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Northolt, By request.


Paul J

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To start the request from a list elsewhere,here are some Northolt ones ... but not repeating those previously posted.

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From the A40 lay by  Sept 29 1974. Indian Connie. BG583 

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And these two West German UH-1D 7170 and 7175. The visit here was very brief after spending most of the day at Heathrow.

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And on other occasional visits the above and below. All taken on my Zenit E from 1974 to around the late 1970's.

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The Transall, above, departed on the angled runway to the norm. In next pics you'll see the main runway lights. and note the prop vortices!! It was a damp day!!

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And on a foggy day...VC-118 US Marines.

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Dutch SP-!3 Atlantic. It came in taxied back up and took off...

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Not many exciting ones I'm afraid but I thought worthwhile posting.

 

Next time round a few civvies once I sorted out a selection from the vast amounts. Any preferences between airliners and light aircraft?

 

 

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1 hour ago, Paul J said:

Not many exciting ones I'm afraid but I thought worthwhile posting.

 

You are kidding, Paul! Some Yankee C-118s and an Indian Connie! :0

 

Thanks, Martin

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Absolutely, Gary. If you wanted to see a plethora of home grown and foreign transports on a daily basis it was the place go. If I were to dig back through my BARG mags (I have them back to 1976) I could dig out countless rarities that have called in at Northolt. For example the Chilean DC-6 in 1972, which was a beauty. Of course it was always frequented by the regulars that primarily served the embassies on London, on "bag" or personnel runs. It was a great place.

 

Martin

 

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Nice one :)

I’ve always had a soft spot for images of RAF Northolt, as I live so close, and drive past it every day.

I still have a chuckle about the ‘WARNING Excessive aircraft noise likely’ signs on the A40 during the Olympics.

 

Mart

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I saw that exact Marines C-118 at Dublin around the same time (August/September 1974). It was immaculate with a  beautifully polished underside. You could read the stand numbers from the reflections off the bottom.

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