The Queen of the Skies @Alexandroupolis Airport - The first B747 visit

Описание: (4K, multi cams, time-lapse)
Probably the first ever Boeing 747 on a passenger flight in Alexandroupolis airport (AXD/LGAL) history.
Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 N464MC landed at Alexandroupolis on 31 July 2021.

The flight of Atlas Air operated on behalf of Airborne U.S. Transportation Command "Camber" (CMB), carryng U.S. Army personel from Sofia and Alexandroupolis to Killeen Fort Hood Regional Airport TX (GRK/KGRK)

Flight details:
CMB-557 Sofia-Alexandoupolis landed 17:53LT runway 07
CMB-557 Alexandroupolis-Frankfurt-Hahn departed 19:29LT runway 25

there was also a birdstrike during take-off (minor incident). Video available here:    • Bird Strike on Boeing 747 during take-off  

Previous Boeing 747 visit at the airport noted on 15 July 2006, 15 years ago, but it was a training flight (non-commercial).
Few more visits by B747s noted before 2006, operated cargo flights.
Olympic Airways Boeing 747s flew at Alexandroupolis only for training. There is no confirmed passenger commercial flight at the airport after 2003.

Video index:
00:15 Alexandroupolis airport intro (balloons, General Aviation, Boeing 747!)
00:55 Atlas Air (CMB-557) landing runway 07 Cam#1
02:13 Atlas Air (CMB-557) landing runway 07 Cam#2
05:50 Taxi to apron Cam#1
08:20 Engines shut down (on blocks) - sound
09:28 Taxi to apron Cam#2
12:50 Aircraft on parking stand
16:54 Time-lapse from "on-blocks" to "chocks-off"
17:57 Start-up - sound
21:49 Taxi out
24:53 Take-off runway 25 - Cam#1 (bird strike seagull between engines 1 & 2)
26:25 Take-off runway 25 - Cam#2
27:42 Take-off runway 25 - Cam#3
28:11 Specific data/details for this aircraft
29:06 Technical data for this aircraft
29:29 Quick intro/details about Atlas Air
30:00 Photos of previous Boeing 747 visit of 15 July 2006 (Photos of the flight by AXD/HCAA)

Special thanks to all personel of Alexandroupolis Airport.

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