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ID 57909 Views: 452 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Life Flight - Metrohealth System Aerospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil	Off Airport (Pepper Pike) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	Kathryn Leavitt Contact
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	N5786X (cn 1492) Taken around 1985 at the Pepper Pike Fire Station on Shaker Blvd. This aircraft was built in 1982. In 1987, it was re-registered and exported to Australia becoming VH-TQY, then VH-WFX, then VH-ENC at the end of 2005. As of April 2006 it's registered VH-ENC and is operated by Sydney Helicopters on sightseeing tours. To date it has worn at least four liveries. This is a photo of a photo my dad took as a Pepper Pike firefighter.

ID 57908 Views: 679 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Life Flight - Metrohealth System Aerospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil	Off Airport (Pepper Pike) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	Kathryn Leavitt Contact
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	N5786X (cn 1492) A photo of a photo taken by my dad when he was a firefighter for the Pepper Pike Fire Department. Circa 1985. Cleveland Metro Life Flight was founded in 1982 as the first air medical program in the area. From 1958 until 1989, the hospital was known as Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital. In '89 it became The MetroHealth System that it's known as today. According to the hospital, its Life Flight program is its most recognizable symbol of its leadership in trauma. For years the hospital operated Sikorsky S-76s. As of 2009, the program operates 3 Eurocopter EC145s.

ID 15899 Views: 533 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Airport Buildings/Property Airport Overview	Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW/KDTW) USA - Michigan, - -, 1985	N960DL Contact
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	Multiple (cn Multiple) Here is the scene at DTW circa summer 1985 or 1986. Visible are a PanAm 727-200, a Total Air L-1011, an American Trans Air DC-10, two Republic new livery Convairs, and a United 767-200.

ID 6284 Views: 616 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Airport Buildings/Property Airport Overview	Newark - Liberty International Airport (EWR/KEWR) USA - New Jersey, - -, 1985	RichRock Contact
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	None (cn None) The new PEOPLExpress (Continental now) terminal is nearly complete back in what I believe was 1985..Shot from People 737-200

ID 6281 Views: 728 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	PEOPLExpress Boeing 737-217 Adv	Newark - Liberty International Airport (EWR/KEWR) USA - New Jersey, - -, 1985	RichRock Contact
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	N433PE (cn 19886) Lots of People planes in Newark back in 1985

ID 6280 Views: 618 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	RichRock Contact
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	Unknown (cn Unknown) United DC-8 getting pushed back in preparation for ORD

ID 5928 Views: 350 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	TV - WHIO Dayton Bell 206B Jet Ranger	Dayton - James M. Cox Dayton International (DAY/KDAY) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	richillini Contact
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	N207TV (cn 2696) Daring photographer hanging out the door at the Dayton Air Show in the mid 80's

ID 5925 Views: 534 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II	Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR/KMYR) USA - South Carolina, - -, 1985	richillini Contact
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	Unknown (cn Unknown) Taken back in the mid 80's when Myrtle Beach was an active AFB as well as commercial airport

ID 4713 Views: 558 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Rich International Lockheed L-1011-385-1 Tristar 1	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	trs299 Contact
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	N313EA (cn 193A-1020) Taken in 1985. Preparing to depart for Las Vegas.

ID 3221 Views: 575 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-251B	Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW/KDTW) USA - Michigan, - -, 1985	RichRock Contact
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	N632US (cn 23112) N632US is now wearing new Northwest Cargo c/s as N632NW.

ID 3219 Views: 610 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Northwest Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40	Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW/KDTW) USA - Michigan, - -, 1985	RichRock Contact
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	Unknown (cn Unknown) The DC-10 sticker looks like a model Airplane decal how you can see the clear outline.

ID 3216 Views: 474 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Airport Buildings/Property Airport Terminal External View	Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW/KDTW) USA - Michigan, - -, 1985	RichRock Contact
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	None (cn None) International Terminal back in the day with a couple "non" Northwest Heavies.

ID 3214 Views: 503 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727-200	Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW/KDTW) USA - Michigan, - -, 1985	RichRock Contact
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	Unknown (cn Unknown) I love Piedmont :)

ID 3213 Views: 573 Photo Comments: 2	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10	Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW/KDTW) USA - Michigan, - -, 1985	RichRock Contact
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	Unknown (cn Unknown) American DC-10 with United 727 Departing in background

ID 2602 Views: 571 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82)	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	chrisjake Contact
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	N225AA (cn 49175) American MD-82 gets some fuel at gate A2

ID 2509 Views: 581 Photo Comments: 3	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Allegheny Airlines Commuter Short SD3-30 Skyvan	Akron-Canton Regional Airport (CAK/KCAK) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	chrisjake Contact
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	N331L (cn SH3035) SH-330 rests on the ramp waiting its return to Pittsburgh. (mid 1980's)

ID 2217 Views: 627 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	chrisjake Contact
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	N128AA (cn 46984) (Circa 1985.) American's daily DC-10 gets serviced at gate A2. Routing was HNL-LAX-ORD-CLE.

ID 2216 Views: 731 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Comair Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	chrisjake Contact
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	N3110J (cn AC-535) (Circa 1985.) Comair metroliner getting ready for her next flight.

ID 1534 Views: 584 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	United Airlines Boeing 737-222	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	Bernard Shakey Contact
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	Unknown (cn Unknown) Very common site in the early 80s.

ID 1529 Views: 633 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Piedmont Airlines Boeing 737-201 Adv	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, - -, 1985	Bernard Shakey Contact
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	Unknown (cn Unknown) PI served Charlotte and Baltimore when they began CLE service.