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Andz From South Africa, joined Feb 2004, 8298 posts, RR: 11
Posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2280 times:

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While going through some old photographs I found this one:

Where was it taken? I guess the gate number visible above the aircraft might give it away, but for extra points WHEN was it taken?

After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says WTF...

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Titch From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 328 posts, RR: 5
Reply 1, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 2124 times:

Okay. I'll take a stab at the airport being Houston (IAH) and the photo being taken sometime in the early '90s, say either 1991 or 1992.

What do I win? Big grin

Cheers,
Titch

I'll make weapons out of my imperfections

Vasu From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 3761 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 2043 times:

...such a nice-looking aircraft

DLPMMM From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 3535 posts, RR: 9
Reply 3, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 2042 times:

How about Wichita, Kansas (IAB)?

Visityyj From Canada, joined Jun 2000, 519 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1863 times:

Quoting Titch (Reply 1):
I'll take a stab at the airport being Houston (IAH)

For sure. Gate D10.

ASEFlyer From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 163 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1704 times:

I'd recognize those east texas piney woods in any photo!

Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7
Reply 6, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1664 times:

Wow... You totally had me going for a second. I have a shot of the exact same plane at the exact same airport, only at the adjacent gate and with a BCal replacement nose cone! Yes, it is definitely Houston and taken from inside the International Arrivals building:

http://www.opshots.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-4190

Kinda miss those piney woods....

AlexPorter From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1584 times:

IAH is one of the few airports where trees, not landmarks or water, give it away. Line of pine trees, flat, off in the distance, brown grass, and served with a BA widebody? Gotta be IAH. As for the year, no idea. Before the late 1990s.

Evan767 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2957 posts, RR: 2
Reply 8, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1534 times:

I say the photo was taken August 25, 1994... Am I right?

The proper term is "on final" not "on finals" bud...

Andz From South Africa, joined Feb 2004, 8298 posts, RR: 11
Reply 9, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1480 times:

Yes I knew this wouldn't be a challenge, it is indeed IAH and was taken in 1990, I was trying to find the exact date yesterday but no luck yet. Here's another old classic taken on the same day.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/andzz/CO747.jpg

After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says WTF...

PerthGloryFan From Australia, joined Oct 2000, 751 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1400 times:

Quoting AlexPorter (Reply 7):
IAH is one of the few airports where trees, not landmarks or water, give it away. Line of pine trees, flat, off in the distance, brown grass, and served with a BA widebody? Gotta be IAH.

Not been to many airports then Smile

My first take was that it was PER - trees, not landmarks or water, give it away. Line of eucalyptus trees, flat, off in the distance, brown grass - but I couldn't remember if any BA DC10s ever made it here - as far as I know only B747s were used. Then I saw the stand sign was wrong - black and white, not yellow with black text, and not numbered in the 50s like the airside international stands are here.

PGF

Chase From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 1054 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 1280 times:

Yay, I got one of these "guess the airport"s right finally Smile

Just curious, why does the sign say IAB when it's at IAH?

Junction From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 766 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 1197 times:

Quoting Chase (Reply 11):
why does the sign say IAB when it's at IAH?

IAB stood for international arrivals building. Those gates have all since been changed to D gates as in terminal D.

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