Notes:

The combination of low sun and a steep climb away from an aborted approach leads to strong lighting on the underside of this Tristar, highlighting details including the air-to-air refuelling equipment at the rear of the fuselage.

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Aircraft

ZD948 - Lockheed Tristar KC.1 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Eddie Heisterkamp ZD948
1,878 9 0 Lockheed Tristar KC.1
ZD948 - Lockheed Tristar KC.1 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Photo taken from a Tristar over the North Sea

Graham Dinsdale Collection ZD948
4,562 59 1 Lockheed Tristar KC.1
ZD948 - Lockheed Tristar KC.1 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Simi ZD948
1,845 5 0 Lockheed Tristar KC.1

Photo location

ZM409 - Airbus A400M Atlas C.1 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

AdamSpotter ZM409
2,496 2 0 Airbus A400M Atlas C.1
ZZ336 - Airbus A330-243(MRTT) Voyager KC.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

AdamSpotter ZZ336
1,639 5 0 Airbus A330-243(MRTT) Voyager KC.2
ZZ332 - Airbus A330-243(MRTT) Voyager KC.3 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Flying no nozomi ZZ332
4,197 5 0 Airbus A330-243(MRTT) Voyager KC.3

Photographer

UR-CGV - Antonov An-12BK - Meridian Aviation

Smoky take-off from runway 15 in evening sunshine, having brought in urgent cargo from Graz earlier in the day

John Gregory UR-CGV
2,355 1 0 Antonov An-12BK
PH-CKC - Boeing 747-406ERF - KLM Cargo

Taxiing for a runway 27 departure back to Montreal to pick up its second load of F1 cars returning to the UK after the Canadian Grand Prix

John Gregory PH-CKC
2,067 1 0 Boeing 747-406ERF
PH-EZA - Embraer 190-100STD - KLM Cityhopper

The first visit of a KLM Embraer to Birmingham - seen here rolling down runway 33 for take-off back to Schiphol in winter sunshine

John Gregory PH-EZA
2,515 0 0 Embraer 190-100STD

Registration

ZD948

Photo Date

Oct 16, 2008

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Notes

The combination of low sun and a steep climb away from an aborted approach leads to strong lighting on the underside of this Tristar, highlighting details including the air-to-air refuelling equipment at the rear of the fuselage.

Camera

ZD948 - Lockheed Tristar KC.1 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Eddie Heisterkamp ZD948
1,878 9 0 Lockheed Tristar KC.1
ZD948 - Lockheed Tristar KC.1 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Photo taken from a Tristar over the North Sea

Graham Dinsdale Collection ZD948
4,562 59 1 Lockheed Tristar KC.1
ZD948 - Lockheed Tristar KC.1 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Simi ZD948
1,845 5 0 Lockheed Tristar KC.1
ZM409 - Airbus A400M Atlas C.1 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

AdamSpotter ZM409
2,496 2 0 Airbus A400M Atlas C.1
ZZ336 - Airbus A330-243(MRTT) Voyager KC.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

AdamSpotter ZZ336
1,639 5 0 Airbus A330-243(MRTT) Voyager KC.2
ZZ332 - Airbus A330-243(MRTT) Voyager KC.3 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Flying no nozomi ZZ332
4,197 5 0 Airbus A330-243(MRTT) Voyager KC.3
UR-CGV - Antonov An-12BK - Meridian Aviation

Smoky take-off from runway 15 in evening sunshine, having brought in urgent cargo from Graz earlier in the day

John Gregory UR-CGV
2,355 1 0 Antonov An-12BK
PH-CKC - Boeing 747-406ERF - KLM Cargo

Taxiing for a runway 27 departure back to Montreal to pick up its second load of F1 cars returning to the UK after the Canadian Grand Prix

John Gregory PH-CKC
2,067 1 0 Boeing 747-406ERF
PH-EZA - Embraer 190-100STD - KLM Cityhopper

The first visit of a KLM Embraer to Birmingham - seen here rolling down runway 33 for take-off back to Schiphol in winter sunshine

John Gregory PH-EZA
2,515 0 0 Embraer 190-100STD
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Edwin Chai - AirTeamImages
Edwin Chai - AirTeamImages

Excellent shot, John! Love those lights!