Post by graham on Jun 17, 2022 10:01:54 GMT
This was the penulimate day of our holiday and the good lady wanted to go shopping in the island's capital Heraklion. All buses travelling to the capital from the east pass through and set down/pick up at the airport so we arranged that she would carry on into the city, I would alight at the airport and walk around the perimeter to see the RF-84F Thunderflash then catch the next bus into the city and rendezvous with her at a favourite taverna.
The NF-5B sits on a pole right by the airport entrance and is unmissable but the Thunderflash is tucked well away and I had never managed to spot it from either the transfer coach or regular buses on previous visits to the island. Although it's safe and easy to snap the F-5 from the bus, it's not advisable to attempt a shot of the F-84 due to well documented sensitivities.
I haven't distinguished between Heraklion inbounds and overflights on the list below but essentially, the 4X, A6, A7 and HZ were OTTs.
17 Jun 2015 Heraklion Kazantzakis Wednesday
209 Embraer ERJ-135 LR 145209 Greek Air Force
27468 RF-84F Thunderflash Greek Air Force
4027 NF-5B Freedom Fighter 4027 Greek Air Force
4X-EHB Boeing 737NG 958ER/W 41553 EL AL
4X-EKI Boeing 737NG 86N/W 28587 EL AL
4X-EKL Boeing 737NG 85P/W 35487 EL AL
7T-VJA Airbus A330 202 1613 Air Algerie
A6-AEF Airbus A321 231SL 6554 Emirates Airline
A6-EES Airbus A380 861 140 Emirates Airline
A6-EKU Airbus A330 243 295 Emirates Airline
A7-AEE Airbus A330 302 711 Qatar Airways
A7-AFL Airbus A330 202 612 Qatar Airways
A7-AHX Airbus A320 232SL 5361 Qatar Airways
A9C-AM Airbus A320 214 4827 Gulf Air
C-FFPH Boeing 737NG 81D/W 39440 Sunwing Airlines
D-ABCI Airbus A321 211 5038 Air Berlin
D-ASXM Boeing 737NG 8EH/W 35836 SunExpress Germany
EI-DNM Boeing 737 4S3 24166 Transaero Airlines
EI-DSE Airbus A320 214 3079 Alitalia
EI-EIB Airbus A320 216 4249 Alitalia
EI-IXH Airbus A321 112 940 Alitalia
EI-XLD Boeing 747 446 26360 Transaero Airlines
ER-BAM Boeing 747 409BDSF 24312 Aerotranscargo
ER-ECB Embraer EMB-190 LR 19000325 Air Moldova
EW-336PA Boeing 737 3Q8 26312 Belavia
F-GZHC Boeing 737NG 8K2/W 29651 Transavia France
HB-IOX Airbus A319 112 3604 Belair
HZ-AQE Airbus A330 343E 1147 Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AS39 Airbus A320 214 4442 Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AS41 Airbus A320 214 4454 Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-ASH Airbus A321 211 4467 Saudi Arabian Airlines
I-BIXL Airbus A321 112 513 Alitalia
I-BIXM Airbus A321 112 514 Alitalia
JY-AYX Airbus A320 232 2953 Royal Jordanian Airlines
JY-EMC Embraer EMB-175 LR 17000223 Royal Jordanian Airlines
OE-IAQ Boeing 737 4M0BDSF 29207 TNT Airways
OE-IDO Global Express XRS 9280 Global Jet Austria GmbH
OK-TSC Boeing 737NG 8FH/W 35093 Travel Service Airlines
OK-TVG Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W 30719 Travel Service Airlines
PH-HSW Boeing 737NG 8K2/W 37160 Transavia
SP-ENR Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W 30652 Enter Air
SU-GBH Boeing 737 566 25084 Egypt Air
SX-DIP ATR 72 202 328 Astra Airlines
TC-ACM Boeing 747 428ERF 32867 ACT Airlines
TF-AMN Boeing 747 4F6BDSF 27602 Saudi Arabian Airlines
VP-BAG Boeing 767 224ER 30435 UT air
VP-BOW Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W 30040 Nordwind Airlines
VQ-BRF Boeing 737NG 808/W 34970 Royal Flight
YL-BBI Boeing 737 33A/W 27454 Air Baltic
YR-BAJ Boeing 737 430 27002 Blue Air
ZS-JRC Boeing 737 42JSF 27143 Safair
The NF-5B sits on a pole right by the airport entrance and is unmissable but the Thunderflash is tucked well away and I had never managed to spot it from either the transfer coach or regular buses on previous visits to the island. Although it's safe and easy to snap the F-5 from the bus, it's not advisable to attempt a shot of the F-84 due to well documented sensitivities.
I haven't distinguished between Heraklion inbounds and overflights on the list below but essentially, the 4X, A6, A7 and HZ were OTTs.
17 Jun 2015 Heraklion Kazantzakis Wednesday
209 Embraer ERJ-135 LR 145209 Greek Air Force
27468 RF-84F Thunderflash Greek Air Force
4027 NF-5B Freedom Fighter 4027 Greek Air Force
4X-EHB Boeing 737NG 958ER/W 41553 EL AL
4X-EKI Boeing 737NG 86N/W 28587 EL AL
4X-EKL Boeing 737NG 85P/W 35487 EL AL
7T-VJA Airbus A330 202 1613 Air Algerie
A6-AEF Airbus A321 231SL 6554 Emirates Airline
A6-EES Airbus A380 861 140 Emirates Airline
A6-EKU Airbus A330 243 295 Emirates Airline
A7-AEE Airbus A330 302 711 Qatar Airways
A7-AFL Airbus A330 202 612 Qatar Airways
A7-AHX Airbus A320 232SL 5361 Qatar Airways
A9C-AM Airbus A320 214 4827 Gulf Air
C-FFPH Boeing 737NG 81D/W 39440 Sunwing Airlines
D-ABCI Airbus A321 211 5038 Air Berlin
D-ASXM Boeing 737NG 8EH/W 35836 SunExpress Germany
EI-DNM Boeing 737 4S3 24166 Transaero Airlines
EI-DSE Airbus A320 214 3079 Alitalia
EI-EIB Airbus A320 216 4249 Alitalia
EI-IXH Airbus A321 112 940 Alitalia
EI-XLD Boeing 747 446 26360 Transaero Airlines
ER-BAM Boeing 747 409BDSF 24312 Aerotranscargo
ER-ECB Embraer EMB-190 LR 19000325 Air Moldova
EW-336PA Boeing 737 3Q8 26312 Belavia
F-GZHC Boeing 737NG 8K2/W 29651 Transavia France
HB-IOX Airbus A319 112 3604 Belair
HZ-AQE Airbus A330 343E 1147 Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AS39 Airbus A320 214 4442 Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AS41 Airbus A320 214 4454 Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-ASH Airbus A321 211 4467 Saudi Arabian Airlines
I-BIXL Airbus A321 112 513 Alitalia
I-BIXM Airbus A321 112 514 Alitalia
JY-AYX Airbus A320 232 2953 Royal Jordanian Airlines
JY-EMC Embraer EMB-175 LR 17000223 Royal Jordanian Airlines
OE-IAQ Boeing 737 4M0BDSF 29207 TNT Airways
OE-IDO Global Express XRS 9280 Global Jet Austria GmbH
OK-TSC Boeing 737NG 8FH/W 35093 Travel Service Airlines
OK-TVG Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W 30719 Travel Service Airlines
PH-HSW Boeing 737NG 8K2/W 37160 Transavia
SP-ENR Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W 30652 Enter Air
SU-GBH Boeing 737 566 25084 Egypt Air
SX-DIP ATR 72 202 328 Astra Airlines
TC-ACM Boeing 747 428ERF 32867 ACT Airlines
TF-AMN Boeing 747 4F6BDSF 27602 Saudi Arabian Airlines
VP-BAG Boeing 767 224ER 30435 UT air
VP-BOW Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W 30040 Nordwind Airlines
VQ-BRF Boeing 737NG 808/W 34970 Royal Flight
YL-BBI Boeing 737 33A/W 27454 Air Baltic
YR-BAJ Boeing 737 430 27002 Blue Air
ZS-JRC Boeing 737 42JSF 27143 Safair