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Posted: 18 Jun 2013

Taken: 07 Aug 1997

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Delta Tristar

Delta Tristar
Delta Air Lines N769DL, a Lockheed L1011 Tristar 500 at Manchester.
Thu7Aug97. Scanned

Back in the day, this fence was all that separated us from wandering on to the airfield.
This was taken from a spot near what is now the Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park, and the fence is somewhat more substantial, as this image shows:-
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SV1XV, tiabunna, Ulrich John, Percy Schramm have particularly liked this photo

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 Tractacus
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There was always something special about the Tristars. HFF!
7 years ago.
 Tractacus
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Many thanks. HFF!
7 years ago.
 Tractacus
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Times were less paranoid back then. Strangely enough, the last Tristar I saw was also here at Manchester, in 2013... HFF!
7 years ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
ha ha - you'd think a plane like that would deserve a sturdier fence! HFF.
7 years ago.
 Tractacus
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Hi Steve. Unfortunately, we'll never get those times back. HFF!
7 years ago.

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