Post by nickb on Dec 4, 2019 9:33:32 GMT
Took advantage of the spotter's scheme access to the Aerozone to see and photograph some of the arrivals for the NATO conference. With the promised freezing fog (memories of the CHOGM event!) not materialising people took up position around 8:30 when the area opened. Tip for any photographers in the future - take a decent step-ladder if you are not an early arrival so you can see over those standing at the low fence line. Great views of anything arriving and departing - most turned off right in front of us - and of the biz jet stands on the far side. Movements were generally very slow, having missed the early exodus which was mostly before it got light.
Main highlights were:
82-8000 / 92-9000 VC25 USA
98-0001 / 09-0017 C-32 USA
07-7185 C-17A USAF
15003 CC-150 (A310) Canada
TC-TUR A330-200 Republic of Turkey
TC-TRK 747-800 Republic of Turkey
15+01 A319 Luftwaffe
LZ-AOB A319 Bulgarian Government
604 A319 Hungarian AF
HB-JJJ A319
PH-GOV 737-700 BBJ Netherlands
678 Gulf 5 Hellenic AF
YR-TRC Challenger 300
N898CC Gulf 280 (in primer, also carrying 2195 as con number)
N458EE Emb 545 Praetor
N149LP Global Express (9019 - my earliest civilian Global frame gap!)
N607D Gulf 450
N621MM Fa7X
M-AAAM Challenger 604
UK67004 767 Uzbekistan
A6-EQH 777 Emirates
ER-AXL A319 Air Moldova
EC-LEE AW139 Spanish Coastguard (flew a couple of times)
US Army Chinook and Marine UH-60 departed to Stansted.
HTH
Nick