The queen of the skies… the Boeing 747. What can I say about this aircraft…
-First commercial flight: January 1970
-More than 1,500 Boeing 747 left the factory
-Passenger and freighter version
Below I show 5 pictures of 5 different airliners.
TF-AAK Iron Maiden -Boeing 747-400 Iron Maiden paid a visit at Schiphol on 6 June 2016. The heavy metal band hired this aircraft for the Book of Souls World Tour. Two close-up pictures of this nice painted aircraft. On the front fuselage, you can see the name “Ed Force One” and all concert places.
PH-MPS Martinair -Boeing 747-400 freighter Martinair is a Dutch airline founded 24 May 1958 with pax flights. The first cargo aircraft from Martinair was introduced in 1991. The airline is nowadays part of Air France-KLM and flies around with only this aircraft.
N117UA United Air Lines -Boeing 747-400 (pax) This picture is made at Frankfurt Airport. United Air Lines retired all their Boeing 747-400. This aircraft is withdrawn from use since 28 October 2017. A lot of airliners retired their Boeing 747-400 for twin engines airplanes as the Boeing 787 (Dreamliner) and Airbus A 350.
9V-SFG Singapore Airlines Cargo -Boeing 747-400 freighter This picture is made at Brussel Airport. Unfortunately, you can't hear the sound. This Boeing 747 came over the houses of the nearby village Steenokkerzeel.
All pictures taken with a Canon 500D
camera and zoom lens 70-300mm
Greetings,
Planespotter
