Pics scanned 11 Feb 2001

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The following series were taken early on a clear November morning in 1999. Melbourne, Australia.

Aircraft on final approach runway 27.

B744 VH-OJF front-left (51094)
B744 VH-OJF rear-left (40702)
B744 9M-MPC abeam (61570)
B744 9M-MPC rear-left (55405)
Rare tail-view shot from the Middle Marker of a QF B767 on the localiser (69705)
Another QF B767 shot from the Middle Marker (71957)

Aircraft on final approach runway 34.

B744 9V-SML front-right (52510)
B744 9V-SML abeam 73716)
QF B737 abeam (25601)

The following series were taken early on a December morning in 1999. A cold front was rapidly approaching the airfield from the west. Strong gusty northwesterly winds. Melbourne, Australia.

Aircraft on final approach runway 34.

B744 9V-SMQ front-right (23728)
B744 9V-SMQ abeam (25273)
B744 VH-OJD front-right (24205)
B744 VH-OJD abeam (29747)
B744 9M-MPI front-right (27069)
B744 9M-MPI abeam (29266)

The following series were taken in mid December 1999 from an Ansett Australia A320, Melbourne to Adelaide.

Passing 1,000 feet or so, Melbourne Airport control tower in the foreground, with runway 34 in the background. (59080)
City of Adelaide from 2,000 feet AGL. Final approach runway 23. (76451)
Ground spoilers fully deployed on the landing roll (44434)
Adelaide VOR/DME "AD", 116.40 MHz (34465)

The following series were taken on the return flight Adelaide- Melbourne a few days later. Similar equipment.

Engine number 1 (45795)
All-moving horizontal stabiliser (31214)
Airbus wing with flaps at take-off setting. Taxiing to runway 23 (56070)
Passing overhead Glenelg beach after take-off (68364)
Turning east, abeam Adelaide airport (37562)
Another view, slightly higher (41809)
Flight deck of VH-HYH (46430)
Overhead panel (72638)
Centre and F/O's panel 54697)
City of Bendigo, Victoria. The airfield is barely visible at centre of pic (36339)

The following series were taken onboard Malaysia Airlines B737s on a flight from Kota Kinabalu to Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Rugged terrain and coastlines off Sabah (59733)
Singapore Changi Airport seen from the northeast. Apparently land is being reclaimed from the sea in preparation for construction of a third runway. (40769)
A closer view of Changi (53794)

The photographer looking very excited in the jumpseat of B744 9V-SMP from Melbourne to Singapore (64199)
Overhead circuit breaker panel on the B744 (143166)
Circuit breaker panel "P6" on the right side wall of the f/deck (126036)

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