I headed over to Philly to get Antonov Design Bureau, UR-82072.
Of course Flightawae was no help in tracking the plane so I looked on FR24 and to my surprise it showed an estimated arrival time about an hour before the scheduled time so I quickly hopped in the car and headed to the airport. As it turned out FR24 was mistaken and by this time Flightaware was tracking the correct position of the plane. One of the few times I've seen a mistake on FR24…
The Antonov's cargo, a Chinook, was already waiting on the ramp.
Some other planes during the day:
Soon to be in Delta colors:
The new colors becoming more common:
One of the newest ERJs for American Eagle.
The first time I knowingly got a US Airways West bird.
BAW67
Some starlings just hanging around.
I was about to head over to WaWa when I noticed a G-III taxing out for departure that looked like it had FAA/USAF paint. On closer inspection I saw it was a C-20 so raced down to get it depart.
It turned out to be USAF, 86-0204, based at Andrews AFB. Not sure why it was in town.
A clown nosed E-170 departing.
I went back to the arrivals but the south side of Hog Island road was so poorly lit that I decided to get some head-on shots:
A G-IV that has an American/Irish flag on the tail.
DLH426
A quick video of Lufthansa:
https://flic.kr/p/nKVToP
SKV7366 fighting some strong crosswind.
Then finally the Ruslan appeared on the horizon. ADB194F direct from Tel Aviv, Isreal. In town to pick up an ICH-47F for the Italian Army; built by AgustaWestland, licensed by Boeing.
This one, tiny cloud almost blocked the sun but thankfully it past just shy of it.
After the Arrival I went over to Atlantic Aviation to get some ramp shots.
It was very hot that day but its totally worth it, having a giant An-124 fly directly over your head!
Hope you enjoyed!
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