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D-ABTH Member
Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 837 Location: VABB :: BOM
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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very very sad to see this.
what happened to the plans to convert them to Freighters? _________________ If it aint Boeing.. I aint going. |
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deaphen Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 933 Location: India
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Hopefully i will be in Kemble next week to get some pictures of the two AI birds being parted out.
Lets see... it is a scary sight though, sad.
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747-237 Member
Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11363 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom
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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:17 am Post subject: |
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April 4, 2009
April 5, 2009
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xterra Member
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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this is in deed sad. but nice pix dude.. looking forward for more from you on this.
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xterra Member
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D-ABTH Member
Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 837 Location: VABB :: BOM
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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wheres the other 743? _________________ If it aint Boeing.. I aint going. |
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Aiel Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 927 Location: Bangalore
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xterra Member
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:25 am Post subject: |
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D-ABTH wrote: | wheres the other 743? |
the other one VT EPW shivaji as of last week of April.. was parked at BOM fading in the sun near the AI hangars. _________________ ~~~Indian Aviation Photographers~~~ |
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D-ABTH Member
Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 837 Location: VABB :: BOM
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the info _________________ If it aint Boeing.. I aint going. |
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devavrata Member
Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 1
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: VT-EPX |
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Hi guys,
since im new to all this i'm wondering-what's so special about narsimha varman? |
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Spiderguy252 Member
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 4259 Location: Indian Ocean
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: VT-EPX |
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devavrata wrote: | Hi guys,
since im new to all this i'm wondering-what's so special about narsimha varman? |
It' one of AI's old classics. Also, it was among the last Boeing 747-300s built by Boeing. _________________ Yeah. |
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747-237 Member
Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11363 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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May 09, 2009
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Aseem Member
Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2841 Location: YYZ
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know what pleasure people are getting seeing this bird being stripped bit bit. |
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Nimish Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: VT-EPX |
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devavrata wrote: |
since im new to all this i'm wondering-what's so special about narsimha varman? |
Hi devavrata and welcome to AI.net! If you'd like to, it would be great if you could introduce yourself on the member introductions thread. _________________ We miss you Nalini! |
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747-237 Member
Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11363 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:13 am Post subject: |
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These were taken an Kemble in Sept.
VT-EPX's cockpit section is in the foreground, sitting on the ground in front ot the yellow truck.
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HamiltonAir Member
Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 937 Location: Bangalore
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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What a sad sight _________________ HamiltonAir |
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Manish Soni Member
Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 102 Location: LHR
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Really Sad to see this but, what is that Clickair 320 doing in there ?
Is it in line to be scrapped too ? |
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:34 am Post subject: |
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xterra wrote: | D-ABTH wrote: | wheres the other 743? |
the other one VT EPW shivaji as of last week of April.. was parked at BOM fading in the sun near the AI hangars. |
Found this pic of EPW from April 2009, the only one I've seen of her after retirement.
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xterra Member
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO
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Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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I have not been to our spotting location since long time but i assume as of January first week EPW still is parked at the same place.. _________________ ~~~Indian Aviation Photographers~~~ |
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vivekman Member
Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 1897 Location: BOM
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Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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xterra wrote: | I have not been to our spotting location since long time but i assume as of January first week EPW still is parked at the same place.. |
It is still there. Saw it a couple of days ago.
- Vivek _________________ Boeing makes planes. Airbus makes videogames! |
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himmat01 Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1392 Location: DEL
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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I was able to get this pic of VT-EPW on May 22nd.
Looks as if its being scrapped. _________________ Save Maharashtra! |
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks a bunch !! That's a great pic ! _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Took these (poor quality) pics of VT-EPW yesterday.
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himmat01 Member
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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himmat01 wrote: | VT-EPW @ BOM on August 15th 2010. |
Thanks for that amazingly clear pic !
This one was posted by member saif.747 in the Trip Reports section, as seen on 14th April 2010.
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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From avbuff, as seen in Feb 2011.
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sanatgaba Member
Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 31 Location: Mumbai
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Shivaji Rotting away near the Air India Hangers.
Photo taken somewhere in Mid 2010.
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ArpitAgrawal Member
Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 178 Location: Delhi
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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I was lucky to be onboard Shivaji during one of her last flights - Aug 2008
here are some pics from the same:
Juhu Airport, seen just after take off from VABB
Juhu Beach, seen after take off from VABB
_________________ Cheers
Arpit
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Aiel Member
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Aiel wrote: | "Shivaji" on Oct 2011
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Do you have a larger size of the pic ? _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Aiel Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 927 Location: Bangalore
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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747-237 wrote: | Aiel wrote: | "Shivaji" on Oct 2011
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Do you have a larger size of the pic ? |
Let me know your mail ID, I can mail it to you. _________________ My Flickr photos
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