28.12.2009 -- 9G-AXD -- Douglas DC-8-63F -- Meridian Airways

Taking off from runway 21 with the classic noise. One of the last years we could still see DC-8s visiting regularly.

28.12.2009 -- LX-WCV -- Boeing 747-400F -- Cargolux

12.11.2009 -- N384WA -- McDonnell Douglas MD-11F -- World Airways Cargo

27.09.2009 -- VP-BIK -- Boeing 747-400F -- AirBridgeCargo

27.09.2009 -- VP-BIK -- Boeing 747-400F -- AirBridgeCargo

On this day, ABC sent a -400 series on the regular cargo flight. Seen here making a 180 after landing.

02.08.2009 -- PH-AAY -- Airbus A320 -- Amsterdam Airlines

Skidded off the taxiway while taking the last turn before line-up. It took some hours to remove the aircraft from the grass. Amsterdam Airlines was a short lived Dutch charter airline.

26.07.2009 -- EW-269TI -- Antonov An-12 -- Ruby Star

Waiting for its next mission.

26.07.2009 -- D-AOLT -- Saab 2000 -- OLT

Charter flight. The Saab 2000 has always been a rare aircraft type at MST.

25.07.2009 -- EW-269TI -- Antonov An-12 -- Ruby Star

Nice Belarusian An-12.

25.07.2009 -- EW-269TI -- Antonov An-12 -- Ruby Star

Nice Belarusian An-12.

25.07.2009 -- EI-DAL -- Boeing 737-800 -- Ryanair

Still wearing the old colour scheme. It just started to rain. In the background you see the colourful 767 that arrived on 1 April.

08.07.2009 -- PH-HZW -- Boeing 737-800 -- Transavia

Touching down on runway 21 after a flight from Palma de Mallorca, with my grandparents on board.

06.07.2009 -- KAF325 -- Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules -- Kuwait Air Force

One of my favourite photos of all time. On an otherwise cloudy evening, just before sunset, a gap in the clouds appeared and lit up this beautiful Hercules with golden light.

12.06.2009 -- EI-EBS -- Boeing 737-800 -- Ryanair

12.06.2009 -- EI-DLB -- Boeing 737-800 -- Ryanair

10.06.2009 -- N524MC -- Boeing 747-200F -- Atlas Air

Classic 747 resting on the B-apron.

10.06.2009 -- UR-CBG -- Antonov An-12 -- AeroVis Airlines

Approaching runway 21 on a rainy evening.

31.05.2009 -- LX-ICV -- Boeing 747-400F -- Cargolux

31.05.2009 -- EI-DPJ -- Boeing 737-800 -- Ryanair

31.05.2009 -- N801DM -- Boeing 757-200 -- MLW Aviation

Backtracking runway 03 for departure, with Bruce Springsteen on board. He performed at Pinkpop festival in Landgraaf.

31.05.2009 -- D-ACHH -- Bombardier CRJ-200 -- Lufthansa CityLine

Bringing in FC Bayern München for a match against Fortuna Sittard.

29.05.2009 -- VP-BII -- Boeing 747-200F -- AirBridgeCargo

And a week later, they sent a 747-200, with the noticeably shorter upper deck.

21.05.2009 -- VP-BIC -- Boeing 747-300F -- AirBridgeCargo

AirBridgeCargo used all kinds of 747s on the Moscow-Maastricht route. Here we see a rare 747-300 taking off.

16.04.2009 -- Airbus A310-300 -- CSA Czech Airlines / Air India

Coming in for a repaint, still in hybrid CSA/Air India colours.

01.04.2009 -- N182AQ -- Boeing 767-300ER -- Waha Leasing

On the first of April, this spectacularly painted 767 (ex-Gulf Air of Qatar) arrived. It stayed at MST for 2 years and was ferried to Orlando Sanford on 30 March 2011. It was finally broken up at SFB in 2014.

13.03.2009 -- CS-DMQ -- Raytheon Hawker 400XP -- NetJets Europe

With a Transavia 737-800 in the background.