Shannon Airport

Shannon 08/09/08

stored in full Saudi Arabian colours, Shannon 27/04/2009

Shannon 20/06/07

Shannon 21/06/07

ex VT-JCA of Jet Airways, Shannon 03/04/2013

ex Luxair 738 being prepared for service with Transaero, Shannon 03/04/2013

Shannon 03/04/2013

Arizona ANG tanker on a night-stop, Shannon 03/04/2013

Shannon 03/04/2013

What a peach! Shannon 03/04/2013

Shannon 25/03/2013

in Aeroflot colours but operated by the Soviet (Russian) Air Force. Shannon 26 May 1990

parked outside the SRS hangar at Shannon 23/05/92. This aircraft was delivered new to Iberia in 1968 as EC-BMV and finished its career with MK Airlines as 9G-MKD. However, it was damaged beyond repair in a crash landing at Port Harcourt, Nigeria on 17/12/96.

taxies past the the viewing balcony at Shannon 19/07/1980

"City of Indianapolis" taxies to the gate at Shannon 14/08/1984. This was the 2nd DC-10 to be built (c/n 46501) and made its first flight in January 1971 as N101AA but was later re-registered N10DC by McDonnell Douglas. In June 1977 it was acquired by Laker Airways (G-BELO) and named "Southern Belle". Following Laker's collapse in 1982 it moved on to American Trans Air in early '83. However, it returned to the UK register as G-GCAL with Cal-Air International in February 1986. Finally. it was bought by Project Orbis (Flying Eye Hospital) in November 1991 and after extensive conversion work it entered service with them in June 1994 registered N220AU and is still in service in 2012.

Shannon 14/08/84

"Speedbird 1" taxies in at Shannon 16/12/2009. This business class only flight makes a tech stop at Shannon while routing westbound from London City to New York JFK. All passengers can avail of the US Customs & Border pre-clearance during the stop over.

Shannon 03/08/1987