McDonnell Douglas MD-11 by Lufthansa Cargo. 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. As a result of the COVID pandemic, many airlines have said goodbye to their 3- and 4-engine aircraft such as the MD-11 (or predecessor DC-10), the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380, for example. In October 2021, Lufthansa decommissioned its last MD-11. This MD-11 of Lufthansa Cargo (the D-ALCN) was photographed at Frankfurt am Main airport on 27 February 2016.
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…