Ipso Facto
21st April 2016, 16:36
Just back from a fortnight in Malaysia and Vietnam, courtesy of KLM (B.777-200 and 300) and Air Asia (Airbus A320).
Some photos have been published in the Gallery, but I couldn't get near other interesting aircraft, such as two of the original three B.747-200 freighters allegedly abandoned at Kuala Lumpur airport (KUL). An Interesting story about them can be found by using this link: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-08/malaysia-hunting-mystery-owner-who-abandoned-three-boeing-747-its-airport
The old American H.A.S. (Hardened Aircraft Shelters) on the far side of Da Nang airport are still much in evidence. Whilst taxiing in an A320, I did catch some interesting glimpses of various models of Migs literally stuffed inside some of the HAS, Mil Mi-6 helicopters stored in individual shelters and a glorious example of a Mil Mi-4 helicopter, clearly no longer in use but looking fairly intact. A pair of sky-blue coloured Mig 21s posed as interceptors on a ramp, but I think that they were just for show.
Vietnam Airlines were in evidence at Da Nang airport (DAD) with an Airbus A330 and what looked like A321s. I also saw three of their ATR72-500s on the ramp. Other than our Air Asia A320, the only other 'foreigner' I saw was the ubiquitous B.737 of Singapore Airlines.
DAD doesn't have much of an international airline presence and taking unauthorized photographs can land you in trouble! :eek:
Some photos have been published in the Gallery, but I couldn't get near other interesting aircraft, such as two of the original three B.747-200 freighters allegedly abandoned at Kuala Lumpur airport (KUL). An Interesting story about them can be found by using this link: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-08/malaysia-hunting-mystery-owner-who-abandoned-three-boeing-747-its-airport
The old American H.A.S. (Hardened Aircraft Shelters) on the far side of Da Nang airport are still much in evidence. Whilst taxiing in an A320, I did catch some interesting glimpses of various models of Migs literally stuffed inside some of the HAS, Mil Mi-6 helicopters stored in individual shelters and a glorious example of a Mil Mi-4 helicopter, clearly no longer in use but looking fairly intact. A pair of sky-blue coloured Mig 21s posed as interceptors on a ramp, but I think that they were just for show.
Vietnam Airlines were in evidence at Da Nang airport (DAD) with an Airbus A330 and what looked like A321s. I also saw three of their ATR72-500s on the ramp. Other than our Air Asia A320, the only other 'foreigner' I saw was the ubiquitous B.737 of Singapore Airlines.
DAD doesn't have much of an international airline presence and taking unauthorized photographs can land you in trouble! :eek: