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ID 47865 Views: 418 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-246F/SCD	Budapest - Ferihegy International (BUD/LHBP) Hungary, July 9, 2013	Sándor Dömötör Contact
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	N704CK (cn 23391) "Cow charter" to Israel, opf EL AL Cargo

ID 45172 Views: 413 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	American International Airways - Kalitta Boeing 747-146	Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ/CYYZ) Canada - Ontario, - -, 1995	Mark Thomas Contact
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	N704CK (cn 20528) Another unusual visitor to the gate that I was lucky to catch. This classic still wears some of her old Saudia colour.

ID 40900 Views: 561 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-246 F	Oscoda - Oscoda-Wurtsmith (OSC/KOSC) USA - Michigan, June 19, 2013	N960DL Contact
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	N704CK (cn 23391) Kalitta Air 747-200F N704CK is seen with two Kalitta Air 747s in regular livery, two Kalitta Air 747s in white livery, Kalitta Air 747-246 N727CK (22478) in Japan Airlines Reso'cha livery, and Kalitta Charters II 727-223 N752DH (22466) in DHL livery at OSC June 19, 2013.

ID 37922 Views: 515 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-209F/SCD	Columbus - Rickenbacker International (Lockbourne AFB / ANGB) (LCK/KLCK) USA - Ohio, September -, 2007	Micheal Wass Contact
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	N704CK (cn 22299) Three P-51D's are "chased" away by a Kalitta 747 that had just arrived. Taken during the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends airshow in 2007. The 747 pictured would be written off 8 months later after overrunning the runway at Brussels, Belgium.

ID 30979 Views: 510 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-246F/SCD	Off Airport-Columbus () USA - Ohio, September 29, 2011	Corey Betke Contact
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	N704CK (cn 23391) Connie 825 extending flaps and turning final for 23L at LCK.

ID 28648 Views: 526 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-246F/SCD	Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH/KIAH) USA - Texas, May 27, 2011	Stephen Mosley Sr. Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N704CK (cn 23391)

ID 28238 Views: 572 Photo Comments: 2	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-246F/SCD	Altitude (Contrail) USA, May 13, 2011	Stephen Mosley Sr. Contact
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	N704CK (cn 23391) CKS 823 Anchorage Intl (PANC) to Rickenbacker Intl (KLCK) at FL99 over Westerville, Ohio.

ID 24161 Views: 482 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-246F/SCD	Altitude (Contrail) USA, October 13, 2010	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N704CK (cn 23391) One more shot for now of Kalitta flight 512 from Toledo to Newark as it passed over Cleveland Hopkins this afternoon. This is at least the third 747 Kalitta has operated with this registration.

ID 24159 Views: 585 Photo Comments: 4	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-246F/SCD	Altitude (Contrail) USA, October 13, 2010	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N704CK (cn 23391) Levels adjusted to show the colors in the contrail, this is flight CKS 512 as it passed over Hopkins airport on its way from Toledo Express to Newark with a nice mix of regular and atmospheric ("rainbow") contrails.

ID 24158 Views: 492 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-246F/SCD	Altitude (Contrail) USA, October 13, 2010	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	N704CK (cn 23391) On my way to work today I saw the juiciest contrail I've seen in a long time and made it to the parking lot in time to catch it! This is flight CKS 512 as it passed over Hopkins airport this afternoon shortly after departing Toledo Express on its way to Newark with a nice mix of regular and atmospheric contrails.

ID 18127 Views: 484 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-209F/SCD	Columbus - Rickenbacker International (Lockbourne AFB / ANGB) (LCK/KLCK) USA - Ohio, September -, 2007	Kenneth Koehn Contact
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	N704CK (cn 22299) Photographed in September 2007, 8 months later this aircraft would crash at Brussels, Belgium, breaking into 2 pieces. Fortunately, the crew escaped unharmed, but the plane was a total write-off.

ID 6081 Views: 540 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-209F/SCD	Columbus - Rickenbacker International (Lockbourne AFB / ANGB) (LCK/KLCK) USA - Ohio, September 28, 2007	Mark Plumley Contact
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	N704CK (cn 22299) Another shot of this bird this one showing the beat up front end. Sadly this aircraft would go on to crash in May 2008 in Brussels

ID 6080 Views: 661 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-209F/SCD	Columbus - Rickenbacker International (Lockbourne AFB / ANGB) (LCK/KLCK) USA - Ohio, October 26, 2007	Mark Plumley Contact
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	N704CK (cn 22299) Kalitta Air 747-209 coming in turning for the taxiway. Sadly this aircraft went on to crash in May 2008 in Brussels

ID 5616 Views: 458 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Kalitta Air Boeing 747-209F/SCD	Columbus - Rickenbacker International (Lockbourne AFB / ANGB) (LCK/KLCK) USA - Ohio, September 28, 2007	Mark Plumley Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N704CK (cn 22299) Here we have a 747 coming in at Rickenbacker taxiing to the ramp. Sadly this aircraft would go on to crash in May 2008 in Brussels

ID 3366 Views: 584 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	American International Airways - Kalitta Boeing 747-146	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, - -, 1999	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N704CK (cn 20528) Parked on the A concourse on a rainy day in 1999, this 747 was operated by American International Airways in passenger configuration. Kalitta would later operate a different 747 under this registration, namely serial number 22299, a -200 series in cargo configuration which crashed in Brussels in May 2008.

ID 3365 Views: 561 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	American International Airways - Kalitta Boeing 747-146	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, - -, 1999	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N704CK (cn 20528) This ex-Saudi 747 was used by American International Airways in passenger configuration, and is pictured here in close-up parked on the A concourse in Cleveland. Kalitta would later operate a different 747 under this registration, namely serial number 22299, a -200 series in cargo configuration which crashed in Brussels in May 2008.