SAKURA TERMINAL
I invite you to day to the inauguration of the SAKURA TERMINAL at UTOPIA AIRPORT . The terminal is the home of Asian Airlines.
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| sakura from Fukushima, wikimedia commons |
Sakura is the Japanese term for ornemental cherry trees and their blossoms.
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| cherry blossoms in Kyoto / wikimedia commons |
Cherry blossom is an important part/event of Japanese culture as "Hanami" is the practice of picknicking under a blooming Sakura. The cherry blossoms symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming "en masse" and represents an enduring metaphor of the ephemeral nature of life
The 2006 Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C., USA by Andrew Bossi/ wikimedia commons
Aircraft gracing the SAKURA TERMINAL are for the time being :
CHINA AIRLINES B-1856 CARAVELLE III CN 170 HERPA 1/500
CN170 was first delivered to SAS as "Torki viking" on 13/3/064 , went to CATAIR (F-BUOE) in February 1974 and sold to China Airlines in April 1974. The frame was withdrawn from use in Taipei on October 1979.In addition to the above frame, China Airlines operated 3 other Caravelles :
B-1850 ex SWISSAIR HB-ICS "Uri" (cn 121) delivered on 4/10/1971,
B-1852 ex SWISSAIR HB-ICT "Schwyz" (cn 122) delivered on 12/1/1971, she crashed into the sea after an alleged bomb explosion while operating TPE-HKG killing its 25 occupants,
B-1854 ex SWISSAIR HB-ICX "Chur" (cn 121) delivered in 1973
THAI INTERNATIONAL HS-TGP B747-4D7 "THEPPRASIT" in retro livery(applied in Oct 2010). CN 26610, first flown on November 11,1994 and delivered to THAI on November 22, 1994.Herpa 1/500
BEAUTIFUL CV880-22M-4 OF CAT-Civil Air Transport (B1008),(Herpa 1/500). A single frame ordered by CAT and delievred in 1961, bought by Cathay Pacific in 1968 (VR-HGA) when CAT was declared bankrupt . Wet leased to Air Malta as N48059 from 1976 (Nov) to 1979.
BOEING 727-2F2 TC-JBG "ANKARA"- TURK HAVA YOLLARI.(HERPA 1/500) CN 20981 First flight on November 11,1974 and deliverd to THY on November 21, 1974. operated by Kibris Turk Hava Yollari from 1990 to 1998 when it was leased to Istanbul Airlines , returned to KTHY and sold to Buraq Air of Libya in 2002
The very rare A5-RGF AIRBUS A319-115 of DRUKAIR, ROYAL BHUTAN AIRLINES.(HERPA 1/500) CN 2306 delivered to Druk Air through Finkenwerder-Dubai-Paro on October 18, 2004.
BRISTOL 175-313 BRITANNIA 4X-AGB of EL AL (GeminiJets 1/400) was delivered to EL AL on October 19/10/1957, leased to British Eagle International Airlines as G-ARWX and sold to AIR SPAIN as EC-WFL, later EC-BFL). Airframe withdrawn from use in 172 and broken-up in 1974
Aeroclassics 1/400 Convair CV880-22M-3 of Cathay Pacific (VR-HFS) was born N8489H. Went to AirTrust Singapore (Sept.1975) and Orient Pacific Airways (Oct.1975). The frame was written-off after an aborted take-off in Singapore on 21/8/1976.
Thai Airways International Sud SE-210 Caravelle III "Srisoon thorn " (HS-TGH,Herpa 1/500) was delivered to SAS as OY-KRC "Faste Viking" on April 6,1960 and leased to Thai from October 1965 to March 1970 and returned to SAS as OY-KRC the same year. Withdrawn from use in 1974 and used for fire training at Arlanda Airport.
ILYUSHIN IL62M of AIR KORYO (P-885,Herpa 1/500). Delivered to the North Korean company in June 1979 and withdrawn of use in 2005. Currently stored at Pyongyang's Airport more on P-885 :
HAWKER SIDDELEY 121 TRIDENT 3 of CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION of CHINA (B-270,GeminiJets 1/400). First flight on August 26,1975 and delivered one month later to the airline. After only 6 years of service, the frame was transferred to the People's Liberation Air Force where she was withdrawn in 2010. She is stored at the Anschau Air Force Base.
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