A visit to the EMA at Castle Donington on the borders of Derbyshire and Leicestershire to see the freight aircraft come and go, has become one of mine and friend John Beastall (who incidentally supplied all the aircraft details) little pleasures in life.
I like freighters.
They are often older former passenger airliners that have been converted when their passenger flying days are done.
That said, there are numbers of new build aircraft joining the ranks.
If there is a downside, it is the knowledge that much of the freight they bring into the country are goods and products that in years gone by we would have, as a nation, produced for ourselves.
Anyone seeking further details of the aircraft are advised to type the second line details of type and c/n into Google and go to the ‘planespotters.net’ entry.
G-DHLX ‘DHL Air’.
Boeing 777-F c/n 67139
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
One of the new boys on the block being new in 2022.
Pictured having just landed having come from Cincinnati, USA to where it would return later in the night.
G-DHLG ‘DHL Air’.
BOEING 767-3JHF c/n 37807
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Having earlier arrived from Milan and now on its way to Cincinnati
New in 2009.
G-BMRB ‘DHL Air’.
Boeing 757-236SF c/n 23975
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Delivered new to ‘British Airways’ in 1987.
Pictured having just landed having come from Reykjavik, Iceland. It would later depart for Leipzig, Germany.
G-DHLK ‘DHL Air’.
Boeing 767-3JHF c/n 37810
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 2012.
Pictured having just landed having come from Bahrain. It would later depart for Leipzig, Germany.
‘DHL Partner’ livery.
G-DHLO ‘DHL Air’.
Boeing 767-316ERF c/n 40592
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘LAN Airlines’ (Chile) in 2012.
Pictured having just landed having come from Belfast. It would later depart for Brussels, Belgium.
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