Pope's arrival

[Graeme M]

Shepherd One

[Tim Bowrey]

Originally Posted by Graeme M

Shepherd One

It would have been good for them to have use Shepherd One rather than Alitalia 4000. What does the 4000 mean anyway? Does it have some relevance?

Tim

[James Herbert]

Thanks for the pics fella's. Especially like the 'follow me home' pic

[Jason Mac]

Originally Posted by James Herbert

Thanks for the pics fella's. Especially like the 'follow me home' pic

Follow me is one of my all time favourite photo's.

[Philip Argy]

Originally Posted by Tim Bowrey

It would have been good for them to have use Shepherd One rather than Alitalia 4000. What does the 4000 mean anyway? Does it have some relevance?

Tim

As I noted the other day, Alitalia has used AZ4000 as its flight number for the papal aircraft since 1964:
http://yssyforum.net/board/showpost....3&postcount=24

I do not know why, though.

[Jethro H]

Originally Posted by matthew mcdonald

Still no ideas when it is leaving?

She already has left. A C17 was parked there yesterday and they have bought on of the 707's back out onto the flight line... assuming to make space for the Army gear at the western end