Location: Prague, Turkey and Bahrain
Date: 27th and 28th January, 2009
Some pictures of a two-day trip out to Bahrain from London. The pictures are, at times, of dubious quality, as there were various bits of tinted glass, aircraft or weather getting in the way. But it was a great trip and I was given the chance to sit in the aircraft jump seat for the final leg from Prague back in to London and experience the testing conditions thrown up by London Area ATC and some pretty naff weather (700m visibility at 2 miles for landing) that the pilots had to contend with.
Parked in a corner of Prague airport is this CSA B737-400 OK-CGI.
There were a number of aircraft parked around the airport such as Sky Europe B737-700 OM-NGP.
Lurking in the misty distance are three CSA B737s in old and new schemes.
Two B737-300s of the now defunct Czech carrier Fischer Air.
OK-CED is one of two CSA A321s.
Refuelled and waiting for the off.
Snow-capped peaks of ther Bolkar Taurus mountains in Southern Turkey.
Another peak coverd by cloud.
The Bolkar Taurus mountain range.
Some sunshine at last!
Russian freighters are a common sight in the Guilf.
Two of Gulf Air's A319s with A9C-EU nearest the camera.
A319 A9C-BAX of Bahrain Air.
Departing Bahrain.
The Amiri ramp at Bahrain with a 747SP and 727 visible.
Downtaown Bahrain shrouded in mist.
THe Saudi coastline just north of Al Jubayl Industrial City.
A view across to Adana on approach into Incirlik in Turkey.
KC-135R 62-3539 an old Mildenhall stalwart now serving with the Turkish Air Force.
Fantastic combination of sky, cloud and land as we leave Incirlik.
The view up front.
Returning back across the Tuarus mountains.
It's amazing how different the view is from the cockpit.
More mountains in snow.
Sunset over Eastern Europe.
