McDonnell Douglas MD-11 of Lufthansa Cargo. registration: D-ALCD.The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an iconic aircraft for many aviation enthusiasts and is affectionately called an elf by its fans. It is a three-engine long-haul aircraft. As a result of 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 MD-11 of Lufthansa Cargo was photographed just before landing at Frankfurt am Main airport on 29 October 2017.
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…