Paul J Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Just to spread the interest a bit before I post more military pics up, a few Airliners from back to the mid 1970s and up to the late 90s. I'll add to this thread as and when. To start with , some from Jersey 1984 ish. Taken when I went there on a day trip courtesy Air Atlantique DC-3 to the Jersey Air Rally from Eastleigh: French reg Dak. I think it was F-BYCQ One type rarely seen nowadays... almost quite rare when they were about... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 Part 2. Some Gatwick ones. There are a couple schemes here to make you sweat a bit All taken around the 70's. A couple or so on same day. Work this one out??? Below: And finally ...for now.. Laker at rest.... I think taken at Luton on a different occasion.. I have another view but with a couple different types among them. Will sort that one out 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Nice! I worked for Dan-Air for 16 years and never saw that CP Air 727 before! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Great shots, the Dash 7 and CP Air DC-10 are real beauties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 What lovely Viscounts! We certainly had some smashing schemes around then, CP Air DC10 puts many of today to shame. Lovely photos thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I have a friend whose father flew for Dan-Air and I wonder if he has that 727 in his logbook, but I can't get a clear enough image to read her registration: offers anyone please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 hours ago, stever219 said: I have a friend whose father flew for Dan-Air and I wonder if he has that 727 in his logbook, but I can't get a clear enough image to read her registration: offers anyone please? I'll check my logs for back then but I think it was G-BAJY or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Tasty stuff there, that CP scheme is an alltime favourite (what a pity Airfix didn't seem fit to import decals and artwork for their Canadian Parker-distributed kits to bring ***a bit ***more variety to their range). Had to look twice to realise the Dash 7 - it looks so tiny, especially as I saw quite a few SATA Dash 8 or what they're called these days on the Azores recently. And they're MUCH longer. Tasty stuff there, that CP scheme is an alltime favourite (what a pity Airfix didn't seem fit to import decals and artwork for their Canadian Parker-distributed kits to bring ***a bit ***more variety to their range). Had to look twice to realise the Dash 7 - it looks so tiny, especially as I saw quite a few SATA Dash 8 or what they're called these days on the Azores recently. And they're MUCH longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) Quote father flew for Dan-Air Who was that, Steve? I probably wrote his rosters at some point . It was G-BKAG, by the way. Martin Edited January 20, 2017 by RidgeRunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Lovely nostalgic pics of many British built airliners in the first set, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cameraman Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I can almost hear the Rolls Royce Darts from here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Live in Jersey Paul and that is a great look back into the past.. To pick one. The Dart herald. A great aircraft. A lovely looking aircraft with its Daddy long legs Great with those long legs and the wings on top of the fuselage they could land with a higher wind speed that the Viscounts. Laurie PS I think it is a Dart Herald there was also a Dutch Aircraft with the same configuration a Fokker Friendship.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Great photos Paul, I have happy memories watching the Viscounts, Heralds, BAC 1-11 and the Tri-lander's at Jersey airport back in the late 70's early 80,s. My parents sent me to stay with relations, who live on the island, during the Summer holidays. I flew on G-BORC from Cambridge to Jersey many times... lovely aircraft, with those huge windows to look out of. I also have vague memories of seeing Dan Air Comets flying in and out but this might be a figment of my imagination. Thanks for sharing, would love to see more Viscount pictures if you have any. gazza l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 52 minutes ago, LaurieS said: Live in Jersey Paul and that is a great look back into the past.. To pick one. The Dart herald. A great aircraft. A lovely looking aircraft with its Daddy long legs Great with those long legs and the wings on top of the fuselage they could land with a higher wind speed that the Viscounts. Laurie PS I think it is a Dart Herald there was also a Dutch Aircraft with the same configuration a Fokker Friendship.. The one in my picture IS a Fokker F-27 of Air UK. Somewhere among my many hundreds of slides there are Heralds. I'll post these in due course. Meanwhile I am glad the pics are entertaining you all. Thanks. But still have many more I am eager to share. Martin: Thanks for correcting the reggie of the 727. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) 52 minutes ago, gazza l said: I also have vague memories of seeing Dan Air Comets flying in and out but this might be a figment of my imagination. Thanks for sharing, would love to see more Viscount pictures if you have any. gazza l Not by any means saying you are wrong Gazza but I just cannot remember a Comet in Jersey. I came to live in Jersey in March 1962. Perhaps it was before that date. Not only the Viscounts.Jersey used to have a number Vickers Vanguards landing here. From memory there was only just enough runway for them. My first trip on an aircraft was on a Dakota 1962. Remember it well. Up hill to your seat and you virtually ran out of the aircraft when leaving. Called a DakMaster. Early March. The captain came on lot of bangs on top of the aircraft. The thumps on the fuselage, he said, are chunks of ice breaking off the wings. Hells bells first flight. Oh well another sweet from their basket given out to ward off ear ache due to pressure. Still it was better than London City Airport. Manic. Once and no more. Laurie Edited January 20, 2017 by LaurieS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Hi. A few more this evening. Some wide bodies and Douglas types inter mixed. Oh And a Viscount. Seen at Toussus-le-Noble in 1979. I was on a coach trip to Paris Air Salon and the next day took us to various airfields around the city. Connie 6V-AAR. Waiting for the axe men. Gatwick . Vanguard F-BXAJ Aeroflot TU-154 SSSR-85152 Below some Douglas types in a sort of type sequence. HB-IBS N***** 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 A few A300. A rare type nowadays. TU-154. Note the then new ATC tower being built. Toros Air 727 TC-AJV. Thats it for tonight I think. The dates all these were taken vary. Some of you may recognise they were taken form the crash gate to the south at Lowfield Heath. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 1 hour ago, gazza l said: I also have vague memories of seeing Dan Air Comets flying in and out but this might be a figment of my imagination. Thanks for sharing, would love to see more Viscount pictures if you have any. gazza l Not only the Viscounts.Jersey used to have a number Vickers Vanguards landing here. From memory there was only just enough runway for them. My first trip on an aircraft was on a Dakota 1962. Remember it well. Up hill to your seat and you virtually ran out of the aircraft when leaving. Called a DakMaster. Early March. The captain came on lot of bangs on top of the aircraft. The thumps on the fuselage, he said, are chunks of ice breaking off the wings. Hells bells first flight. Oh well another sweet from their basket given out to ward off ear ache due to pressure. Still it was better than London City Airport. Manic. Once and no more. Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Ah, HB-IBS :)... I flew in her to Basle with LAAS ..... 1975 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) I spy the Trilander. Mainstay of the travel between Jersey, Guernsey and Aldreney. Aurigny Airlines. Retired now. The famous one was JOEY a children's character. All painted yellow with a bright red nose and eyes painted on the front . A business man is looking after her and being kept as a museum piece in Guernsey. Matter of interest : Latin names Aurigny : Alderney Sarnia : Guernsey Caesarea : Jersey Edited January 20, 2017 by LaurieS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Thats Nice ! HB-IBS was a very regular visitor to Gatwick. There was another, HB-IBR I think. I flew in OO-IFA from LGW in 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) I only remember IBS. I think IBR was scrapped in the 60s? The other regular 6's were those of Braathens - LN-SUK and SUB. Martin Edited January 20, 2017 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 3 hours ago, LaurieS said: Not by any means saying you are wrong Gazza but I just cannot remember a Comet in Jersey. I came to live in Jersey in March 1962. Perhaps it was before that date. Not only the Viscounts.Jersey used to have a number Vickers Vanguards landing here. From memory there was only just enough runway for them. My first trip on an aircraft was on a Dakota 1962. Remember it well. Up hill to your seat and you virtually ran out of the aircraft when leaving. Called a DakMaster. Early March. The captain came on lot of bangs on top of the aircraft. The thumps on the fuselage, he said, are chunks of ice breaking off the wings. Hells bells first flight. Oh well another sweet from their basket given out to ward off ear ache due to pressure. Still it was better than London City Airport. Manic. Once and no more. Laurie No, I'm probably wrong... it was 40 odd years ago! It may well have been at my local, Cambridge airport that I saw them. My first trip was also on a Dakota, again Cambridge to Jersey, I remember the climb up to your seat, the barley sugar sweets handed out while decending, plus lots and lots of noise! gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Hi Gazza, not Cambridge or Jersey.... Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Fantastic, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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