MD-11 of Lufthansa Cargo is just before landing.
An iconic aircraft for many aviation enthusiasts, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is affectionately called an elf by its fans. It is a three-engine long-haul aircraft.
Due to the COVID pandemic, several airlines have said goodbye to their 3- and 4-engine aircraft such as the MD-11 (or its predecessor the DC-10), the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380.
In October 2021, Lufthansa retired its last MD-11 from service.
This photo was taken on 1 June 2019 at Frankfurt am Main airport.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…