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    Remember that fuel explosion in London?

    On Dec. 10, while we were in London, there was this fuel explosion which actually affected our return home a whole week later! Made some some intersting equipment stops, Like QF flights having to stop at airports near LHR for refuel.


    anyway, we departed for Prague about an hour after the explosion and I caught this shot:

    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
    I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.

    http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=187

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    Awesome shot.

    Three questions:

    1.) Why did it take you so long to share?

    2.) Where was this flight going? What airline? Etc.

    3.) Did you try selling it to Reuters or AP or anyone? It was a huge story at the time and I don't recall seeing any shots from that angle. Surely you could have gotten a few bucks for it.

    :)
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    One more question:

    4.) What the hell is feul?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mellyrose
    One more question:

    4.) What the hell is feul?

    Feul, comes from Old Latin, it means to propel, or move forward... :lol: :shock:
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    run out of other people’s money.
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    bahhhh, but Mario didn't know that, smartass! ;)

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    It appears this shot is the "Most Popular" of yesterday on JP and Mario made the front page of JP, way to go buddy !

    Congrats

    Ron Peel

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    get the heck out of here, seriously??


    Highheels and I were on vacation....we'd just spent 5 daysi London, then that morning flew LHR-PRG on BA EuroTrash(sorry, that is BA Eurotraveler. the owrst airline service I'd ever seen)

    As for AP, well, I was on vacation and just had a bit of insomnia last night, so didnt get around to upload for a while Next time I'll know better.
    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
    I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.

    http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=187

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirrodie
    get the heck out of here, seriously??


    Highheels and I were on vacation....we'd just spent 5 days in London, then that morning flew LHR-PRG on BA EuroTrash(sorry, that is BA Eurotraveler. the owrst airline service I'd ever seen)

    As for AP, well, I was on vacation and just had a bit of insomnia last night, so didnt get around to upload for a while Next time I'll know better.
    BA 854/857, on a 757 LHR-PRG

    5 days later, our 777 flight home LHR-JFK was delayed a day 2nd to the explosion.
    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
    I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.

    http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=187

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    Holy S Thats a big fire ball, that thing is hundreds of feet in the air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:

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    whoa, dude, that IS cool. Thanks for hte heads up Ron!

    got a note from Chris Kilroy, v. cool.
    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
    I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.

    http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=187

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