For over four decades I have been a rail and bus photographer.
However, during this time I have aimed the lens at other subjects, be they different transportation, scenery, buildings and other bollocks.
Given these do not really fit the scope of my other sites, I felt compelled to set up a new site so as to inflict my other photographic garbage upon the world.
While primarily Philippine and Australian content, there will be the occasional forays into Fiji and Hong Kong. Perhaps other locations should the current pandemic ever allow it.
So sit back and enjoy, or hate, even be indifferent. That choice is purely up to you.

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Thursday, 18 March 2021

RANDOM PLANE GUFF PT1 70s - 2018

 


Welcome back one and all.

My last posting of planes at NAIA in Manila appears to have been strangely popular, so I felt I may as well make the world endure another selection.

This time there is a mixture of shots taken since the 70's through to more recent times. Many were taken by my late grandmother Phyll Cockle who, while not an Avgeek by any means, used to travel on planes a lot.

As before, planes are just a smaller side hobby for me, so I humbly apologize for any misinformation I may bring forth in the following captions.

Brad Peadon

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PANAM N654PA loading at, then subsequently racking off from, Sydney Airport.
 N654PA

Sydney Airport (Early 70s)
1971 - Entered service with PANAM.
1983 - Flying Tiger Line (Converted to freighter)
1989 - Fedex
1991 - UPS
2011 - Broken Up (39.7 years old)






I can't tell you the slightest thing about this plane.
Bet it was impressive though.


VH-EBC
1971 - New to QANTAS 'City of Sydney'
1984 - Sold to Boeing Equipment Holding Company. N747BM
2000 - Scrapped in New York (Kennedy Airport) following many ownership changes and leasing arrangements.



Jetstar VH-VGF
2010: Entered service.
Still in use with Jetstar.
Taken from 'Brad's Mound' near airport.



Air New Zealand - ZK-NCG - B767-319ER
Taken from Brad's Mound.
1993: Entered service
2017: Final revenue flight (26/3)
2017: To Alice Springs for storage (28/6) 
The craft remains stored in Alice Springs (NT, Australia) and registered to 'Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City'.


Hainan Airlines - B-6118 - A330-243
Still in service.


QANTAS 707s at Sydney Airport.




ZK-BXV - Cessna 180C
New Zealand back in the 70s.
That's the Tasman Glacier with Mt Cook in the background.


VH-TQO - Fokker F27
1968: First flown.
1984: Sold to Scandinavian Airlines System.
Then a number of subsequent owners.
2002: Damaged beyond repair (17/4)
2008: Sold to Air Panama for parts.
2014: Noted derelict in Panama City
Current situation unknown.
(Thanks to David Williams for the correction)



Philippine Airlines - RP-C3333 - A330
1997: delivered as F-OHZP
2008: reregistered RP-C3333
2014: Stored (and still remains so)


 QANTAS - VH-OEJ - B747-438ER 
2003: To QANTAS in this 'Wunala Dreaming' livery.
2011: Final flight in 'Wunala Dreaming livery (30/12)
2012: First flight in regular livery (22/1) 
2020: Becomes the last QANTAS 747 to depart Australia.
VH-OEJ last departure video.

End Of An Era Blog Post.

QANTAS 747: A Photographic Collection Of Lasts!



DQ-FBK
Hawker Siddeley
Model: HS.748 Series 2A
1665 of 1969
Registration cancelled in 2004 (as C-GYMX)
Have not been able to locate it's fate.





QANTAS - VH-EBC (City of Sydney) - B747-238B
Built 1971 for QANTAS
1984 Sold to Boeing Equipment Handling (handed over in Auckland)
Numerous subsequent owners.
2000 Repossessed following collapse of Tower Air. 
2000 Scrapped New York, Kennedy Airport


Fedex - N642FE - MD11F
1992: Delivered to LTU International Airways
1998: Swissair
2005:TransMile (converted to freighter)
2005: TransMile rego changed from N71WF
2011: To Fedex
Still in service.


Sydney Airport


Air New Zealand - ZK-NZE - DC-8-52
1968 - Entered service with Air New Zealand (7 months before I entered service) 🙂
1982 - Sold to Howard Golden
Various subsequent owners until
1994 - Sold to LAC Colombia
2012 - Registration cancelled and subsequently scrapped.


Jetstar - VH-VQC - A320-232
2008: First Flight
Still in service.
Gold Coast Airport - Loading incident.



QantasLink - VH-NXI - B717-200
1999: To Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing
2000: Impulse Airlines
2001: QantasLink
2004: Jetstar Airways
2006: National Jet Systems operating for QantasLink


QANTAS - VH-EBW (City of Armidale) - B707-338C
1967: First flown and delivered to QANTAS
1975: Final flight with QANTAS (11/5)
1975: To British Caledonian Airways
Went through many subsequent ownership changes.
Incredibly, it still exists with the United States Air Force.



Details in this post have come from various sources, including personal notes, Semi-Retired Foamer Media and the sites listed below.

For more in-depth details I recommend the following.
http://www.aussieairliners.org
http://www.airfleets.net
Thanks also to John Shields.
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Philippine/Australia Aviation Fans

SMUP Aviation Group

Semi-Retired Foamer Main Website

Semi-Retired Foamer YouTube Channel











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3 comments:

  1. David Williams18 March 2021 at 10:58

    Um Brad speaking as someone with a slight knowledge of the aviation field, could you perhaps recheck some of the captioning? VH-RQC looks rather like an early Fokker F-27 Friendship to me.

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  2. David Williams18 March 2021 at 11:01

    I of course meant VH-TQC. I guess i'm just prone to typing errors.

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  3. Semi Retired Foamer23 March 2021 at 18:30

    Quite possible is. Can't always rely on Mr Google :-)

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