Any planefags about?

Since Q1680 delta'd on 4JULY have been digging on UNITED 747s.

Found some interesting info. The paint design (livery) seen in the Q pic was supposed to have been in use since May2010 after United merged with Continental. I naively thought ALL the planes would have had their liveries changed right away but found, so far, today one such 747 that had still not had its paint job changed as late as NOV 2012.

FACT: United stopped using 747s as of 7NOV2017, 7 months before the Q drop.

Way back, anons had already observed that the HONG KONG scene must pre-date January 2017 based on SV images. That leaves a 2016 bookend. I am now finding proof that some of the 747 fleet may not have changed their liveries til NOV2012.

That makes a rough possible timeframe for the HONG KONG drops of 2013 thru 2016.

So far my research has eliminated almost HALF of the 747s United used because 1/2 of them were either scrapped, sold or mothballed before the MAY 2010 new livery seen in the Q pic. Still working on this. Just getting started actually.

Picrels are for tail number N104UA.