Royal Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas in NUE

Despite a pretty bad back pain, I ventured to NUE on Sunday, because I really, really wanted to capture an Airbus A400 Atlas. This particular airplane has been on my wish list for a while, but my previous attempts to capture it didn't bear fruit. The Sunday offered two opportunities to photograph the aircraft in NUE. The one belonging to Luftwaffe was scheduled for departure around noon, but my back hurt so much, I had to stay on the couch. The second A400M from Royal Air Force was scheduled to fly out around 16:30 on the same day. And since my back felt marginally better, I had decided that I didn't want to miss it.

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I made it to the airport after a rather painful walk and bus ride only to discover that the departure has been delayed. Apparently, being on time is not a huge priority for military airplanes. Fortunately, the weather was fine, and my back didn't hurt too much when I was standing. After waiting for more than an hour, I was about to give up. At that very moment, I heard the sound of turboprop engines spooling up. Success! But tomorrow, I'm calling a doctor.