September, the 1st. Calgary International Airport.
I was heading towards Gate 48 in the concourse D to join my crew for the first pairing in this month, and all of a sudden I noticed something that made me stop. It was a view of the plane looming outside on the tarmac, bridged to Gate 43.
To be honest, I saw this plane for the first time in my life. Well, sure I saw it pictured in aviation magazines , but never a real one. It took me an effort to remember the airplane’s make.
Ilyushin-62! - No, I’m jocking 
but they really look alike..
… and this fact was surely bringing about rounds of speculations on ‘who did what’ in the recent past. I mean, ‘who created an original idea, and who ‘borrowed’ it’
You can easily go ‘google’, and find the data on both.
I’m only to say that Ilyushin was a bit heavier with 370.000 lbs, Vickers weighs 335.000 lbs gross.
A look from the other side.
The plane was being readied for departure, and an information board by the gate showed it would be going to Gander. I believe, Gander was just an intermediate stop for this flight on its way to Europe.
(to be continued..)
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