Eric Mc Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 In Dublin, the most common BAS visitors were Cambrian and Northeast Viscounts. Now and then Cambrian would send in one of their BAC 1-11s and on very rare occasions we might get to see a Northeast Trident. It was also common to see BEA Viscounts in both Scottish and Channel Islands markings - not necessarily carrying out either Scottish or Channel Island flights either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I hope not boring with a second (and last) set of 1973 Heathrow: 1. Maybe the most tasty bit of the whole set - Mexican Convair 990 Coronado (I remember identification!) 2. KLM DC9, Alitalia Caravelle, BEA Trident, Lufthansa 727 and 737, JAT DC9 3. Some 727, I cannot recognize the company 4. Trident BEA 5. 707 6. 747 TWA 8. 707 9. BAC 111 BEA 10. 747 El-Al 11. 747 Pan-Am 12. Trident BEA, VC 10 BOAC 13. Andover, Caravelle LUXAir Regards J-W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, JWM said: 3. Some 727, I cannot recognize the company Icelandic or as they say in Iceland... Flugfélag In my day that would be TF-FIE " Gullfaxi" off the top of my head 13. Andover. Not 100% of the airline but the name Andover (CC.1 or CC .2) would mean it was RAF so it is not . It's an HS748 ,cheatline has the look of BKS though . Edited February 19, 2021 by bzn20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Was it referred to as Icelandair in those days? That 748 has a vaguely French look to it. I think it might be Rousseau Aviation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Eric Mc said: Was it referred to as Icelandair in those days? Thought so .I remember a Rousseau Aviation having Nord 262s and HS748s among other planes but they were French . Ended up a part of BA's empire after Rousseau Aviation merged with TAT and became Air Liberte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 13 hours ago, JWM said: 1. Maybe the most tasty bit of the whole set - Mexican Convair 990 Coronado What airline was it ? Can't find an XA reg'd 990 in my production list /airframe histories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 3 hours ago, bzn20 said: What airline was it ? Can't find an XA reg'd 990 in my production list /airframe histories Maybe I am wrong regarding the company, not the CV 990. This is just my recognition from 1973... I was looking with magification lenses on photo so far without any more details - only the "tanks" (un fact some aerodynamic elements) on wings gives visible reflections...So Convair is for sure. I will try more Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The "tanks" are "Kuchemann Carrots", designed to improve the behaviour of airflow over the wings at speeds close to the speed of sound - also seen on the Handley Page Victor. The most regular user of 990s into Heathrow were Swissair. The only other operator who might have flown one into Heathrow would be Middle East Airlines (MEA) who operated them for a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, JWM said: not the CV 990 That is a CV990 Apart from regular Swissair and MEA ,Other 990 operators in to Heathrow were over the years and some not very often. Air France and Iberia 1967 leases only and Spantax before shifting to LGW SAS a handful of visits . Convair 880s are really rare visitors Swissair leased 2 in 1962 Japan Airlines 1963 ish An outside chance a KLM leased CV880 from Viasa made it too Edited February 19, 2021 by bzn20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL930 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Number 10 is an Aer Lingus 737 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, bzn20 said: That is a CV990 Apart from regular Swissair,Other 990 operators in to Heathrow were over the years and some not very often. I was still sure that it is CV 990, but doubts arose about the company. I I must say - you are right, my memory plays a game with me apparently... This is Swissair! With 2/3 of fin in red with white cross (by strong mag. lens it looks a bit better then on this photo) Regards J-W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Just need the smells to go with that fabulous video! Funny, I don’t remember the Saudia 8’s. HS748 definitely Rousseau Aviation, and we used to get regular TAT F27’s too. Video looks like it was shot from the car park, did Queens building go that far West? Remember when spotting from car parks wasn’t a capital offence? And until last March, my office was almost behind one of those BA 747’s in cargo - what a view. Live near Newcastle now and any aircraft would be a bonus, anything..... SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Two of the Kuchemann Carrots , / Whitcomb Bodies had the Fuel Jettison pipe stuck out the inboard side of the two outboard bodies , side of the pointed end the pointed end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 48 minutes ago, Swamp Donkey said: Saudia 8’s. The only had one or two and pretty sure for cargo only . Super 61/63s or re engined -71CF/73CF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I uploaded some video I took at Heathrow in 1992. Very prominent is a Saudia DC-8. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Nice video . That Saudia DC-8-72 is on the Royal Flight . thanks ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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