B748i N22062 'John Glenn' shots

[TCA2050]

161217 @KLAS, McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas
The conversion of N378AN that we took over from 'American' is ready and I can proudly present to you N22062 - 'John Glenn':

   

   

   

   

   

   


A BIG THANK YOU goes out to Jack of course !

I'm very happy with this repaint in a way that we named it in memory of one of my favourite astronauts that regretfully passed away last week.

Ever since I got my first "Mercury/Apollo book" from my mum when I was like about 6 years old I wanted to become an astronaut...
Never happened, but it sure kept my interest for the vastness of space fueled.... so this was followed by more books, Star Trek... from the early years on..., Space 1999, Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica....
Since about 8 years now I'm a boardmember of the 'Beisbroek/Cozmix' Observatory in Bruges and I can say that I also kind-of have my mum to thank for that.

http://www.cozmix.be/en/waarnemerswerkgroep

Some astronomy related pictures I took myself can be found here at my Flickr account.


The registration for this aircraft; N22062 has an extra meaning, in that John Glenn had his flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962.
He showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union.

https://www.nasa.gov/content/profile-of-john-glenn

I think our Tradewind Alaska 'flagship', the 748i, is truely worthy of carrying that name and legacy.

[Snowboss]

Wow Stefaan, that is a Super looking aircraft and it is a great honor to John Glenn, a great person. I would add, Great looking paint job Jack!!!

[CBreuer]

Stefaan, I must say that I first saw the name and the registration number and that I thought of something like what you wrote, but I neither looked at all the pictures nor at the text, but I 'asked' Google and it came up with the meaning as I expected.

Very nice done by you guys and a big honor for a great astronaut.

[TCA2050]

161221 @PHNL, Honolulu International Airport, near the United maintenance center to the right of RW04R

   

[Snowboss]

Stefaan, nice shot of the Queen of the Sky! I have a question, did you tie it up to the light pole!

[TCA2050]

161228 Arrival ILS RW18R @KDFW, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

   

[Snowboss]

The Queen is looking good, Stefaan!!