Aviation Nostalgia Thread

[BarnsleyHolidays]

Air Portugal (TAP)

Discussion on the diversions forum prompted by the recent A319 Manchester diversion visit has made me raid the historical Barnsley Holidays files. The airline did make appearances many years ago!

Boeing 737-300s operated a weekly charter series in the summer of 1993 to Faro as TAP9647. Only four different aircraft made it to LBA with first visits from CS-TIH 07 May, CS-TIA 14 May, CS-TIG 21 May, and CS-TIF 04 June.

Remember when Leeds United played in European competitions? Airbus 320 CS-TNA arrived with the Maritimo team from Oporto as TAP9084 on 13 September 1998 and positioned out to Lisbon as TAP462P. The same aircraft came back on 16 September as TAP463P from Lisbon to take the team home to Funchal as TAP9085.

I hope this information is useful to old timers like me!

Barnsley Holidays

 

[Seasider]

It's only 42 years since they were in the European Cup Final.

 

[White Heather]

It's only 42 years since they were in the European Cup Final.

And its only 15 years since they were in the Champions League Semi Final. It feels like forever though.........

 

[airforced]

Hang on to those sweet memories White Heather as it is probably going to be a long while before they are repeated.

 

[a300boy]

Leeds Utd are nowhere I am afraid !!
As far as Yorkshire is concerned we have to marvel at Huddersfield Towns achievements and now Sheffield has two better teams than Leeds has with Barnsley and Hull close behind.

 

[Finger66]

As a true Bradfordian myself it pains me to say that you cannot knock how well HTAFC are doing this season. Now as a true Yorkshireman let's hope BCFC and LUFC can join them in the top flight. That would increase the footy charters, albeit probably only domestic for the Londoners. Might also help BA on LHR but enough is being said about that elsewhere. And finally as a true LBA fan we still remain the number 1 in Yorkshire by a country mile

 

[Gray Ham]

Offint, Leeds U lost 1-0 to Doncaster Rovers in the League 1 play-off final at the new Wembley stadium a few years ago. I was there with family. It was on a Sunday pm and we used the BMI service to LHR in what must have been its last few months of operation. I remember the fare was £50 return which compared favourably with the train and also meant the last leg of the journey to the stadium and the first leg of the return were against against the main flow of traffic so much quieter. Gutted by the final score though.

 

[White Heather]

So you got a result with the airfair rather than the game.....

The point is, LUFC have been to the new Wembley contrary to your post. I was there too in the Play Off final. And I would think it was before Bradford City did. Yes, a rubbish result but Bradford City also know about that. I agree with Finger 66 - my wish is for the Premier League to have several Yorkshire clubs in it. It will be a better league for it too.

 

[White Heather]

Calm down White Heather a little bit of banter thats all.....we we beat by Plymouth today who are bottom of the league....but life goes on. Yes I would love lots of Yorkshire teams in the Prem especially the West Yorks teams with The Terriers, Bantams and Super Leeds....but I fear I live in hope.....

I don't need to calm down. I am perfectly calm! How come what you post is banter and (apparently) what I post isn't? Banter works both ways

 

[Aviador]

More to the point we're drifting away from the thread title which is Aviation Nostalgia.

We actually have part of the forum dedicated to sports if any of you would like to kick start a thread about Yorkshire teams over there? http://www.forums4airports.com/forums/524/

In the meantime, anybody got any Aviation Nostalgia photos they care to share?

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

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Saratov Airlines - 20 April 2000

I agree Aviador, let's get this thread back on track.

A visitor at the turn of the century, Yak 42 RA42361 of Saratov Airlines is pictured on turnround on Stand 1.

I can't find any additional information regarding this visit, perhaps someone can help?

Barnsley Holidays

 

[scottrhino]

I think this might have been a charter for a team in the Intertoto Cup playing Bradford City. The team was from Lithuania from memory but I will stand corrected if wrong.

From what I remember some of the players absconded from the return flight and sort sanctuary in the UK

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

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Lithuanian Airlines - 08 July 2000

Another Yak 42 visitor at the turn of the century which may be the one that 'scottrhino' refers to in the last posting.

LY-AAW of Lithuanian Airlines is pictured on a remote parking position, which looks to be in the Stand 14 area.

Barnsley Holidays

 

[Seasider]

Barnsley Holidays has got me feeling nostalgic again so I have been searching thro' my records and I was at LBA on 20 April 2000 and took the YAK 42 lining up on 14. Sorry it's a poor scan)

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Looking back a little further to May 31 1990, there were 2 Ryanair BAC 1-11 G-FLRU - Ryanair Europe

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and EI-BSS - Ryanair

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[Seasider]

Barnsley Holidays has got me feeling nostalgic again so I have been searching thro' my records and I was at LBA on 20 April 2000 and took the YAK 42 lining up on 14. Sorry it's a poor scan)

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Looking back a little further to May 31 1990, there were 2 Ryanair BAC 1-11 G-FLRU - Ryanair Europe

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and EI-BSS - Ryanair

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[jason1-11]

Back to 1993 when I last saw a TAP at LBA. CS-TIH 737 3K9

 

[jason1-11]

And with a poor quality picture:

 

[Aviador]

Just in case anybody isn't aware we have our own forum gallery. We have a Leeds Bradford Photography Gallery for photos taken recently and a Yeadon Airport Gallery for the more Nostalgic pictures you want to share.

It's really easy to upload them here. Here's how to upload them: http://www.forums4airports.com/help/uploadphotos/

Here's how to post your images right here in the forums:
http://www.forums4airports.com/help/postingimages/

Uploading images as attachments is fine but they will eventually get lost in the system as they don't appear in the gallery. Eventually they will be deleted in forum clean-ups.

 

[a300boy]

Because I have been in and out of Lba so many times in various size aircraft I would agree with you Tarn Spotter my crosswind landings are all the better for the practice. Never done a Cat 3 into Lba so cannot comment how quickly the red centre line lights appear but I have done several into Luton which is similar but a little more landing distance.

 

[scottrhino]

Still nostalgia but no picture evidence from my end, does anyone recall, from memory, the only Mozambique registered aircraft to grace LBIA.

In very windy conditions a de havilland Caribou made an couple of approaches on the old 09/27 runway only to be thwarted but I think landed thereafter.

The Interflug 134’s were also a delight to see with one landing in near zero visibility on 34. Daring but put it down