Last Call (by Chris Smith)
After what has been an amazing spotting season for me,
with several excellent trips, I wanted to finish the Summer off with one last
one. After visiting Manchester with the majority of the DTV Movements
team/contributors last Summer, I wanted to go again. I had planned on visiting
Manchester, BAe Woodford, BAe Chester Hawarden, Liverpool & City Airport
Manchester (Barton) all in one day, but the night before I dropped Chester &
Liverpool thinking it might be a little too ambitious, turns out I would have been
right!
Manchester International Airport
22-10-2010 0900 - 1400
| 5A-LAH | Airbus A320-214 | Libyan Airlines |
| 5B-DCJ | Airbus A320-232 | Cyprus Airways |
| 9V-SWM | Boeing 777-312ER | Singapore Airlines |
| A6-EDF | Airbus A380-861 | Emirates |
| A6-EYR | Airbus A330-243 | Etihad Airways |
| A7-AEF | Airbus A330-302 | Qatar Airways |
| B-HUK | Boeing 747-467F(SCD) | Cathay Pacific Cargo |
| C-GWWW | Bombardier Challenger 850 | Chartright Air |
| D-ABEP | Boeing 737-330 | Lufthansa |
| D-ACHE | Bombardier CRJ-200LR | Lufthansa CityLine |
| D-AEMB | Embraer 195LR | Lufthansa Regional (Augsburg Airways) |
| D-AIZG | Airbus A320-214 | Lufthansa |
| EI-BYO | ATR 42-300 | Aer Arann |
| EI-CVB | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus |
| EI-FXI | ATR 72-202F | Air Contractors |
| EI-REH | ATR 72-201 | Aer Arann |
| F-GKXT | Airbus A320-214 | Air France |
| F-GRHR | Airbus A319-111 | Air France |
| G-BYAT | Boeing 757-204 | Thomson Airways |
| G-CELG | Boeing 737-377 | Jet2.com |
| G-CELH | Boeing 737-330 | Jet2.com |
| G-CELU | Boeing 737-377 | Jet2.com |
| G-CERZ | Saab 2000 | Eastern Airways |
| G-DAJC | Boeing 767-31KER(W) | Thomas Cook Airlines |
| G-DHRG | Airbus A320-214 | Thomas Cook Airlines |
| G-DOCX | Boeing 737-436 | British Airways |
| G-ECOF | Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 | Flybe |
| G-ECOM | Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 | Flybe |
| G-ECOV | Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 | Flybe |
| G-EOMA | Airbus A330-243 | Monarch Airlines |
| G-EUUC | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways |
| G-EUUJ | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways |
| G-EUXE | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways |
| G-EZDZ | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet |
| G-EZTD | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet |
| G-EZTF | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet |
| G-FBEE | Embraer 195LR | Flybe |
| G-FBEL | Embraer 195LR | Flybe |
| G-FCLK | Boeing 757-2Y0 | Thomas Cook Airlines |
| G-FDZG | Boeing 737-8K5(W) | Thomson Airways |
| G-GMPB | Britten-Norman BN-2T-4S Islander | Greater Manchester Police Authority |
| G-JECE | Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 | Flybe |
| G-JECH | Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 | Flybe |
| G-JECR | Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 | Flybe |
| G-JECX | Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 | Flybe |
| G-JECZ | Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 | Flybe |
| G-JEDM | Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 | Flybe |
| G-LSAG | Boeing 757-21B | Jet2.com |
| G-LSAK | Boeing 757-23N(W) | Jet2.com |
| G-LSAI | Boeing 757-21B | Jet2.com |
| G-MAJS | Airbus A300-605R | Monarch Airlines |
| G-MIDT | Airbus A320-232 | bmi |
| G-MLJL | Airbus A332-243 | Thomas Cook Airlines |
| G-MONJ | Boeing 757-2T7 | Monarch Airlines |
| G-MPCD | Airbus A320-212 | Monarch Airlines |
| G-NWEM | Eurocopter EC135 T2 | Bond Air Services Ltd |
| G-OBYD | Boeing 767-304ER(W) | Thomson Airways |
| G-OBYJ | Boeing 767-304ER(W) | Thomson Airways |
| G-OGBD | Boeing 737-3L9 | bmibaby |
| G-OMYT | Airbus A330-243 | Thomas Cook Airways |
| G-OOBE | Boeing 757-28A(W) | Thomson Airways |
| G-OOBG | Boeing 757-236(W) | Thomson Airways |
| G-OOBN | Boeing 757-2G5 | Thomson Airways |
| G-OOPE | Airbus A321-211 | Thomson Airways |
| G-OZBF | Airbus A321-231 | Monarch Airlines |
| G-OZBM | Airbus A321-231 | Monarch Airlines |
| G-OZBU | Airbus A321-231 | Monarch Airlines |
| G-PJLO | Boeing 767-35EER | Thomson Airways |
| G-RJXA | Embraer ERJ-145EP | bmi regional |
| G-RJXG | Embraer ERJ-145EP | bmi regional |
| G-RWGW | Bombardier Learjet 45 | Woodlands Air LLP |
| G-TCCA | Boeing 767-31KER(W) | Thomas Cook Airlines |
| G-THOP | Boeing 737-3U3 | Thomson Airways |
| G-TOYM | Boeing 737-36Q | bmibaby |
| G-VLIP | Boeing 747-443 | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| G-VXLG | Boeing 747-41R | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| HB-IPV | Airbus A319-112 | Swiss International Airlines |
| LN-RPA | Boeing 737-683 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines |
| LN-RRG | Boeing 737-85P(W) | SAS Norge |
| M-ISKY | Cessna 550 Citation Bravo | Mysky LLP |
| M-ISLE | Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign | Bakewell Industries |
| N14120 | Boeing 757-224(W) | Continental Airlines (Star Alliance c/s) |
| N174AA | Boeing 757-223(W) | American Airlines (Oneworld c/s) |
| N190DN | Boeing 767-332ER(W) | Delta Airlines |
| N272AY | Airbus A330-323X | US Airways |
| N560TH | Cessna 560XL Citation Excel | TJH Air Inc |
| N58101 | Boeing 757-224(W) | Continental Airlines |
| N727TW | Boeing 757-231(W) | Delta Airways |
| OH-LKF | Embraer 190LR | Finnair |
| OM-VRB | ATR 72-202 | Danube Wings |
| OO-DJX | Avro RJ85 | Brussels Airlines |
| OY-VKF | Airbus A330-243 | Thomas Cook Scandinavia |
| PH-BGA | Boeing 737-8K2(W) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| PH-BGH | Boeing 737-7K2(W) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| PH-EZL | Embraer 190STD | KLM Cityhopper |
| SE-RAA | Embraer ERJ-135ER | City Airline |
| SE-DMB | McDonnell Douglas MD81 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines |
| SX-SMS | McDonnell Douglas MD83 | Viking Hellas Aviation |
| TC-OAK | Airbus A321-231 | Onur Air |
| TF-FIZ | Boeing 757-256(W) | Icelandair |
| VQ-BAM | Bombardier Global Express | Aero Toy Store |
Aviation Viewing Park
| G-AWZK | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 3B | British European Airways |
| G-BOAC | Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde | British Airways (hangared) |
| G-DMCA | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Monarch Airlines (forward fuselage only) |
| G-IRJX | Avro RJX100 | BAe Systems |
| XV231/13 | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2 | Royal Air Force (new resident 2010) |
For a short while the cloud above cleared so I put the
SBS-1 on, meaning at one point I was trying to juggle the scanner, binocs,
camera, logbook & laptop & SBS which was tricky to say the least!
Seen OTT
| A6-EYF | Airbus A330-243 | Etihad Airways |
| A7-BAC | Boeing 777-3DZER | Qatar Airways |
| C-GHLM | Airbus A330-343X | Air Canada |
| EI-CPD | Airbus A321-211 | Aer Lingus |
| EI-DAM | Boeing 737-8AS(W) | Ryanair |
| EI-DCN | Boeing 737-8AS(W) | Ryanair |
| EI-DEI | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus |
| EI-DES | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus |
| EI-DVE | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus |
| EI-DYL | Boeing 737-8AS(W) | Ryanair |
| EI-EMB | Boeing 737-8AS(W) | Ryanair |
| EI-RJC | Avro RJ85 | Cityjet |
| EI-RJH | Avro RJ85 | Cityjet |
| EI-RJY | Avro RJ85 | Cityjet |
| F-GSTD/4 | Airbus A300F4-608ST Beluga | Airbus Transport International |
| G-CIVO | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways |
| G-DBCG | Airbus A319-131 | bmi |
| G-EUXK | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways |
| G-EZAF | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet |
| G-EZET | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet |
| G-EZKB | Boeing 737-73V | easyJet |
| G-GMPX | MD900 Explorer | Greater Manchester Police Authority |
| G-MEDF | Airbus A321-231 | bmi |
| JY-AID | Airbus A340-211 | Royal Jordanian Airlines |
| N69059 | Boeing 767-424ER | Continental Airlines |
| N76156 | Boeing 767-224ER | Continental Airlines |
| N815NW | Airbus A330-323X | Delta Airlines |
| SP-LPF | Boeing 767-319ER | LOT Polish Airlines |
| ZD948 | Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar K1 | Royal Air Force |
| ZJ | Westland WAH-64D Apache AH1 | Army Air Corps "Army Air 201" ID req'd |
With the government cancelling the Nimrod MRA4, Woodford was a must. I'll have to try & pay Cottesmore & Wittering visits at some point because of the same cuts which will see the Harriers retired too.
BAe Woodford
22-10-2010 1420 - 1430
| G-ORJX | Avro RJX85 | BAe Systems |
| XM603 | Avro Vulcan B2 | Royal Air Force (poor state) |
| ZJ516/16 | BAe Nimrod MRA4 | Royal Air Force |
| ZJ518/18 | BAe Nimrod MRA4 | Royal Air Force |
Time was getting on so I decided to give Barton Airfield a miss & head home after what had been an enjoyable trip, although by the end of it all I was left nursing a headache.
I realise now that you can't factor Manchester Airport into a trip without staying there longer than you intend, so next year at some point I'll be making up for it by doing a Barton - Chester - Liverpool, with perhaps a Warton & Blackpool thrown in time permitting. Hopefully, there will still be some MRA4s at Warton when the time comes!