Aviation Nostalgia Thread

[Aviador]

I remember waiting hours for Balkan929 arriving one soaking wet Saturday tea-time. I went and sheltered by Yeadon Tarn in a brick shelter. Those were the days....

I sheltered in the shed on the golf course near the pan on a couple of occasions.

 

[mdobuk21]

Yeah we did that waiting for a JAT 737-300, I actually used the golf shelter again not so long back when it was snowing!

 

[White Heather]

The BIA 1-11 500 was used on the weekly Friday flight down to Mahon (Menorca) for Intasun. Often enough it didn't even have the range to get there without a splash and dash fuel stop somewhere in France. At times it virtually flew off the end of runway 14 (usually in hot weather), making LBA's runway look more like an aircraft carrier!

 

[markietg]

We flew with a Spanish airline called Universair(I think) from LBA to TFS. We had to tech stop in Santiago in north west Spain to pick up more fuel. Flight was nearly 7 hours long with the strong headwinds.
The first holiday I didn’t go with my parents they went off to Bulgaria. I think I’m still a bit envious of the fact my Mum has flown on a Tu-154 and I haven’t.

 

[White Heather]

We flew with a Spanish airline called Universair(I think) from LBA to TFS. We had to tech stop in Santiago in north west Spain to pick up more fuel. Flight was nearly 7 hours long with the strong headwinds.
The first holiday I didn’t go with my parents they went off to Bulgaria. I think I’m still a bit envious of the fact my Mum has flown on a Tu-154 and I haven’t.

It was indeed Universair - one of those airlines from Spain where if you blinked, you would miss it. Luckily I didn't! Here is a photo of their 737 300 EC-EDM at LBA.View attachment 13842

 

[Seasider]

Al this nostalgia has got me searching my photo file and this photo was taken in August 1974 about 7pm, from the viewing area at the side of the terminal. I believe it had come to pick up horses from the Ebor meeting at York.

View attachment 13843

 

[markietg]

Was Summer 85 the first season after the runway was extended? Thursday afternoons.....did we have 4 Britannia’s in? 1 767-200 from Palma and 3 737-200’s. I’m sure one of the 737’s only operated every 3 weeks to Salzburg cos Thomson’s only offered 10 or 11 night holidays there?

 

[Aviador]

The Tu-154 aircraft were an amazing aircraft and one of my fondest from that era. Everything about them was truly amazing. The way they took off and climbed, the way they could glide down half the runway before touching down and still manage to stop with relative ease. The noise of the engines spooling up. Just brilliant.

 

[White Heather]

Was Summer 85 the first season after the runway was extended? Thursday afternoons.....did we have 4 Britannia’s in? 1 767-200 from Palma and 3 737-200’s. I’m sure one of the 737’s only operated every 3 weeks to Salzburg cos Thomson’s only offered 10 or 11 night holidays there?

The runway opened on 4th November 1984, so yes it was the first summer season.

 

[White Heather]

The Tu-154 aircraft were an amazing aircraft and one of my fondest from that era. Everything about them was truly amazing. The way they took off and climbed, the way they could glide down half the runway before touching down and still manage to stop with relative ease. The noise of the engines spooling up. Just brilliant.

Totally agree Aviador. Here is one of my photos of the regular Balkan Bulgarian Tu154View attachment 13844

 

[White Heather]

Al this nostalgia has got me searching my photo file and this photo was taken in August 1974 about 7pm, from the viewing area at the side of the terminal. I believe it had come to pick up horses from the Ebor meeting at York.

View attachment 13843

Yes it was Aer Turas, and I believe it is a DC4. They were regular visitors with the horses, as even further back, were the BKS Airspeed Ambassadors.

 

[White Heather]

For one season, maybe two, Balkan Bulgarian stopped operating the LBA route to Bourgas and instead, we had this beauty. Air Via LZ-MIR View attachment 13845

 

[White Heather]

And who remembers this one? Arrived one week with Aeroflot markings to match the Aeroflot livery, and the following week it had become Baltic International - shortly after the end of the USSR.View attachment 13846

 

[LBA4EVER]

when those tu154s used to depart from runway14 they would hold the breaks on for a minute or so at full power blowing everything behind them down the hill and the noise was just incredible! Beautiful looking aircraft though the tu154!

 

[LBA4EVER]

Two from former Yugoslavia, Adria and aviogenex. Once saw one of those aviogenex only just get airbourne. From memory was it sat or Sunday evening in the early 90s when we had some great movements?View attachment 13847View attachment 13848

 

[Bigman]

OK then...photo challenge!! Let's see who can drag out some shots of the Bluebird Cargo 737, Star Air 727 working for UPS, Sterling 727 working a footie charter, and an Airtours DC10.

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

And who remembers this one? Arrived one week with Aeroflot markings to match the Aeroflot livery, and the following week it had become Baltic International - shortly after the end of the USSR.View attachment 13846

From my 'cellar' records, CCCP85546 made two visits on the 13th and 27th July 1992, both from and to Riga with the same flight numbers BIA9001/9002.

BH

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

The first visit .....

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[DH106]

Wow - just discovered this forum! (....what have I been doing these last years to miss this?!).

Teenage spotter at LBA in the late 70's & early 80's - until being dragged off to college in Sept. 84 just before the extension opened. There's so much on here that brings back memories!
Grew up on the Scotland Way estate as a small kid before moving, in 74, to elsewhere in Horsforth. Still within biking distance of the airport though! I remember how quiet the Scotland Lane route used to be back in the 70's, unlike today - I'd hate to cycle it now.
Can vividly remember the BKS Viscounts flying over on the approach to 33. Was at junior school in the early 70's when Air Anglia lew in their F27s. Fond memories of the BA Viscount 802 & 806's (vaguely also remember the 700's), followed in 1980 by the 814/815's of BMA.

In 1991/92 I got a PPL Yorkshire Aeroplane Club around the south side of LBA while it was being run by Jill Tushingham. Flew all of the club C150s & C152s. Spent many a happy hour in the club there in the early 90's. Many of the airline pilots (especially Air UK & Jersey European) used to come to the club bar & regale us with stories. Was there the day in early 92 (?) when there were huge diversions inbound from all around the country - a very memorable day indeed.

So many photos on here bring back memories !
This one to start with:-

Al this nostalgia has got me searching my photo file and this photo was taken in August 1974 about 7pm, from the viewing area at the side of the terminal. I believe it had come to pick up horses from the Ebor meeting at York.

View attachment 13843

Is this the DC-4 that burst most of its tyres when landing at LBA one day in the mid-70's, and spent quite some time parked in 'The Pan' until it was repaired & flew off? Anyone remember that incident?

 

[paully]

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