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ALAN_POTTS_20241205_MG_7862 by Alan Potts

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ALAN_POTTS_20241205_MG_7862

VH-SRQ, Fairchild Swearingen SA-227-DC Metro 23 (CN DC-871B) of Sharp Airlines touches down at Melbourne Essendon Airport following a service from King Island Airport. Essendon based Sharp operate to King and Flinders Islands as well at Tasmania. This 30 year old Metro has spent its whole career in Australia, initially as VH-HCB with Hazelton Airlines, then as VH-ANA with AirNorth before joining Sharp in 2021.
Not the best shot with a short cloudy period in an otherwise glorious sunny day and the aircraft landing with a hefty 90° crosswind wind on 26 rather than the expected 35 necessitating a swift change of shooting location. The very next departure was on 16. Australia clearly is actually back to front and upside down.