SWF UN Week 2008 (Pics + Losing My Russian Virginity!)

I decided to camp out at JFK on Sunday to see what I could get rather than spending the day at SWF. While Sunday was not as exciting as previous years it was still worth the trip. I took a drive down to SWF this afternoon to shoot what was there:

Polish Air Force TU-154
Spanish Air Force A310
Royal Jet 737-700 (Benin)
Royal Jet 737-800
MEA A330-200
Royal Brunei 767-200
United Arab Emirates 737-800
Equatorial Guinea 737-700
PrivatAir 767-300 (Cameroon)
Kuwait A310

An excellent afternoon for photographing and I even got a great surprise!

Thanks to Tamon and Senga for updated information!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...nish310swf.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ubai738swf.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...738swfwing.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...nei762swf1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...nei762swf2.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...763swframp.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...wait310swf.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1.../mea332swf.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...4departswf.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ots/c5back.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1.../swfc5bank.jpg

And losing my Russian virginity...

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...outsideswf.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...cockpicswf.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...nteriorswf.jpg

You got inside the Tu-154? Outstanding! Great photos, Gordon!

AHH! You should have given me a call. Those are some awesome shots.

Wow. Bow down to you, man.

Amazing Tu-154 interior shots aside, I don't think anyone has ever gotten so many UN VIPs in one photo before.

Very nice shots Gordon. Good stuff!

Tom

Wow, WOw, WOW! Great coverage there Gordon, and congrats to being able to show the inside of that TU154.

Hi,

very nice pics, glad I could help you with infos!

Were these pictures taken on an "official" ramp tour or was it arranged via connections at SWF airport ? I remember seeing similar VIP traffic shots taken at this airport from 2007 airside...

greets

Tamon

Thanks, guys. I was very happy with the results!

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Originally Posted by Tamon

Hi,

very nice pics, glad I could help you with infos!

Were these pictures taken on an "official" ramp tour or was it arranged via connections at SWF airport ? I remember seeing similar VIP traffic shots taken at this airport from 2007 airside...

greets

Tamon

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I believe those were my pictures from last year as well. I have a connection at SWF.

Gordon: excellent shots. Do you know if these planes stay in SWF till this coming Sunday (Sept 28th)?

Never mind, according to TAROM's posting on the other thread, most of the planes parked at SWF will be gone by the weekend.

MMm I wonder if all the flight crews stay at the same hotel? That could lead to some interesting conversations at Happy Hour. :lol:
Great shots. Always enjoyed hanging out up there. Nice mix of commercial and miltary aircraft and helos also.

Really good question, Gerard. I wonder!

love the cockpit of the TU154

and the Royal Brunei 76. yummy