• Aircraft:

  Boeing 747-437

• Reg: VT-EVA photos
• Serial #:

  28094

• Airline: Air India
• Photo Date: Mar 11, 2021
• Uploaded: Jun 18, 2022
• Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Int'l - VABB, India

“So goodbye my friend, I know I’ll never see you again...” The lyrics were apt as I took one last look at an Air India B747 cockpit after the final flight of “Agra” from DEL-BOM. Several aviation enthusiasts converged last-minute at Delhi to brave Covid and travel, sharing their memories with the visibly nostalgic crew. My long association with the Maharaja’s Queens started aboard AI’s first B747 “Emperor Ashoka” in 1971 and continued to the end, marking 50 unique years of travel on these fabulous jets.

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Finnographie VT-EVA

4,439 86 0 Boeing 747-437

Thank you for the edit Anshul

RutvijT VT-EVA

1,935 13 1 Boeing 747-437

“Agra” as AI401 from DEL on short final for NSCBIA on a winter morning as she approaches with gear down and full flaps set at 30 degrees, doing between 140-150 knots

Arjun Sarup VT-EVA

5,787 9 0 Boeing 747-437

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UK184 / VTI184 from Dhaka (DAC)

Aneesh Bapaye VT-TQO

154 3 0 Airbus A320-251N

Jash 787 DreamLiner VT-SUH

153 2 0 Bombardier Dash 8-Q402

6E5263 / IGO5263 from Chandigarh (IXC)

Aneesh Bapaye VT-IIR

199 2 0 Airbus A320-251N

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A wet morning departure for “Chäserrugg” from Rwy 14 at SSRIA

Arjun Sarup HB-JHR

240 0 0 Airbus A330-343

Aft section on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum

Arjun Sarup V-190

488 3 0 Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero

Radar flight trials aircraft on static display at Aero India 2023 carrying the name “Virupaksha” on the nose, a reference to the all-seeing Lord Shiva

Arjun Sarup LY7701

535 8 0 British Aerospace BAe 125-800A