Dulles: 6/8/12-The Grand Finale (Image Heavy)
Hello All,
Yesterday, I spent my final day up at Washington Dulles International before I move out West. It was an incredibly long day from start to finish, some 19 hours + by our count, but probably my most successful trip to IAD ever.
The Morning was incredibly quiet, and that is even by Dulles' standards. The Colgan Dash 8's always seem to taxi well short of me, so catching one going by was a treat.
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Fed Ex's A310 did not seem to have brake issues this time, and made it to the cargo ramp without fanfare
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First time getting a good catch of a Saab 340 with Continental titles. Not sure what he was doing, as he didn't seem to fly anywhere, only taxied around for a bit...
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UAL was kind enough to supply the only widebody passenger action that morning
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Fitting that I should again see an MD-10F from the same place I first shot one
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Sadly the 757-300 did not make an appearance this time
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A friend of mine had never been to the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Center adjacent to the Airport, so he tagged along to check out the various displays. While in the Museum, I discovered on Flightaware that Lufthansa 418 was being operated by a 747-400 instead of the new 747-8i, and I was quite disappointed, to put it mildly. Nonetheless, we shot arriving European heavies.
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No A333 for KLM today, sadly
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Lufthansa 418 Heavy checked in with the tower on final for 1R, and he definitely looked too long to be a 747-400. Sure enough, Lufthansa was kind enough to send me the jet I drove up to see: D-ABYA "Brandenburg".
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And right behind him came the "unusual" visitor from Leipzig Halle International Airport.
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And a closeup of the engines/nose
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