Champions League Final at Manchester 28/5/03...

[dave]

hi,
     as I mentioned the above in my report of the TFM 1986, I dug the note book out, not sure now if all below where football related but this is from the book... 0800-1600ish. I was lucky to get on the car park roof as security were turning us back from the lift, when I did get up via the level below "the term you couldn't swing a cat was apt". Anyway Juventus v Milan...

I-BIKC  A.320  EUROFLY.
CS-TMW  A.320  AIR LUXOR.
D-AGEZ  B737  AZZURRA.
EC-INP  B737  TUIFLY NORDIC.
I-EEZF  A320  EUROFLY.
PH-HZG  B737  TRANSAVIA.
I-EEZE  A320  EUROFLY.
5Y-QQQ  B767  EAST AFRICAN.
I-EEZD  A320  EUROFLY.
D-AGEY  B737  AZZURRA.
F-GRSD  A320  STAR AIRLINES.
I-DEIL  B767  ALITALIA.
EC-HQZ  A321  SPANAIR.
PH-DYM  METROLINER  RAS.
D-ALSA  A321  LTU.
EI-CRF  B767  EUROFLY.
I-PEKM  A321  VOLARE.
N254RY  B737  FUTURA.
EI-CXE  B737  AZZURRA.
D-ALPE  A330  LTU.
D-ALTD  A320  LTU.
PH-RXC  ERJ.145  KLM EXCEL.
F-OHFR  A320  VOLARE.
EI-CNK  BAe146  AZZURRA.
HB-INR  DC.9  AVIONE.
EI-CUN  B737  BLUE PANORAMA.
I-VIMQ  B767  AIR EUROPE ITALY.
I-NEOS  B737  NEOS.
EI-CNJ  BAe146  AZZURRA.
EI-CNI BAe146  AZZURRA.
F-GRSQ  A330  STAR AIRLINES.
EI-CUA  B737  BLUE PANORAMA.
F-GRSG  A320  STAR AIRLINES.
OE-LAK  A340  AUSTRIAN A/L.
EC-ILX  B737  TRAVEL SERVICE SPAIN.
EC-GRX  B737  FUTURA.
F-GRSH  A32O  STAR AIRLINES.
SE-RDF  MD.83  VIKING.
I-NEOU  B737  NEOS.
I-ADJA  CRJ200  AIR DOLOMITI.
EC-HRB  B757  LTE.
CS-TNB  A320  AIR LUXOR.
I-VLEC  A330  VOLARE.
I-PEKQ  A320  VOLARE.
I-DATP  MD82  ALITALIA.
I-DAVA  MD82  ALITALIA.
EI-CUD  B737  BLUE PANORAMA.
I-EEZG  A320  EUROFLY.
S5-AAC  A320  ADRIA AIRWAYS.
EC-HQX  B757  LTE.
D-CSWF  METRO 23  HAHN AIR.
EI-DBO  A320  AZZURRA.
PH-HZB  B737  TRANSAVIA.
9A-CBD  DC.9  AIR ADRIATIC.
5B-DBB  A320  CYPRUS AIRWAYS.
I-BIKF  A320  EUROFLY.
EC-GNZ  B737  FUTURA.
EI-CXJ  B737  AIR ONE.
EC-HRB  B757  LTE.
EC-GCV  MD83  SPANAIR.
EI-CRO  B767  ALITALIA.
F-GYAN  A321  AIR MEDITERRANEE
I-VICY  SA227 METRO  ICARO.
I-DACU  MD82  ALITALIA.
I-DUPE  MD11  ALITALIA.
I-EEZC  A320  EUROFLY.
I-DUPD  MD11  ALITALIA.
I-PEKN  A321  VOLARE.
PH-ITA  B757  AIR HOLLAND.
SE-RAC  ERJ145  CITY LINE.
I-PEKN  A321  VOLARE


BIZ-LIGHT A/C.

TC-AKK  F900.
HB-IVS  CHALLENGER.
I-GOBJ  F20C.
CS-DNS  F2000.
I-DEAS  G.V.
HB-VNL  CITATIONJET 1.
I-DEUM  CITATIONJET 1.
LX-OMC  LJ-31A.
I-ZOOM  LJ-35A.
I-SNAW  F.2000.
 
HB-VJV  F.20.
I-VULC  LJ-35A.
F-GMOT  F.50.
C-GJTK  GLOBAL EXPRESS.
HB-ILK  CHALLENGER.
HB-IAZ  F.2000.
I-JESO  CITATION 2.
I-ERJC  LJ-45.
I-ALHO  H.800XP.
I-LUBI  G.IV.

N700HX  GLOBAL EXPRESS.
I-FJTB  CIT. 550 BRAVO.
 
LX-PRA  LJ-60.
I-FJTC  CIT.550 BRAVO.
I-CREM  F.10.
I-TOPJ  BEECH 400.
CS-DHA  CIT. 55O BRAVO.
P4-GJC  B737.
N158CJ  CITATIONJET CJ2.
LX-DSL  LJ-45.
EC-IBD  GLOBAL EXPRESS.
  
I-RONY  H.800XP.
OE-IYA  CHALLENGER
MM62174  A.319.
F-HCPA  BEECH 1900D.


D-CBSF  BEECH 1900D.
I-CIGH  HS.125-700A.
HB-VMD  HS.125-700D.
LX-PAT  LJ-45.

 a quick nip over to Liverpool saw these,

I-SMEM  MD.82  MERIDIANA.
D-ABOF  B757  TRANSAVIA.
 and biz...
CS-DNR  F.2000.
I-CLAD  C.500.
OO-LMO  C.406. 
LX-FBY  CHALLENGER.
N312CJ  C.525
I-FXRC  P.180
I-FXRA  P.180.
I-FXRE  P.180
G-TCAP  BAe125
 

   Well that's it, hope I haven't duplicated any, a few airliners history now...

regards,
                   dave...

[lordevanelpuss]

I remember that day well. I had a room booked at The Airport in Ringway Road and watched the procedings from there, having flown up the previous day from LHR on British Midland A321 G-MIDF. I had booked a two night stay at The Airport, and some of the main day's aircraft were still shuttling fans back home on 29th. I was to return to LHR on A320 G-MIDS.
I had had a kind of preview of what 28/5/03 was likely to be about a few years previously at Birmingham on 19th May 1999, the date of the last ever European Cup Winners' cup when Lazio beat Real Mallorca 2-1 at Villa Park. One of the aircraft seen that day was Alitalia MD11 I-DUPE, which was to turn up again at MAN on that 2003 day! As you can imagine, I cursed rather loudly on it's arrival, feeling very DUPEd!! At least I bagged I-DUPD!

[deanoitfc]

Thanks for sharing Dave

I flew up for the day from LCY on VLM

It was one of the best days spotting ever. When we landed you could see thousands of people already in place.

We paid to go on a double decker bus in the viewing area and got some amazing pictures

Unfortunately I saved them to a disc and seemed to have lost it over the years.

Thanks for sharing

Dean

[dave]

hi Dean,
thanks, its all down to the weather, rain, snow, low clouds, I've had a couple of sunny interval days but one of them traffic was scarce, the other it was a odd mix and as the wanted a/c weren't trailing I could not see them!. So I sorted a few note books out and came up with the two football, G8, and he TFM reports... and by the looks outside and weather forecasts I might be finding something else...

regards,
dave...