Heathrow 18 January 2021 - Highlights

[seebee]

Heathrow on Westerlies and 27L.

Reasonable weather today although fairly quiet albeit with a few freight flights to break the silence.

In arrival sequence.

DHL A300 D-AZMO:
D-AZMO by See Bee, on Flickr

Aerotranscargo 747 Freighter ER-JAI:
ER-JAI by See Bee, on Flickr

Nordwind 777-300 VP-BJP:
VP-BJP by See Bee, on Flickr

The star of the day actually went overhead at 40,000 feet from Geneva - Gulfstream 5 LV-IRQ, which apparently belongs to Lionel Messi:
LV-IRQ by See Bee, on Flickr

[Dylan]

Great shots as always Seabee

LV-IRQ is indeed Lionel Messi's ride, and it has a gurt number 10 on the tail.

[seebee]

Thanks Dylan.



I was lucky to catch it given that it was going in and out of the clouds and it was heading into the sun light.

It actually tracked all the way just south of the 27L approach at the same time as the Nordwind 777.



I also must admit that maybe its because I am from London or led a sheltered life or both, but thanks to your input I not only added another Gulfstream to my collection but another word to my vocabulary (gurt). 

[Dylan]

Well, I say it has a 10 on the tail - turns out it DID have a 10 on the tail however it's now a Lion.
I've just seen a picture on FaceAche of it in Geneva yesterday!!

[seebee]

Thanks for the updated information Dylan.