Should of landed by now Tony give it 2hr turn around before departure...

An-12 just departed with clearance for DPS. Very smokey as per usual.

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VN-A379 VN0773 03/12/2011 08:30 Vietnam Airlines A330-223 Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City-Sydney

Was here on the 22.11.11. Grahame.

They have attempted twice now to replace the 747 classics and have failed. September was the last planned visit, then from the 27th November it was suppose to be all 744 and A332 ops.
Todays flight seems to be yesterdays flight delayed, the aircraft must of went tech or servicing somewhere else since they used the 747 classic.
For the last several months N761SA has been the only Southern Air 747 classic operating for MASkargo too. I imagine they will keep the 747 classic until all their A332 Freighters arrive.
I doubt this will be the last time in Sydney for Southern Air 747 classics. N761SA will be back just not as often.

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LX-UCV CV0659 03/12/2011 16:27 Cargolux B747-4R7F - Chicago-Honolulu-Sydney

So annoyed that I missed the AN-12, oh well, next time. :(

Shayne,
That was the info a mate had passed onto me. I have no idea if it's true or not.

All good Jayden, not saying you are wrong I just doubt this is the end of Southern Air 747 classics to Sydney. However I've been having bad luck with posts lately so now I said they will come back they will probably dissapear.
Hopefully not though, you can't replace a classic. ;)

Shame that you missed it, heres a vid I made of her departing 16R, damn she was smokey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7XReVEcn0M