling on tonight was delivered to Philippine Airlines in October of 1997.
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Qantas' classic 747-338 "City of Mildura" rests under the Sonoran Desert sky in Marana, AZ after a 21 year career with the airline. In the background hundreds of aircraft from around the world are scattered across the desert illuminated by the runway lights.