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Post by Erik Ingram - HJG on Jun 7, 2019 20:31:20 GMT
Compared to the IFL birds, this one is a lot snazzier- USA Jet 727-223F Advanced N727US, 2018: It started out as N715AA with American, and spent time with Capitol Cargo before going to USA Jet in 2015.
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Post by Nathan Ford - HJG on Jun 9, 2019 7:49:02 GMT
I soooooo love that Aseman repaint 😁
Nathan
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Post by Erik Ingram - HJG on Jun 9, 2019 19:59:08 GMT
I'd been sitting on this one for a while until I finally made a breakthrough and found suitable fuselage titles- this is N3336L of Delta as it appeared on delivery in June 1968, with the full "Delta Air Lines" titles and sideways widget logo. Just in case you forgot who you were flying, it's spelled out in four places on each side
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jun 9, 2019 20:50:53 GMT
No excuse to board the wrong flight then Mark C AKL/NZ
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Post by hornit - HJG on Jun 11, 2019 4:22:14 GMT
You could have just stolen mine Erik 😁 Seriously!
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Post by Erik Ingram - HJG on Jun 12, 2019 4:01:09 GMT
You could have just stolen mine Erik 😁 Seriously! To be fair, I didn't know that at the time I started this one But I'll keep that in mind, and thanks!
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Post by darrenvox on Jun 12, 2019 6:55:46 GMT
interesting
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Post by Nathan Ford - HJG on Jun 13, 2019 5:35:12 GMT
Great pics Mark of Erik’s great repaints. 😊👍🏻
Cheers Nathan
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Post by darrenvox on Jun 14, 2019 6:44:27 GMT
sweet!!
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Post by Nathan Ford - HJG on Jun 14, 2019 9:43:01 GMT
My all time favourite Ansett tail. Looks amazing on the 727.
Nathan
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Post by Nathan Ford - HJG on Jun 15, 2019 20:34:17 GMT
Ahhh, a beautiful sea of Ansett aircraft from New Zealand’s West Island (the principality of “Australia.”)
Love them all 💙💙💙💙
Nathan
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Post by Erik Ingram - HJG on Jun 20, 2019 19:49:14 GMT
Next in line are a pair of extremely rare DC-9s that once plied the skies of the US! In the early '50s Purdue University tried to get into the business side of aviation (as they already operated a large flight training program) by acquiring DC-3s where students in their maintenance program would perform the work they needed, and then the planes would be leased out. Those plans ultimately fell through, but about ten years later, they purchased some other DC-3s and a DC-6 which were used for charters and university business. In 1969, the first jets arrived in the form of DC-9-30s, which spent most of their time flying Boilermaker sports teams to away games, and even flying the Chicago White Sox under contract. By 1971, the university was looking to cut costs, and Purdue Airlines was one of the first things to go away as a result. Why they didn't use Purdue's usual black and gold color scheme is unknown, but here you have it! This aircraft went to Hughes Airwest as N9346, and continued to fly with Northwest until January 2010. DC-9-31 N394PA, 1970 JetTrain Airlines was a short-lived carrier that flew from February to November 1996 out of Pittsburgh, mainly focusing on business routes along the East Coast. With their own large (at the time) Pittsburgh hub, USAir didn't take too kindly to this, and promptly turned up the competitive heat on them. This particular frame went to Aserca as YV-708C, and spent a while flying around in this basic livery with them. DC-9-31 N8927E, 1996
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jun 20, 2019 20:23:05 GMT
Interesting details re the PURDUE enterprise. You certainly turn up, and turn out, some interesting stuff Erik Mark C AKL/NZ
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Post by Erik Ingram - HJG on Jun 29, 2019 18:11:35 GMT
After the TransBrasil project, I thought it was going to be a long time before I touched another PP-, PR-, or PT-registered 727...but I guess I just couldn't stay away! Cruzeiro (formally Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul) was Brazil's second oldest airline, established in 1927 as an offshoot of the original incarnation of Deutsche Luft Hansa. In 1975, Varig acquired a majority stake in it, and eventually absorbed it entirely in 1993. Beginning in 1971, they operated nine 727-100s (three new deliveries, plus six secondhand aircraft). These are the standard liveries they wore; a couple of them appeared in the hybrid liveries of their previous operators, and those will follow soon. 727-C3 PP-CJF, 1971: Same aircraft seen circa 1974 in the then-new livery: 727-11 PP-CJI, 1988, in the final version with a slightly revised tail:
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Post by Peter Liddell - HJG Admin on Jun 29, 2019 19:52:24 GMT
Dang Erik
You are really doing justice to all the three holers from Brazil!
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