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Finnair Having Exciting Debut With Brand New Caravelle

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Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting faithfully accurate historic recreation of one of very first fights flown by Finnair airline's brand new first Caravelle which was from EFHK Helsinki-Vantaa Airport located in the neighbouring city of Vantaa 10.6 miles north of center of Helsinki to ESSA Stockholm Arlanda Airport located near the town of Märsta 23 miles north of Stockholm.  

Originally  I thought the flight mentioned above was also first commercial flight flown by Finnair's first Caravelle which was the reason I recreated the flight and made screenshots out of it but after discussion with Finnish Aviation museum, the museum officials told me that the actual first flight flown by Finnair's first Caravelle was on 1 Apr 60 from Helsinki to Copenhagen but they assured me that the route from EFHK to ESSA was one of first routes offered by Finnair's first Caravelle.

Presenting exciting recreation of one of the first flights by Finnair's first Caravelle

Finishing pushback from gate 28

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Nice wing view of the airport

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Turning on headlights

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Check out brand new tires!!

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Another wing view of the airport

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You can see the new headlight!

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Starting engines which result into white smoke as result of
freezing winter weather

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Making long taxi to short of runway 04R

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Still taxiing while following well lighted taxiway strobe markings

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Notice the registration number of Finnair's first Caravelle

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What do you expect from Finnish winter full of high snows?

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Arriving at short of runway 04R holding position awaiting for
take off clearance from EFHK airport tower controllers

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Still holding  yeah  EFHK is busy airport!!

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Check out DHL trucks in background

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Take off clearance is granted and time to enter into
runway for take off!!

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Roaring down the runway spewing snow dust during take off run

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Airbore on climb to FL240 retracting its landing gear

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Still climbing with background view of highway route number 45

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Making left 180 degree turn toward west

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Still in middle of the left turn while the plane's right wing
is being engulfed by clouds

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Because  of regulations of the forums not allowing more than 20 screenshots per post, please be kind enough to go to this

hyperlink to view the rest of exciting flight.

Here is the link:  https://calclassic.proboards.com/thread/10982/finnair-having-exciting-debut-caravelle

Thank you for viewing.  Stay tuned for next exciting
flight.  Thanks to Finnish Aviation museum for assisting
me in history of Finnair airline's use of Caravelles

Regards,

Aharon

 

Edited by Aharon

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Nice set. And well-researched too!

Aharon: Lovely series and historical tidbits with the Caravelle from AFG... that had introduced me to this unique plane.... Recall flying it regularly in the SIM ....

Thanks for posting...!!

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