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Boeing 747-400 (D-ABTK)
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Boeing 747-400 (D-ABTK)

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Christian Base
Wow!
John moffitt
This photograph is mind blowing. Excellent
Robert Bryan
Awesome photo!!!
Greg Byington
Very nice!
AMAZING
AMAZING
Alex Georgescu
Francis Pinault
Magnifique
ken kemper
Splendid Thorsten !!
STEPHEN FURTAK
Thank you sir!
My students will understand Wake Turbulence a bit better.

Steve
Curtis Smith
Awesome catch!
Jason Apol
Fantastic photo! Someone was on the ball to catch that pic. I'm curious tho.... The aircraft in that photo is going toward the disturbance in the clouds (smoke?). So there was a previous aircraft. Any chance anyone knows the aircraft type or the conditions / location of the photo?
themold
To me it seems that I'm looking at the A/C going away from me and towards the giant wake vortex.
RimasRimas
Excellent
Viv Pike
Jason Apol & themold.

The aircraft is indeed travelling away from the viewer.
However - the wake vortex is closer to the camera than the aircraft is. The aircraft created that vortex and is moving away. It has "passed through" that vortex already.
Bill Seward
Wicked!
Sunil George
Amazing....!
It happened to be difficult to render the pic. 1st. If it were a vortex facing the plane someone could’ve made the pilot aware about it. 2nd. The distance between the supposed vortex and the plane would be too short for attempting a right turn. 3rd. The distance between the plane and the camera would be too short to try to avoid an eventual crash. Gathering all events aforementioned could make up a peril combination leading to a fatality. Saving a better opinion.
Leonard Shilton
I sure wouldn't want to be in back of that big guy!!!!
balgregor
Magnifique !
serge LOTH
Chief! somebody is Following us! … amazing pict.5*
Peter Melling
Great Photo! It just goes to show a sunny day is not required, when you are in the right place at the right time and can see what is happening before you.
Paul Gedge
Give the heavy some space / great visualization :)
Love it :) Thank you
a whole bunch of turbulance!!
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
16-Nov-2025 B744Singapore Changi ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:28AM +08 06:20AM CET En Route
14-Nov-2025 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Singapore Changi () 10:26PM CET 05:34PM +08 (+1) 12:08
14-Nov-2025 B744Singapore Changi ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:30AM +08 06:06AM CET 12:35
12-Nov-2025 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Singapore Changi () 10:23PM CET 05:13PM +08 (+1) 11:50
12-Nov-2025 B744Shanghai Pudong Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:53PM CST 06:45PM CET 12:52
11-Nov-2025 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Shanghai Pudong Int'l () 03:41PM CET 09:55AM CST (+1) 11:13
11-Nov-2025 B744Indira Gandhi Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:01AM IST 07:34AM CET 8:03
10-Nov-2025 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Indira Gandhi Int'l () 02:04PM CET 01:46AM IST (+1) 7:11
10-Nov-2025 B744Singapore Changi ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:23AM +08 06:02AM CET 12:38
08-Nov-2025 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Singapore Changi () 10:09PM CET 04:53PM +08 (+1) 11:44
08-Nov-2025 B744Shanghai Pudong Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:45PM CST 06:44PM CET 12:58
07-Nov-2025 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Shanghai Pudong Int'l () 03:38PM CET 10:01AM CST (+1) 11:22
05-Nov-2025 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Singapore Changi () 09:50PM CET 04:45PM +08 (+1) Cancelled
05-Nov-2025 B744Shanghai Pudong Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:45PM CST 06:43PM CET 12:58
04-Nov-2025 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Shanghai Pudong Int'l () 04:05PM CET 10:19AM CST (+1) 11:13
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