Post by davebasing on May 21, 2019 16:50:03 GMT
Last week Bill Samuels, myself and two other reprobates flew south for the annual NATO Tiger Meet, this year held at the French base at Mont de Marsan. easyJet’s OE-LKL took us from Gatwick to Toulouse where Bill guided us around the various nooks and crannies resulting in a log of just under 100 Airbus & ATR production aircraft. Some examples below –
This is one of two WoW A330s there which were awaiting delivery when the airline folded. The 330 behind will become 6V-ANB for Air Senegal.
IMG_7561a by dave tompkins, on Flickr
The primer A330 beside the Rwandair is the first tanker for NATO. Interesting as they are reported as to be eventually based at Eindhoven but this one carried a Spanish flag. The third tanker for the French Air Force was also outside.
IMG_7560 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
The Delta 330 and the ATR were returning from test flights, the ATR being delivered to Colombia two days later.
IMG_7618 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7655 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7692 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
Though not to the standard of the former AFA banner shot I couldn’t resist one of the two A330 Belugas as it left on a test.
IMG_7680 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
Airbus are using this 320 together with 9H-XFW for staff travel between their factories.
IMG_7996 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
The following day saw as at a very wet Mont de Marsan for the spotters’ day where the organisers accommodated us between the taxiway and the runway (and provided lunch). I’ll leave the photos from there until the next instalment and just add a few here from the airliner store at Lourdes-Tarbes which we visited on the way back to Toulouse and where around 50 stored frames hit the book. Military visitors at Lourdes were a USAF C21, US Army UC35 and Slovak Government Fokker 100 OM-BYB. Among the various airliners stored or in the process of scrapping were 4 former Singapore A380s (two of which appear to already be under the axe) and the Brunei Government A340 V8-001.
IMG_7932 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7937 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7948 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7924 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
This is one of two WoW A330s there which were awaiting delivery when the airline folded. The 330 behind will become 6V-ANB for Air Senegal.
IMG_7561a by dave tompkins, on Flickr
The primer A330 beside the Rwandair is the first tanker for NATO. Interesting as they are reported as to be eventually based at Eindhoven but this one carried a Spanish flag. The third tanker for the French Air Force was also outside.
IMG_7560 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
The Delta 330 and the ATR were returning from test flights, the ATR being delivered to Colombia two days later.
IMG_7618 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7655 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7692 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
Though not to the standard of the former AFA banner shot I couldn’t resist one of the two A330 Belugas as it left on a test.
IMG_7680 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
Airbus are using this 320 together with 9H-XFW for staff travel between their factories.
IMG_7996 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
The following day saw as at a very wet Mont de Marsan for the spotters’ day where the organisers accommodated us between the taxiway and the runway (and provided lunch). I’ll leave the photos from there until the next instalment and just add a few here from the airliner store at Lourdes-Tarbes which we visited on the way back to Toulouse and where around 50 stored frames hit the book. Military visitors at Lourdes were a USAF C21, US Army UC35 and Slovak Government Fokker 100 OM-BYB. Among the various airliners stored or in the process of scrapping were 4 former Singapore A380s (two of which appear to already be under the axe) and the Brunei Government A340 V8-001.
IMG_7932 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7937 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7948 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_7924 by dave tompkins, on Flickr