Remarks: The "Bowling Shoe" rockets off runway 25R at McCarran on a clear spring afternoon. Even though this really wasn't that long ago, it's incredible how much the hobby/industry has changed since then.
Remarks: This plane was delivered to Northwest on January 11, 1975 and retired on Sept. 11, 2006 with 131,000 hours and 28,000 cycles. It will soon be flying for World Airways.
Remarks: Northwest 57 Heavy from Amsterdam is on final for Runway 36R on a 100-plus degree Memphis August afternoon. Get your photos while you can - this flight will switch to an A330 at the end of October 2006. I did my part, catching the DC-10 on three consecutive afternoons.
