Britman Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) Its the 1970,s and Gatwick has its regular fog in, where to go? No prizes just hope the pictures are useful. Hope you like something. PS, do not try posting whilst talking to the wife! Some repetition, sorry. Edited February 21, 2018 by Britman Repetiton. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Fabulous! Where’s the VC10? 😁 SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 7 minutes ago, Swamp Donkey said: Where’s the VC10? Exactly, they had 4 floating around LGW back then... Great pictures though...........Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Its nice to see some of our (Dan-Air) machines Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 We never saw them here, not even crew training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Don't you just love the BCal schemes?!!! The 707 looks particularly good. Great pics Martin. That line up of 1-11s... are they at Hurn by any chance? Eighth image down, can just make out a VC 10? I must get back and scan some more of mine or sort out the slides already scanned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 They all look great, and I think Paul J is correct about the VC10. Also love the old BY B737’s and Air Europe machine. Do I also spy a Redcoat Brit? Golden days SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish 251 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Great photos. I'm inclined to think those images are from 1980 or later, given the bold style of BCAL titles on almost all of the machines, and also the final Dan-Air livery. The BCAL VC10s had all been disposed of by 1974. http://www.vc10.net/History/other_operators.html#British Caledonian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Sorry no VC10 and all shots taken at Manston. Aircraft over the back on 8 is another 1-11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) That isn't a VC10 in the 8th. Another 1-11. Only one engine and a VC10 is nose down taxiing on its Boots. Edited February 22, 2018 by bzn20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 23 hours ago, Britman said: Sorry no VC10 and all shots taken at Manston. Aircraft over the back on 8 is another 1-11. Agreed. I had a second look and can see now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 Sometimes it was absolute mayhem with just a handful of us trying to park something somewhere! Most of the time it was first in last out. Imagine, its dark and with limited facilities and ops calls up,two more on the way! I loved it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I remember a couple of Gatwick diversion days at Heathrow in the 60s, loved them. Loads of 'planes and airlines we'd never seen before. Had to get to grips with the weird positioning of some of the BUA registrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Courtline BAC111 diversions from LTN we’re always a welcome sight at LHR SD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Swamp Donkey said: sight at LHR We might have crossed notebooks.. You ever get down Cains lane/A30 junction or on the grass/Crash Gate opposite near the Pan-Am hangar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I used to sit on the grass (inside the fence) at the holding point of what would have been 28L. Pan Am and TWA B707F, TMA DC6 etc taxied past - seem like the wings would be over our heads - happy happy days 😁 SD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Swamp Donkey said: happy happy days Now you're talking.. One day I decided to get on as many planes as possible so I started with the BOAC Apprentice trainer ,Argonaut G-ALHJ and went in to the Pan-Am hangar, 707 which was quite normal at the time,Crew Chief was ace! I spotted 2 TMA kites,DC-4 and DC-6 being washed down outside Seaboard's hangar so ,I've cycled on the airfield by now ,asked the guys there if I can look 'round. No problem, the usual don't touch anything. Bit scary, they were washing both down with either Avgas or Petrol. Great day out in the Summer Sun ! Lived Airport side of Shepperton BTW about 4 miles, 15/20 minutes tops depending on wind and some heavy tredding ! Edited February 23, 2018 by bzn20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I went to school in Langley, and every Friday as we tipped out of school the Aeroflot Tu104 to Leningrad would whistle over. I used OH-KDA as my alarm clock, and the National B747 (to Miami, or was that the Delta?) was a sight and sound to behold!!! Swissair Coronado’s disappearing in their own smoke, the fabled TAP jumbos........I could go on for hours!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 But back to the thread... didnt do a lot of flying on BCal, did a 111 back from FRA, B747 (G-HUGE? Would need to look it up) to DXB (when DXB was fun),and back from ATL on G-DCIO, but that was BA by then SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 On 23/02/2018 at 3:05 PM, Swamp Donkey said: G-HUGE Yes that was a BCAL 747, November 1985 worked on the delivery C or D Check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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