Diversions Part 2

Part 2 of the diversions into GRR. These are all digital images and are from 2005 to 2015. Once again a sampling of the best ones are included.

 Possibly the last NWA DC10 diversion before their retirement in 2007. This is July 2005.

London-DTW

 

This was the first A330 diversion also in July 2005.

Singapore Cargo B747-400F. Anchorage-Chicago flight with the storm heading our way.

 

 Rare early am diversion. This A330 landed 0600 if I recall.

 B757-300

 

 Even carriers that normally don't fly into GRR will make a cameo once and a while.

Spirit A319.

Seeing the end of the AAL MD-80's as they are being phased out of the fleet. They have been coming here since the mid 1980's. Scan below is from the early 90's.

 

Diversions Part 1

 

GRR being situated in between Chicago and Detroit, we tend to get a fair amount of diversions. Typically spring and summer storms will cause the best chance for these to pop into GRR. Here are scans from some of the best ones. 

 The only MD-11 visit ever that I can recall.

 The only AAL A300 visit ever as well. This was a fall time diversion and the crew timed out and had to stay the night.

 This DC10 was a 2 engine ferry from JFK-MSP with a fuel stop in GRR. You can see the rudder deflection well in the pictures.

 Saw lots of 757's (still do), but this is one is still sporting the old Orient paint scheme.

 First ever B747-400 diversion. Kansai (KIX) -DTW.

 Lots of 757/767 from both UAL and AAL.

 

 

 A little bit of everything on this Saturday evening.

 



DC10-40

Lockheed Jetstar

 One of the more iconic bizjets. Only a handful in active service still grace the skies today.

 LA Kings Jetstar 731

 N38BG and fleetmate Lear 55 in the mid 90's. N38BG changed to N95BD.

N95BK was seen here in Muskegon in the summer of 2012 before being scrapped. Cockpit shots are also from this bird. Probably the last pictures before its' demise.
N95BK was the same airplane as N95DB as seen above.

 Chased N377SA to Kalamazoo in Sept 2012 only to be very fortunate and catch it in Nov of 2012 without shooting through a fence.