| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N747NA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 747SP |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA |
| C/n (msn): | 21441 / 306 |
| Operator Titles: | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt |
| Aircraft Name: | Clipper Lindbergh |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cologne / BonnMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDDK IATA: CGN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 24 February 2021 |
| Photo by: | Erik Sleutelberg |
| Photo ID: | 340313 |
| Photo Comment |
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Departing after sunset for an 8.5h flight between Berlin and the Azores, up to FL430. The rear fuselage of this former PanAm and United 747SP was heavily modified for the in-flight opening doors, large enough to let the more than 2.5m diameter telescope of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) do its work. This photo is copyright © Erik Sleutelberg, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 February 2021, and has since been viewed 313 times. |