Boeing 737-783 (LN-RPJ) in NUE

Boeing 737-783 registration LN-RPJ is not a regular airliner. It's a medevac airplane that transports wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the Polish border town of Rzeszów (RZE) to destinations around Western Europe. Here are articles that offer more context:

• Why the last SAS Boeing 737 is configured as an air ambulance
• Final SAS Boeing 737 Becomes A Medevac Aircraft
• This airline turned its jet into a flying hospital to bring Ukraine's wounded soldiers to Europe.

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Today, LN-RPJ visited NUE, and I captured it with mixed feelings. On the one hand, it's a rare machine, so I'm glad I had a chance to photograph it. On the other hand, it made the war in Ukraine feel closer. There were ambulances and emergency services waiting on the apron, and the airplane was escorted by an Apache helicopter.

Fuck wars, and fuck those who wage them.