The wackiest Boeing 747 I have ever seen. Dunsfold 2017 this 747 had fake engines put on by Pinewood studios. Made out of plywood and rotten by now. James Bond Casino Royale the plane in thats was a large models but close up they used this. They came to Dunsfold and filmed here at night. A friend of mine was one of the ambulances on standby here when they did the filming. The rest is smoke and mirrors and if you see the film you not know you were here or even outside. Boeing made a rule that the 747 aircraft was not recognisable as a 747 and that was achieved very well. The plane was used as a business meeting place but the inside is very damp and horrible. Bob Cooper may have some more info on this, from the time he worked on the VC-10. Last I heard it was down to be scrapped but then two BA 747 arrived to keep I company. The engines are so bad you can put you finger though the wood. Someone had when I was there and this is how I know. Malcolm Airspotters.com
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Spotting Location Gatwick Lowfield Heath Road
Monday 13 May 2024
AIRLINE ADVERTISING FROM THE OLD DAYS
AIRLINE ADVERTISING FROM THE OLD DAYS
This blog covers almost all subject to do with aviation old and new. Advertising is one thing I decided to keep as the years went by. This advert is of TWA and around the1980's.
Sunday 12 May 2024
LONDON HEATHROW : TWO LANDOR BA B747-400, EGYPT AIR A300 & A VERY SMALL PIECE OF AN AER LINGUS AIRCRAFT
LONDON HEATHROW : TWO LANDOR BA B747-400, EGYPT AIR A300 & A VERY SMALL PIECE OF AN AER LINGUS AIRCRAFT :
Can anyone tell me the name of the church where the spier is on the right of the photo. Reminds me of Lowfield Heath at Gatwick. This photo is around the early 1990's but the exact date eludes me. I will find it once I find the correct logbook with. PLEASE COMMENT BELOW I LOVE READING THE COMMENTS Malcolm Airspotters.com . As always please like and follow us.
THE CARGO BOEING 747 8F
The Boeing 747-8F is a freighter aircraft, a variant of the Boeing 747-8 airliner. It is the world's largest cargo aircraft by volumetric capacity. The 747-8F is an upgrade to the Boeing 747-400F, offering increased fuel efficiency, range, and payload capacity.
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Tuesday 7 May 2024
LOOK BACK AT PLANE SPOTTING AND HOW IT USED TO BE AT HEATHROW
I was old enough to actually see the Pan Am 747-100 at Heathrow many times. Pan Am and TWA did use a lot of 707’s but eventually got the 747 and 747SP on the routes. This was because it was the 1970’s and like today, airlines are waiting on the newer aircraft to be built. The date for this photo was August 1977, taken on my Kodak Box Brownie. I was 18 years old. I took the 727 bus up from Crawley. Had to get out at epsom as I was travel sick and then catch the next one. No M25 in those days up through Tadworth and Epsom. Just 12 photos per reel of film I had. If I was lucky my dad would give me money to buy another reel in the shop on top of the Queens building spectators. So a max of 24 photos per visit and then a long wait to see if they developed ok. Could be a few weeks as money to pay for that had to be earned in Sainsbury where I worked. I was on about £28 a week then full time. These days take as many as you like and then download them when you get home. No flight radar so you had to spot the aircraft and read the registration manually. Missed a lot of aircraft back then. Used to try and get the registration as the bus went past the hangers by hatton cross. Not easy, you had one chance in a few seconds. Only ever remember one bus driver slowed and stopped. He must have been a plane spotter himself.
NEW MODEL ARRIVALS FOR THE 1ST JULY 2024
NEW MODEL ARRIVALS FOR THE 1ST JULY 2024 As always please check you still want the pre-order now and lets us know if you changed your mind. ...
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The WB Models Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 G-VBOB is a highly detailed, pre-finished diecast model airplane in 1/200 scale. It is a repl...
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Toulouse this week taken by my friend Matt . Heat haze was a particular problem for photography, but he managed to top up his sunburn at lea...
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Over the next few months I am going to share with you the places I go spotting. I been coming up to the airport since the 1960's. I st...