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  • Originally posted by sfernando34 View Post
    Ohhh ok so he flew commercial. GL Peiris also came to Washington a few years ago, and I had been looking for shots of a UL bird at Washington Dulles, but to no avail. It makes sense now that he also probably flew commercial.
    He flew to CHINA wz ADG

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    • Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post
      SQ B707 at CMB (1973)

      Courtesy: Thilak priyankara (senior controller @ MRIA)
      Oh....look at the old Air Ceylon colors in the 2 trucks. Thanks for sharing.

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      • Originally posted by CalgaryLankan View Post
        Oh....look at the old Air Ceylon colors in the 2 trucks. Thanks for sharing.
        It looks like SQ served CMB during the day time hours in 1973.

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        • Wow close call! People filming this were lucky to get away unharmed!

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          • Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
            It looks like SQ served CMB during the day time hours in 1973.
            well, the night flights are great, to get into CMB on a night flight, do the work and get out the next day, with just a day missed in Singapore

            Some more pictures of mine .. Stolen Shot (of mine of course) Singapore AF C130 at Paya Lebar Air Base - the main MRO Base for Fedex and USAF and all else in between .. and the secondary base for the F15SGs and the older F16s and F5s. Rarely have I seen the E2Cs or the new G550 EWs.



            QF 747-400, a sight that was supposed to reduce, but .. QF says otherwise ... making Sin a major hub anyway, and also for JQs expansions



            SQ 777-200ER



            SQ 330-300

            Last edited by ecureilx; 29-05-2013, 03:18 AM.

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            • Saw a news item of Ugandan prime minister transiting via CMB.

              Track 5X-UGF flight from Jacksonville Intl to Savannah/Hilton Head Intl

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              • Ever thought spotting on this scale would be possible at CMB
                Andy Vass has made it a reality, Expo air's IL18 approaching Rwy 04 at CMB on 22/02/13 (taken from adjacent SLAF Base)





                Andy Vass's photos from Ratmalana:
                4R-HTO Helitours Yunshuji Y-7 MA60 (c/n 0709), Ratmalana 21st February 2013
                Last edited by dilushasg-bdavi; 30-05-2013, 02:46 AM.

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                • Originally posted by CalgaryLankan View Post
                  Saw a news item of Ugandan prime minister transiting via CMB.

                  http://flightaware.com/live/flight/5XUGF
                  Transit ?? More of a tech- refuelling stop for the G550 I guess

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                  • Originally posted by ecureilx View Post
                    Transit ?? More of a tech- refuelling stop for the G550 I guess
                    I think Tech/refuelling stop in Colombo. - http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/30094...nt-at-bia.html

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                    • Originally posted by sfernando34 View Post


                      Wow close call! People filming this were lucky to get away unharmed!
                      OMG! Where is this airport ?

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                      • Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
                        OMG! Where is this airport ?
                        VGZR - Zia International, Dhaka.

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                        • Originally posted by CalgaryLankan View Post
                          VGZR - Zia International, Dhaka.
                          Now it is VGHS (Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport)

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                          • Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post
                            Now it is VGHS (Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport)
                            I thought that this incident took place at an airbase in Dhaka? I read somewhere that the jet had mistakenly landed at the airbase, which has a shorter runway than a 747 can handle, and then it had to take off with minimum fuel, causing damage to the runway lights in the process.

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                            • Originally posted by sfernando34 View Post
                              I thought that this incident took place at an airbase in Dhaka? I read somewhere that the jet had mistakenly landed at the airbase, which has a shorter runway than a 747 can handle, and then it had to take off with minimum fuel, causing damage to the runway lights in the process.
                              Yes. it happened at the Tejgaon Municipal Airport (also BAF Base) 5km south of VGHS, however it has runway of 2.7 km and has operated 747s in the 1970s when it was an intl airport

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                              • Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post
                                Yes. it happened at the Tejgaon Municipal Airport (also BAF Base) 5km south of VGHS, however it has runway of 2.7 km and has operated 747s in the 1970s when it was an intl airport
                                So then why was this 747 unable to takeoff without wiping out the runway lights and barely avoiding the wall?

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