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What a movement at Prestwick tonight It was a case of will he wont he Im glad it was will he if you get
my drift thought it was headed for Glasgow but appeared at my local to my delight superb
RJAF IL-76TD RJAF-360 by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr
RJAF IL-76TD RJAF-360 by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr

Oh and funny looking Vampire

Dougie

Very tasty

( seen 361 in Stansted)

Very nice capture, thanks for sharing these with us.

Nice one Dougie. I can't be the only one who has ever wondered what it would be like to sit in the nose of one of those.

Delightful photos, in great light.

Thanks for sharing.

Great catch, perfect light, thanks for sharing..
Cheers
Pune

slogen51 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:17 pm

Very tasty

( seen 361 in Stansted)

Well yes, but that was an Il-76MF, as was the first 360.
Unless this one's had a cut and shunt, a very different beast.

Holy Moly, what a thing! I watched it on ADSB as it tracked many miles North of me in Suffolk and wished I lived a lot further up country. Excellent shots Sir. 🫡

Excellent!

Brilliant stuff Dougie, what a catch and not at all jealous, okay maybe just a wee bit!.
Cheers.

Andy Marden wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:04 pm

slogen51 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:17 pm

Very tasty

( seen 361 in Stansted)

Well yes, but that was an Il-76MF, as was the first 360.
Unless this one's had a cut and shunt, a very different beast.

And an engine downgrade

Andy Marden wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:04 pm

slogen51 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:17 pm

Very tasty

( seen 361 in Stansted)

Well yes, but that was an Il-76MF, as was the first 360.
Unless this one's had a cut and shunt, a very different beast.

I'm not up on my Ilyushins, what 76 variant is this?

POL wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:14 pm

I'm not up on my Ilyushins, what 76 variant is this?

Not surprisingly there's a page on Wikipedia lists the various versions.

Umm - it's in the thread title and clearly visible in the photos above. Or have I mis-understood the question - if so apologies.

Nighthawke wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:37 pm

Umm - it's in the thread title and clearly visible in the photos above. Or have I mis-understood the question - if so apologies.

I managed to overlook it in all of those places, apparently! Apologies all.

I would say it's an age thing but I didn't think you were that old

Top ‘togging as always, Dougie

Well done and thanks for posting

Paddyboy

As usual, right on the money again Dougie.
Fabulous captures of a rare bird.
Thanks for sharing them

Thanks for all the comments much appreciated

Dougie

What a beauty!

One of my all time favourites.

Was lucky enough to see 4K-AZ102 of Silk Way at Leipzig last month.
I thought the old civil versions of the Il-76 weren't allowed in Europe so it was a nice surprise.

Regards,
Ferrari