Notes:

I didn't even know what this was until I got home - what a catch! And it flew past just moments after arriving at the roadside spotting location [EOS 7D 1200px]

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Aircraft

UP-I6209 - Ilyushin IL-62M - Trust Air Company

Jevgeni Ivanov UP-I6209
2,311 6 0 Ilyushin IL-62M
UP-I6209 - Ilyushin IL-62M - Trust Air Company

Felix Reuter UP-I6209
3,348 5 0 Ilyushin IL-62M
UP-I6209 - Ilyushin IL-62M - Trust Air Company

IL-62 is resting on a beautiful autumn afternoon

phil greiml UP-I6209
3,326 7 0 Ilyushin IL-62M

Photo location

A6-EIY - Airbus A320-232 - Etihad Airways

Aerospotters_ A6-EIY
117 5 0 Airbus A320-232
ES-SAG - Airbus A320-232 - IndiGo (Smartlynx Estonia)

Aerospotters_ ES-SAG
194 5 0 Airbus A320-232
A6-EQA - Boeing 777-31HER - Emirates

Aerospotters_ A6-EQA
1,289 12 2 Boeing 777-31HER

Photographer

ZS-OBK - McDonnell Douglas MD-82 - 1Time Airline

The crew discusses the landing as we approach Cape Town[1200px]

Gareth Forwood ZS-OBK
10,318 6 0 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
ZS-OTG - Boeing 737-436 - British Airways (Comair)

Both pilots were looking directly at me when I took this shot, and I realised later that so was the windsock [EOS 7D 1200px]

Gareth Forwood ZS-OTG
5,740 2 0 Boeing 737-436
ZS-SXB - Airbus A340-313E - South African Airways

The aircraft that will take me on my connecting flight to Sydney lands as we taxi to the terminal after landing from Cape Town [EOS 7D 1200px]

Gareth Forwood ZS-SXB
6,032 4 0 Airbus A340-313E

Registration

UP-I6209

Photo Date

Feb 05, 2011

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Notes

I didn't even know what this was until I got home - what a catch! And it flew past just moments after arriving at the roadside spotting location [EOS 7D 1200px]

Camera

Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L USM IS Show Exif data
UP-I6209 - Ilyushin IL-62M - Trust Air Company

Jevgeni Ivanov UP-I6209
2,311 6 0 Ilyushin IL-62M
UP-I6209 - Ilyushin IL-62M - Trust Air Company

Felix Reuter UP-I6209
3,348 5 0 Ilyushin IL-62M
UP-I6209 - Ilyushin IL-62M - Trust Air Company

IL-62 is resting on a beautiful autumn afternoon

phil greiml UP-I6209
3,326 7 0 Ilyushin IL-62M
A6-EIY - Airbus A320-232 - Etihad Airways

Aerospotters_ A6-EIY
117 5 0 Airbus A320-232
ES-SAG - Airbus A320-232 - IndiGo (Smartlynx Estonia)

Aerospotters_ ES-SAG
194 5 0 Airbus A320-232
A6-EQA - Boeing 777-31HER - Emirates

Aerospotters_ A6-EQA
1,289 12 2 Boeing 777-31HER
ZS-OBK - McDonnell Douglas MD-82 - 1Time Airline

The crew discusses the landing as we approach Cape Town[1200px]

Gareth Forwood ZS-OBK
10,318 6 0 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
ZS-OTG - Boeing 737-436 - British Airways (Comair)

Both pilots were looking directly at me when I took this shot, and I realised later that so was the windsock [EOS 7D 1200px]

Gareth Forwood ZS-OTG
5,740 2 0 Boeing 737-436
ZS-SXB - Airbus A340-313E - South African Airways

The aircraft that will take me on my connecting flight to Sydney lands as we taxi to the terminal after landing from Cape Town [EOS 7D 1200px]

Gareth Forwood ZS-SXB
6,032 4 0 Airbus A340-313E
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sanatgaba

Amazing Catch! must have been an Amazing experience seeing this Smoker Coming in to land!!