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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

very very sad to see this.

what happened to the plans to convert them to Freighters?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hopefully i will be in Kemble next week to get some pictures of the two AI birds being parted out.

Lets see... it is a scary sight though, sad.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

April 4, 2009



April 5, 2009

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

this is in deed sad. but nice pix dude.. looking forward for more from you on this.

RIP VT EVX
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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2009 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

okay folks.. so the tail section is off.. Sad

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-India/Boeing-747-337M/1523414/L/
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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2009 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wheres the other 743?
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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Two more AI birds at Kemble:

VT-EVX Loni:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-India/Airbus-A310-308/1523169/

VT-EVW Cauvery:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-India/Airbus-A310-304/1523167/
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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

D-ABTH wrote:
wheres the other 743?



the other one VT EPW shivaji as of last week of April.. was parked at BOM fading in the sun near the AI hangars.
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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks for the info
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PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 3:49 pm    Post subject: VT-EPX Reply with quote

Hi guys,
since im new to all this i'm wondering-what's so special about narsimha varman?
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PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 3:52 pm    Post subject: Re: VT-EPX Reply with quote

devavrata wrote:
Hi guys,
since im new to all this i'm wondering-what's so special about narsimha varman?


It' one of AI's old classics. Also, it was among the last Boeing 747-300s built by Boeing.
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PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

May 09, 2009


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PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't know what pleasure people are getting seeing this bird being stripped bit bit. Sad
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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 4:30 pm    Post subject: Re: VT-EPX Reply with quote

devavrata wrote:

since im new to all this i'm wondering-what's so special about narsimha varman?


Hi devavrata and welcome to AI.net! If you'd like to, it would be great if you could introduce yourself on the member introductions thread.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

These were taken an Kemble in Sept.

VT-EPX's cockpit section is in the foreground, sitting on the ground in front ot the yellow truck.






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PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a sad sight Sad
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really Sad to see this but, what is that Clickair 320 doing in there ?
Is it in line to be scrapped too ?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

xterra wrote:
D-ABTH wrote:
wheres the other 743?



the other one VT EPW shivaji as of last week of April.. was parked at BOM fading in the sun near the AI hangars.


Found this pic of EPW from April 2009, the only one I've seen of her after retirement.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have not been to our spotting location since long time but i assume as of January first week EPW still is parked at the same place..
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I have not been to our spotting location since long time but i assume as of January first week EPW still is parked at the same place..


It is still there. Saw it a couple of days ago.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was able to get this pic of VT-EPW on May 22nd.



Looks as if its being scrapped.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks a bunch !! That's a great pic !
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Took these (poor quality) pics of VT-EPW yesterday.








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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

VT-EPW @ BOM on August 15th 2010.

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VT-EPW, Shivaji being scrapped at Bombay by Himmat Rathore, on Flickr
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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VT-EPW @ BOM on August 15th 2010.


Thanks for that amazingly clear pic !

This one was posted by member saif.747 in the Trip Reports section, as seen on 14th April 2010.


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From avbuff, as seen in Feb 2011.


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shivaji Rotting away near the Air India Hangers.
Photo taken somewhere in Mid 2010.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was lucky to be onboard Shivaji during one of her last flights - Aug 2008
here are some pics from the same:







Juhu Airport, seen just after take off from VABB

Juhu Beach, seen after take off from VABB

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Shivaji" on Oct 2011


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Do you have a larger size of the pic ?
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Do you have a larger size of the pic ?


Let me know your mail ID, I can mail it to you.
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