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Old 18th April 2008, 08:57 PM
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That would be this one! Not a good shot, sorry, through a dirty window with a P&S which was all I had to hand... time stamp was at 13:09 as it taxied in after landing


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Old 19th April 2008, 09:41 AM
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Default Tristar passengers.

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Tristars aren't just A2A refuelers, they also carry passengers on the main deck.

ZD948 is it's military s/n, not a civil number.
You can fly the scheduled route BZZ-ASI-MPN from memory flight RR2001
on the main deck, leaves BZZ most Tuesdays, then fly LAN 990/801
on the following Sunday if you want to get home..

Makes a change from Heathrow.

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Old 19th April 2008, 11:30 AM
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Gotta love MPN!

Hoping to do this flight soon, can't wait to get back to the islands!

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Old 19th April 2008, 02:18 PM
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Can anyone confirm it's still here? I think that would be an amazing sight especially the younger people(like me) who've never seen a L-1011(or military varient if any) before.

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Old 19th April 2008, 02:44 PM
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Tim,

Last time I saw it yesterday it was at the jet base, and I pretended I was lost so I could see it close.

I'm a young person, apparently, so that was my motivation to go see it! The engines are brilliant, strongly suggest going out to see it!

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Old 19th April 2008, 06:03 PM
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Gotta love MPN!

Hoping to do this flight soon, can't wait to get back to the islands!

N
Yes the Kelpies are pretty friendly, cant walk far without being offered a lift.

FYI, and for others wanting something different..

This flight takes place approximately 6 times every month. RAF Brize Norton is located near Carterton, Oxfordshire, England. The nearest railway stations are at Swindon and Oxford. There is no public transport between these stations and Brize Norton, however, taxis are available and can be booked in advance;

Journey time to Mount Pleasant Airport, 35 miles to the southwest of Stanley is approximately 18 hours including a refuelling stop at Ascension Island. Flight services include four in-flight meals. In-flight video film entertainment is available on certain flights. All flights are non-smoking. (Meals RAF canteen issue KK).

Bookings and other details are available from the Travel Co-ordinator, Falkland Islands Government Office, London, Tel: +44 207 222 2542,
or www.falklandislandstravel.com, I think. Mostly MOD L1011s but depending
on flights to Akotiri/Basra/Kabul, occassionally strike an Air Alantic or other TF
charter on the route.
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Old 19th April 2008, 08:00 PM
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it was still at the jet base at 1330hrs today
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Old 19th April 2008, 09:27 PM
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And still there at 1600.
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Ken,

I had a google of the flight today, and wikipedia claims that since mid-2007 the flights have been done by Omni Air DC-10's, but on the tristars have been used sporadically as well.

The 'Mount Pleasant RAF' page on wikipedia also says that the Antanov 225 aircraft are used at times for large cargo as well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Mou...senger_flights

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Hope Nigel can tell us my information is not a forward looking as his.
Sorry Andrew, I'm on days off at the moment.

It'll probably be gone before I'm back on shift.

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