(2022) 1/400 UK Model Airport

[Thomson737]

Hello. I am back in the 400 scale world after completing my revised version of my UK model airport. The purpose of this airport will eventually focus on modern day movements with a small flow of international destinations for passengers as well as a focus for cargo movements.

In the meantime, I want to go back in time once again with a main focus on key dates based on movements from Doncaster airport since it opened in 2005, although some movements will not focus from Doncaster. However, I do wish to showcase some models even before that time on this diorama. The main focus will be that of cargo.

We start with a general observation of the airport itself and a visit from Cargolux B747-400F LX-ICV City of Ettelbruck in July 1996

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[Thomson737]

Sometime in 2001 we had visits from Air Hong Kong B747-200F B-HMF and MK Airlines B747-200F 9G-MKI

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We also have a visit from a FedEx DC-10-30F N318FE

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[Thomson737]

On 6th November 2002 we had a night stop visit from this FedEx DC-10-30F N98FE which would then continue on ferry flight to Venice

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15th March 2003 welcomed a visit from this Atlas Air B747-400F N492MC operating from Huntsville and onward to Luxembourg for Panalpina

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[Thomson737]

A host of movements from 2004.

Starting with a Balkan Holidays Tu-154M LZ-HMN operating a Ski flight to Bulgaria on 21st February.

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28th April 2004 welcomed Air Atlanta Cargo B747-200F TF-ARM

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13th June 2004 welcomed another visit from Air Hong Kong with their B747-200F B-HMD

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[Claudio Shi]

Awesome

ZY

[Thomson737]

Awesome

ZY

Thank you.

9th May 2005 featured a visit from Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F D-ALCE 'WOW Powering World Trade' alongside based aircraft Thomsonfly B737-300 G-THOE and Thomsonfly B757-200 G-BYAI

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[Thomson737]

We had visits from two Polar Air Cargo B747-400s N450PA and N452PA respectively on 22nd July 2005

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25th August 2005, Korean Air Cargo B747-400F HL7601 is caught loading and departing while based Thomsonfly B737-300 G-THOE arrives and Thomsonfly B757-200 G-BYAN departs also.

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[Thomson737]

4th December 2005 - Polet Flight An-124 RA-82014 on the apron facing out so not need to require pushback. Based Thomsonfly B737-300 G-THOE departs alongside an additional movement including Thomas Cook B757-200 G-FCLB.

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[Thomson737]

MyTravel Airways A330-300 OY-VKG made for a surprise visit during a training session on 5th December 2005

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Cathay Pacific Cargo regularly visited and two notable movements were these B747-200Fs B-HMF and B-HVX with Asia's World City titles, dates unknown

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[Thomson737]

3rd January 2006 featured this Atlantic Airlines L-188 Lockheed Electra G-LOFD in the company of a Ryanair B737-800 EI-DAV

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5th January 2006 welcomed the visit of this easyJet A319 in for training

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[Thomson737]

4th April 2006 offered a variation to see in all shapes and sizes. Ryanair B737-800 EI-DAV operating the regular FR552/553 service from and to Dublin. Thomsonfly B757-200 G-BYAN operating an inbound from Malaga as TOM3357 before heading out as TOM3782 to Palma as seen here. British Airways (Loganair) Saab 340 G-LGNB believed to be a divert sat stationary which later departed to Edinburgh. Ocean Airlines B747-200F I-OCEA in from Nairobi as VCX953 which would then go on to Maastricht.

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[Thomson737]

Two charter movements in 2006 included this Arkefly A320 EC-JRU on lease from Iberworld - 22nd April. The Corsair B747-400 F-HSEX arrived from Cyprus with evacuees from Lebanon on 23rd July.

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[Thomson737]

Here are move movements from 2006 offering a range of liveries and welcome visitors.

29th May 2006 welcomed this chartered Air Europa B737-800 EC-IYI operating as TOM002

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23rd November 2006 offered a chance for training for this Oasis Hong Kong B747-400 B-LFA

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Flybe BAe 146-300 G-JEBG and TNT Airways B737-300QC OO-TNG (Unknown date)

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Neos B767-300 EI-DMJ (Unknown date)

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[Thomson737]

20th February 2007 - more than likely a chartered football flight for this Air Nostrum CRJ-900 EC-JZV

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27th August 2007 welcomed this Libyan Air Cargo An-124 5A-DKL with based Thomsonfly B737-300 G-THOE in the background

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1st October 2007 featured another CRJ visit in the form of this Brit Air (Air France) CRJ-700 F-GRZN operating another special charter

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