NAIA MANILA BRGY MULTINATIONAL

 

Howdee one and all,

In this thrilling installment, we head down to the 'once' popular plane spotting location of Barangay Multinational in Manila.

I say 'once popular' as a second fence has now made it hard to get shots of anything that isn't flying over you. No doubt due to the ongoing paranoia of the security guards who kept trying to enforce a 'no photography from a public roadway' rule.

This was near on a decade ago now, so we will check out the planes of the time, plus have a little look at the barangay that runs along the fenceline.

For the Plunzels (or Avgeeks if you really prefer), I shall aim to include what the situation is for each aircraft is as of February 2021. I am not a fulltime Plunzel, so apologise for any errors, as I am going off information from elsewhere.

Lunch with the FILDAC guys before heading to Brgy Multinational.

This was the local diecast aircraft collectors group that I was involved with.

PRHS: Philippine/Australia Aviation Fans

PRHS: Philippine Transportation (Road/Air/Sea)

Philippine Airlines Airbus  A330-301 RP-C3331

Delivered 1997 (as F-OHZN)

Withdrawn 2014 (as RP-C3331)

Now scrapped

Korean Air Boeing  777-300 HL-7533

Delivered 1999

Parked Up

Cebu Pathetic ATR 72  RP-C7258

Delivered 2011 

Currently Stored

Philippine Airlines Airbus  A330-300 RP-C3337

Delivered 1998 (as F-OHZS)

Withdrawn 2014 (as RP-C3337)

Now scrapped

Cebu Pathetic ATR 72  

Delivered 2011 

Stored in Alice Springs (Australia)  Feb 2021

Sydney Jet Charters  Dassault Falcon 2000EX VH-CRW

Japan Airlines  Boeing 767-300 JA652J

Delivered 2010

Currently Parked

Philippine Airlines Boeing  747-4F6 RP-C7473

Delivered 1995 (as N753PR)

Withdrawn 2014 (as RP-C7473)

Now scrapped

Vendor selling something or other at the trike terminal.

Saudi Arabian Boeing  747-468 HZ-AIW

Delivered 1998 

Withdrawn 2016 

Scrapped 2019

Something must be mabahu!

Multinational trike control lady!

Eva Air Boeing  747-45E(M) B-16403

Delivered 1993 (as N403EV)

Withdrawn 2013 (as B-16403) 

Now Scrapped

Cathay Pacific Boeing  777-300 HB-KPD

Delivered 2007 

One World Special Livery 2020 

Stored Alice Springs 2020

Philippine Airlines Airbus  330-301 RP-C3333

Delivered 1997 (as F-OHZP)

Withdrawn 2014 (as RP-C3333)

Scrapped

Malaysia Boeing  737-8FZ 9M-MLG

Delivered 2010  

Currently Stored

Singapore Airlines Boeing  777-200 9V-SQA

Delivered 1997

Scoot 2012 

Withdrawn 2015 

Scrapped 2015 (Roswell Industrial Air Center)

Cathay Pacific Boeing  747-467 B-HOY

Delivered 1991 (as VR-HOY) 

Withdrawn 2013 (as B-HOY) 

Scrapped

Semirara Mining Short C-23A Sherpa (330-200) RP-C1099

Built 1984 

Short Brothers 1984

US Air Force 1984 

Jim Hankins Air Service 2000

RJR Transport Logistics LLC 2007

Semirara Mining Corporation 2010

Royal Star Aviation 2012 

Air Phil Express De Havilland DHC-8-300  RP-C3016

Delivered Air Philippines 2007

PAL Express 2008

Airphil Express 2010

PAL Express 2013 

Currently Stored

Air Phil Express De Havilland DHC-8-400  RP-C3036

Delivered Scandinavian Airlines 2007

PAL Express 2008

Airphil Express 2010

PAL Express 2013 

Currently Active

Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200  RP-C3223

Delivered Philippine Airlines 2007

PAL Express 2013

Allegiant Air USA) 2015 

Active

Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300  RP-C3330

Delivered 1997 (as F-OHZM)

Withdrawn 2013 (as RP-C3330) 

Scrapped at Clark 2014

Cebu Pathetic ATR 72-500  RP-C7257

Delivered 2009

Currently Stored at Alice Springs (Feb 2021)

Private Owner

Beech 350 Super King Air  RP-C8300

Delivered 1992

Active

Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200  RP-C8613

Delivered 2008

Currently Parked Up

Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200  RP-C8600

Delivered 2008

Currently Parked Up

Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200  RP-C8603

Delivered 2008

Currently Parked Up

Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200  RP-C8606

Delivered 2008

Currently Parked Up

Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200  RP-C8611

Delivered 2008

Currently Parked Up

Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200  RP-C8614

Delivered 2008

Currently Parked Up

Zest Air  A320-232  RP-C8988

Delivered 2003

Now with Air Asia (Listed as inactive)

Zest Air  A320-232  RP-C8993

Delivered 2003

Now with Air Asia (Listed as inactive)

Japan Airlines  Boeing 767-346ER  JA602J

Delivered 2002

Active

To finish off, a couple of shots taken on the night of our departure back to Australia.

Tiger Airways  A320-232  9V-TAQ

Delivered 2010

Now with Scoot and currently parked.

This random 747-400 shot turned out to be quite a bit of luck. Delta N661US is historic in that it was the first Boeing 747-400 built by the company.
First flight was in 1988 (N401PW), beginning around 8 months of testing, before being delivered to Northwest Airlines as their N661US in 1989.
In 2009, the merger with Delta Airlines saw her become part of their fleet.
Two years later I find her here in Manila.
Four years later, on September 9th 2015 (my birthday it turns out), she has her last ever flight, from Honolulu to Atlanta.

Unlike the other 747s in this blog entry, N661US was allocated to the 'Delta Flight Museum' and will be preserved.

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www.flightera.com

 

A long long time ago, in a year far far away, we made a last minute visit to a Star Wars exhibition showing in Sydney's Powerhouse Museum.

At this point I should point out that I am actually a Trekkie who does not see Star Wars as real science fiction.

BOOOOM! That gonna cause me some grief. :-)

Seriously, I have seen all the movies, some of them numerous times. However, going to the exhibition was all about making the Star Wars obsessed kiddies happy.

Of course, I took the opportunity to get some transport photos. Like the now removed Sydney monorail.

One of them Stormtroopers that couldn't shoot the side of a bus from 1 metre away.

The display had over 80 models, props and costumes, from all six (as of then) Star Wars movies.

Below being the popular C-3PO 

Why do Stormtroopers only have iPhones?
Because they couldn't find the Androids they were looking for.

What is a Stormtroopers favourite store?

The one next to Target.

One of them naughty Tie Fighters.

Another outstanding model, this time a Sand Crawler.

A model of a Jawa. A species of 1 metre tall creatures, native to he planet Tatooine and those who utilised the Sand Crawlers, as seen above, to ply their trade.

Luke Skywalker's original landspeeder from episode 4 'A New Hope'.

A model of a Tauntaun, a non-sentient lizard native to the snowy plains of Hoth.

This is Yoda it is.
Very realistic prop it was.

OK, I admit it.
I have a favourite droid and R2D2 is it.

Scale model of the Millennium Falcon again. 

Couple ofshots showing an outstanding X-Wing fighter model

Model of a Y-Wing fighter.

As a rule, the 'Olympic Games' is not something that excites me in the slightest. Every four years it comes and goes, largely without me even noticing.

Even the Sydney 2000 Sydney games didn't raise the slightest tingle until it came time for it to happen.

There is no doubting that there is something special when it comes to your city hosting the event, the whole vibe changes, with the community seeming far more upbeat.

The recent appearance of Sydney Olympic decorated bus 2000 at Port Botany depot, lead me to think back to that wonderful time 21 years go.

It was decorated last year for the 20th anniversary of our games. A couple of train carriages were likewise treated, but that was removed soon after being on display.

By coincidence, over Christmas I scanned some shots of the torch passing through Mascot in the lead up to the main event. As always, for want of anywhere else to put them, I decided to place them on here.

At the time, I was working at the former Burmah service station and had to beg the boss to go out and be part of it.

If anyone knows the name of either person carrying the torch please let me know.

Judging by the photos, it seems that there was a change in the person carrying the torch pretty much outside the Burmah Service Station, near the former railway crossing.

As with all photos in the collection, there is also so much change surrounding the main subject of the photo.

The 'City of Botany Bay' flags, Rent-A-Bomb (thats a really old car, just in case the word raised a red flag), Holden built police cars, heck even Holden cars will decline greatly in coming years.

Back when Holden was still a proud Aussie name.

Support mini-bus passing Mk3 Mercedes 2632 at Mascot shops.

Bus 2632 would go on for another nine years, before being sold to 'Top Dollar Metal Recyclers' for scrap.

Truly a great time to have been in Sydney.
Especially for us bus fans who were treated with buses visiting from all over. :-)

It is worth noting that bus 2000 is being donated to the Sydney Bus Museum at Leichardt once the gas equipment is removed.