Planespotting HIGHLIGHTS: Heavy Military Operations & Cargo Flights

Dear friends,
During the past few years, we have been able to capture a lot of military flights, military charters, and cargo operations! We have made you a compilation of some heavies that we recorded during the past years!
A lot has changed during the last few years. The USAF nearly retired all their KC-10A, starting the replacement of the Extenders with the newer KC-46. Last week the KC-10 Farewell tour took place and a visit to Ramstein was on their route. Luckily we have been able to capture the landing and departure, which we will also publish here soon!
The Lufthansa MD-11F D-ALCD, shown twice in this video, started her new life as N784SN in the United States! Now flying for Western Global Airlines, this airframe will still be around for some years.
CONTENT:
00:00 | Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 | N464MC
00:29 | Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F | D-ALCD
01:02 | Longtail Aviation 747-400F | VQ-BWT
01:35 | United States Air Force C-17A | 09-9207
02:14 | Western Global MD-11F | N545JN
02:43 | Indian Government Boeing 777-300ER | K7067
03:23 | Samaritan´s Purse DC-8 | N782SP
04:12 | United States Air Force KC-10A | 79-1711
04:55 | China Air Force Y-20A | 20241
06:16 | Aerotranscargo Boeing 747-400F | ER-BAG
06:36 | Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F | D-ALCD
08:19 | United States Air Force Boeing E-4B | 73-1677
09:47 | Geo-Sky Boeing 747-200F | 4L-GEN
10:28 | Indian Air Force Boeing C-17A | CB-8007
11:17 | United States Air Force E-8C JSTARS | 95-0121
11:50 | Qatar Amiri Flight Boeing 747-8BBJ | A7-HBJ
12:52 | United States Air Force KC-135 (Black Jack Sticker) | 62-3551
13:48 | United States Air Force Boeing E-4B | 73-1677
14:27 | United States Air Force C-5M (Spirit of Chicopee Sticker) | 87-0037
15:25 | Turkish Air Force Airbus A330-200 | TC-TUR
16:08 | Korean Air Cargo Boeing 747-8F | HL7624
16:45 | United States Air Force KC-10A | 85-0032
What's your favorite? Write it in the comment!
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7:13 that shot is pure gold. Magnificent!

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[@versianimoreira]

Yes yes, incredible!

[@FRAproductions]

Thank you so much! We really appreciate your kind comment and feedback! I remember it like yesterday, we came back from Ramstein Air Base with the info, that the MD-11F would take off shortly before sunset. We thought that, like it happens often in the cargo branche, the flight would delay and depart during night, but we gave it a try! :) Sad that she is not around anymore.

[@Tomk916]

The sound of that DC-8. WOW.

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Lovely sound indeed! When I walked back to the car parking, a lot of people were talking about the beatiful sound! I smiled behind the camera while filming, the screaming engines are really it!

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Thank you so much! We are glad to read that!

[@brandonreeves5979]

Love the shot at 7:02 as that MD-11F is facing right at y’all! Incredible footage yet again!

[@elrey1200]

Yep that 3rd one is the engine hidden

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The Globe Master is incredible

[@joyl7842]

3:40 wow! You don't expect a plane with that fine a livery to be over 55 years old. Those engines look like a refit though.

[@grithom]

What aircraft is that?

[@joyl7842]

A DC-8 @@grithom

[@FRAproductions]

Huge thanks! We are glad to get your positive comments and feedback! The DC-8 is truly an icon of aviation! Nice to see it in such a good condition.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Yes, DC-8-70 was refitted with CFM56s in the 80s. Quite a few were done for DHL, UPS etc. I think this is the only one still flying now

[@Oswaldo_Zuniga]

butter smooth shots in 4k. awesome work

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Great Capture of the MD11 ❤

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This Tri-jets are ❤❤ in modern era!!!

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No other airliner climbs like the MD-11 ❤

[@ChrisZoomER]

Very exotic, very impressive! 👍

[@kostiliok1677]

it's nice to see that someone is still using MD-11. Very good plane.

[@rcpmac]

But hard not to wince when thinking about what MD did to Boeing after the merger.

[@HanwhaEagles--TorontoBlueJays]

But DC-10 is coming to an end soon

[@ThomasELeClair]

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0:01 beautiful sound

[@Absolute_ZEN]

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The C-5M "Spirit of Chicopee" is assigned to the 439th AW, at Westover ARB, Chicopee, Massachusetts!!! 🥰😉👍👌

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747= The Queen Of The Skies

[@choprox01]

that 69 bird is looking good

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C-17 is my favourite plane

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American aviation are great

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[@sammy4282]

Incredible footage as always, you get the best lighting, angles and focus! Perfection

[@mein_nickname]

A t e m b e r a u b e n d dass man die Piloten so nah und klar bei ihrer Arbeit zusehen kann 😮

[@D.N.R.911]

Thanks for sharing, I was stoked to see a 777 going from Kingstown to Frankfurt, lol

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That 744 at the beginning 😍Crazzzzzy👑👑👑👑

[@ronaldlynnjohnson7589]

Very , very good. What I really liked was not only the variety of planes but also the different airport/airfields

[@prisonmike7550]

Seriously, how do you get your footage so stable and crisp? Love watching your videos when they come out.

[@HanwhaEagles--TorontoBlueJays]

You also took a picture of Korean Air. I’m S.Korean. Thank you for uploading the video.

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5:15 perfect video recording angle... amazing plane spotting 😍

[@dforrest4503]

I’ve never seen are-engined DC-8. Cool! Great quality videos.

[@joyl7842]

5:20 nearly transitioned into pilot-induced hopping! That was close.

[@Mikeyp1054]

Seen worse landings tbh

[@Rollercoastermadness24]

The doomsday plane is very rare to see at a plane spotting video😊

[@FRAproductions]

Indeed it is a plane that sadly is rare around the world. Luckily Austin Lloyd, SecDef of the USA, is travelling with the E-4B quite often! So also in the past years to STR!

[@treblav]

Very nice 👍

[@FRAproductions]

Thank you very much! We really appreciate your kind words and feedback!

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I'm here again... It's impossible not to return.... Definitely a Masterpiece 👍👍 Spirit captures 🙏

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Ökologisch eine Katastrophe von Frankfurt-Hahn nach Maastricht (25 min Flugzeit) fliegen zu müssen 🙈

[@storiestellr]

epic! beautiful, thanks!

[@joyl7842]

3:10 that's one heck of a smooth landing!

[@rajeshraghavan2845]

incredible video quality.WG's MD felt like a simulator video

[@flyingdentist]

Another extraordinary video with magnificent catches and outstanding filming quality.👌👍

[@catsfive]

OMG OMG THOSE FIRST TWO TAKEOFFS - warn a person, I am on heart medication!!!! :)

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Most majestic shots ever!

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Nice video.

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[@joyl7842]

Your videos have the greatest camera-stability I have ever seen. It's like I am watching a recording of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Keep it up!

[@imransharif443]

Beautiful

[@InfiniteSkies]

Sick shots!

[@JelmersAviation]

Thats an amazing video mate! Liked!

[@joyl7842]

So sad that no more C-17's are being made. It's a good-looking and amazingly capable cargo aircraft. The emergency evacuations from Afghanistan showed that perfectly. 823 people in a single cargo-hold! I also remember learning as a kid the amazing fact that it can reverse itself just using it's engines.

[@DCrypt1]

Biden's catastrophic exit with poor desperate Afghans falling to ther deaths from the Globemaster's undercarriage and folding mechanisms will always be imprinted on people's minds though.

[@Epicaviation47]

another epic video

[@AlejandroBraga-hl1oo]

0:21 a atlas Air fas voos comerciais também pode me explicar e eu adorei o vídeo

[@stealthych]

Stunning work

[@joyl7842]

Noticing a lot of the aircraft in this video are very old, even though they do not appear to be when you look at them. I guess it's because they are all cargo or military?

[@jokerc443]

w nice quality and tracking the plane

[@emanoelchaves2793]

Outstanding video! I am a huge fan of both commercial and military transport aircraft! And what a quality of image and sound! You got a new sub! Keep up this brilliant work!

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Fantastic ! 🌟

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Beautiful videography

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Grad ist wieder eine Boeing E-3B in RMS gelandet

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Stunning compilation ! 5 Star ⭐ aviation content !

[@FRAproductions]

Thanks mate 😉 Nice to see that you like it!

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

Your investment in camera tech has really put you above your peers! Love these heavy comps!

[@Bo-Catan]

Lufti MD-11 Absolutly stunnging Video, as always!

[@joyl7842]

8:30 wow, it's from 1973? Is there even a single part on it that is original, apart from the fuselage?

[@flygwada971]

Fantastic work. What software do you use for editing ?👍✅

[@kapiltandon824]

👏👏

[@joyl7842]

2:25 wow that's a 30 year old plane! I wonder how much longer operators will use the MD-11F. Also, why are they using them?

[@Aviation_Videos123]

its because it can hold a lot of cargo and they dont cost as much as price and maintenance

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[@nathanrobinson7086]

BEAUTIFUL WORK VERY NICE WORK WITH THE SHOW AND THE AIRCRAFT

[@kenharrison401]

Yet again stunning quality footage!

[@FRAproductions]

Thanks Ken for your nice feedback and supporting our channel! 👍

[@AndreiTupolev]

Some intriguing origins and destinations there. Where's Sigonella Naval Air Station? It's only 2.5 hours from Frankfury so it must be in Europe. Wonderful haunting sound from the KC-10 in the last shot.

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Belleza de panorama ❤

[@choprox01]

just stunning camerawork...well done

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[@joyl7842]

12:00 such a pretty livery

[@rcpmac]

Awesome video to watch full screen on 27" 5k iMac even if it is 20 15 model.

[@jurepecar9092]

Y-20A has amazing visuals of the wingtip vortex :)

[@AaronChristianEkuaMicha-un5hg]

Now that I realize, only cargo planes appear!

[@1frRain]

Fun fact the first C-17 shown in this is from charleston where i am

[@George_25-vz4cr]

I miss the MD11 at Lufthansa Cargo.

[@WildRover1964]

the Lufthansa DC10 at the beginning seemed to have different sized wing engines?

[@WiMo2017]

top class, stable footage with nice closeups, great selection of heavies, loved it

[@virtuosowins]

Thank you for IAF at 11:30 🇮🇳

[@adarshtambi9565]

11:24 why would a plane fly From 1 airbase it came from back to the same one?

[@johnbeaumont7403]

They do circuits for training and other things. Returning to the same departure point is usual

[@AndreiTupolev]

A 6 hour mission, it would probably have been on patrol probably over Eastern Europe or the Med.

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I've said it before and I'll say it again. You guys do a great job!

[@versianimoreira]

Incredible, very beautiful images! These videos are absolutely fantastics!

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Enjoyed every minute of this video, just awesome footage.

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MD11 is fucking perfect

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