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ID 28841 Views: 461 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Independence Air Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N686BR (cn 7715) Backlighting kept me away from these photos for a long time, but their relative rarity has changed my mind about how they look. Although unsuccessful, I admired Independence Air's spunk and miss seeing them around.

ID 28840 Views: 426 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-247/Adv	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N374DL (cn 23521) This 737 was delivered to Western Airlines as N347WA before joining Delta as N374DL. Upon retirement from Delta and a period of storage at Victorville, it went on to fly with Mexican carrier Nova Air as XA-NOV, but has since met the cutters torch at Mojave.

ID 28839 Views: 469 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	United Airlines Airbus A319-131	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N853UA (cn 1688) Heading for the B concourse back in 2004, this United A319 never wore the blue/white United scheme, transitioning directly from the "stealth" scheme seen here to the new CO/UA colors it wears today.

ID 28838 Views: 483 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA 3000 Airlines Airbus A320-212	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N265AV (cn 427) This USA 3000 Airbus was unusual in that it was the only one I know of that did not have a white leading edge to the vertical stabilizer. Pictured here in 2004, this is the plane that also wore the Miami Vice/Jan Hammer colors for a time, and can now be found flying for Rossiya as EI-DZR. USA 3000's clock is currently ticking down as they are in the process of closing shop, with only five aircraft remaining out of a one time fleet of twelve (plus two on lease from Thomas Cook).

ID 28836 Views: 374 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Mesa Airlines Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N17175 / N365AV (cn 7175) A Mesa CRJ in house colors leaves the B concourse for departure, soon to be followed by the USA 3000 A320, N265AV.

ID 28835 Views: 328 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Independence Air Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N637BR / N23970 (cn 7308) Seven years ago, Independence Air was still trying to make a go of it, and this CRJ was caught taxiing out for departure as a Continental Express E-145 exits the runway.

ID 8554 Views: 518 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Continental Airlines Boeing 757-324	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N75853 (cn 32812) Approaching its gate on a nice September evening.

ID 8553 Views: 542 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Air Cargo Carriers Shorts 360-300(F)	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N742CC (cn SH3742) Milwaukee based Air Cargo Carriers is a bit of a Shorts specialist and this is one of its varied fleet of the boxy birds. This example used to fly for CCAir as USAirways Express and as a FedEx Feeder as evidenced by its remaining paint scheme.

ID 4543 Views: 372 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Mesa Airlines Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N17175 (cn 7175) Now painted in the new United livery, this CRJ stopped by in 2004 wearing Mesa's house colors. In the distance is another vanished sight...a Mesaba RJ-85, all of which have since been retired from the fleet. Note the unfinished 100th Bomb Group restaurant in the distance as well. September 30, 2004

ID 4540 Views: 434 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Air Cargo Carriers Shorts 360-300(F)	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N742CC (cn SH3742) Wearing basic FedEx colors, this ex-US Air Express Shorts 360 now flies for Milwaukee based Air Cargo Carriers, and still wears these colors today. September 30, 2004

ID 4508 Views: 380 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	American Eagle Airlines Embraer EMB-135KL (EMB-140LR)	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 30, 2004	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N807AE (cn 145506) Pictured on taxiway juliet, this Embraer still wears these colors some three years later promoting the Make A Wish Foundation. September 30, 2004