Three from me from my Flickr collection Regards Paul Nelhams https://www.flickr.com/photos/58611670@N04/ Up on the Tasman Glacier, New Zealand https://live.staticflickr.com/2886/10892696113_478c8f5ca1_b.jpg TopOfTheWorld by Paul Nelhams , on Flickr Sunset shot of Los Angeles Airport Christmas eve 20...

Shannon airport is no longer known for its military movements but was blessed this weekend by the arrival of a US Navy E-2C Hawkeye that arrived from the US via Keflavik and departed the next day for the French Navy airfield at Cuers - Pierrefeu. Rumour has it that its a spares ship (possibly in con...

18th August 2015 seemed to be a good day for visitors at my local Shannon https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50241917446_db48447f7f_h.jpg 166511/BH KC130J US Marines by Paul Nelhams , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50241276953_936f18601d_h.jpg P4QAZ DHC-8 Qazaq Air by Paul Nelhams , ...

Haven't posted in a while but we had a little excitement in Shannon for a change. The weather conditions were suitably poor (strong and gusty crosswinds) to entice Airbus to send the new Beluga to us for certification testing work. The plan was to test and gather data for crosswind handling during r...

Have to agree about the warbirds park it is really special. It can get really busy with aircraft movements and they were closing off access to the parking areas this year during the show as the majority of aircraft took part in the displays A couple more images from the week Lots of T-6's present ce...

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I'm glad somebody got at shot of the B-1 departure show, it looked (to coin and American phrase) Awesome! Full reheat set against the oncoming thunderstorms. I was too busy legging it back to the campsite before I got truly soaked and nearly missed altogether!

Many thanks for all the kind comments. This was my second visit to Oshkosh and I would recommend it to anyone but plan ahead as it is getting very popular! I camped onsite again this year and even the huge campsite was almost full by Sunday morning before the show. If you haven't been before plan to...

A selection of pics from this years aviation extravaganza at Oshkosh More at https://www.flickr.com/photos/58611670@N04/albums/72157699818713535/with/43112969115/ as I get around to processing them 1. Smart Grumman Avenger https://farm1.staticflickr.com/849/29969373728_e3d9c659af_b.jpg NL683G Grumma...

A couple of quick edits from me taken during the Friday show https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1762/29519869558_fb2bba4e43_b.jpg 3-IT Mirage 2000D Couteau Delta by Paul Nelhams , on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/842/42486443325_0f3245299f_b.jpg 58 Sukhoi Su27 Ukraine Air Force by Paul Nelhams ,...

Three from me Enjoy Lockheed-Martin's latest civvy version the LM-100J at the 2017 Paris Airshow https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4189/34755739434_0b67b8bb7f_b.jpg N5103D LM-100J Lockheed-Martin by Paul Nelhams , on Flickr UAE Air Force at Gatwick back in the 1980's https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3852...

Got wind of a tanker A330 visiting Shannon early today for a few hours of ground and flight testing. Didn't expect one in full Republic of Singapore Air Force colours so my lunch break today was spent at the fence. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4721/39548177055_fbf3f0e2cc_b.jpg EC-333 A330MRTT Sing...

Three from me EI-SAR Sikorsky S-61N Irish Coast Guard. Retired in December 2014 https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5333/8871514048_e917d27e83_b.jpg EISAR S-61 Irish Coast Guard by Paul Nelhams , on Flickr EI-ICU Sikorsky S-92A Irish Coast Guard at Shannon https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7474/16164422382_...

Caught this beauty recently on an evening mission departure from my local Shannon


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Many thanks for the kind words all Fab selection of aircraft. Are you at the fence everyday, or work there ? Trying to capture such a variety for us is challenging. Yes I work at the airport but I don't have any special sources of info other than the local grapvine and publically available info I al...

Now that 2017 is nearly done I thought I'd put together a summary of this years more interesting civil movements at my local airport that graced my camera. Shannon can be very quiet but gets a good variety of visitors over the year. Hope these give a flavor More on my Flikr site https://www.flickr.c...

A couple from my Flikr Site of interest Flikr https://www.flickr.com/photos/58611670@N04 Boeing X-32B The other contender for the JSF contest that brought us the F-35 Lightning. The X-32B has full conventional and VTOL take off performance but was ultimately unsuccessful. Pictured preserved at NAS P...

Was there another one that came through Monday. 83-0493? Yes 83-0493 arrived Monday evening and departed Tue morning. I am informed that this one was at RIAT in 2004 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4357/36496718683_5f23327794_b.jpg 830493 LC-130H NY Air Guard by Paul Nelhams , on Flickr

This week saw the transit of an polar LC-130H Hercules from the NY Air Guard. Not too common in Europe and only the 2nd in 10 years that I have seen in Shannon. This one apparently went to Landsberg in Germany and is now transitting back to the USA. Flikr Page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/58611670...

Hi All Shannon had another classic airliner visitor this morning when the evangelical relief agency Samaritans Purse sent their 48year old DC-8 through on a tech stop enroute from Jordan to the USA. Fewer than a dozen of these airliners are believed to be still operational (mostly in Africa) and thi...

I recently scanned a set of (badly underexposed) slides taken at the 1988 RAF Bentwaters Air Friendship Day and had a go at reworking them. I think the weather on the day was poor with low cloud and poor light plus KR64 in the camera didn't help. The show was a one day affair with a fairly typical a...

Last weekend we had a rare visit from a US Navy Orion here in Shannon. After some discussion about this aircraft (which arrived with a VP-1 callsign), it would seem that it is not what it appears on the surface. Comparison with other photos taken of this aircraft (Bu162772) show the sensor and aeria...

Always a treat now-a days to get a 747 in Shannon, but Sunday afternoon saw the 35 year old Saudi Royal Flight 747SP make a fuel stop enroute from Paris to the USA. Haven't caught this on camera since the late 1980's at Heathrow. Even managed some sunshine this time! Enjoy Paul Nelhams Flikr: https:...

Many thanks for all the kind responses, glad you like the pics. The aircraft arrived on the 20th January for a rumoured 3 to 4 weeks and is still present as of today (7th Feb) although may not be around for much longer. It has been flying about every 2-3 days a week at unpredictable times of day and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) deployed one of their P-3's to Shannon in early January for a few weeks investigating Atlantic storms. N42RF is a WP-3D Orion that recently returned to service after 19 months of maintenance and upgrades including a new colour scheme. Althou...

A couple of shots from 1980's Mildenhall shows https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8105/8543809391_ca69e016d5_c.jpg 26+66 by Paul Nelhams , on Flickr https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8376/8543809747_9ee2a5d327_c.jpg 61+16 by Paul Nelhams , on Flickr https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8390/8553036094_bbd63d7cc5_c....