Nostalgia at BHX

[Derwent Dale]

I've no idea where T.90 came from - I have just done a quick Wiki check and it is not early code for the Trident as you say - not even when it was on the drawing board - there was never any chance of missing one of those with it's 3 Spey engines rattling the windows !

Cheers DD

 

[wolfheze]

Also 8 to 10 years before i was going. Seems quite busy, suprising how many night flights there were.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Cheers, DD.

I'm intrigued as to how the Trident got the code 'T.90'?

Looking again at the lists, several aircraft types are given by 4 character codes. Today I believe that 3 characters are used. Is it possible that back in the '60's there were no official codes for the aircraft, so the airport just used ones they thought appropriate e.g. 'Brit' for Britannia?
I still can't work out 'T.90' for Trident though.

Kevin

 

[Derwent Dale]

Also 8 to 10 years before i was going. Seems quite busy, suprising how many night flights there were.

Yes and no hush kits on those engines - not surprised that the residents of Marston Green were vociferous in their opposition to any expansion at Elmdon.

Looking again at the lists, several aircraft types are given by 4 character codes. Today I believe that 3 characters are used. Is it possible that back in the '60's there were no official codes for the aircraft, so the airport just used ones they thought appropriate e.g. 'Brit' for Britannia?
I still can't work out 'T.90' for Trident though.

Kevin

You may be correct - it was a simpler time then - I didn't know any different !

Cheers DD

 

[wolfheze]

Yes and no hush kits on those engines - not surprised that the residents of Marston Green were vociferous in their opposition to any expansion at Elmdon.


You may be correct - it was a simpler time then - I didn't know any different !

Cheers DD

They dont know what their missing these days!

 

[JENNYJET]

They dont know what their missing these days!

The same people that joined the crowds when Concorde made a visit?

 

[Seasider]

A couple from my slide collection, both in April 1982, I think the B707 was a football cahater with 2 B737's going to CVT.



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[wolfheze]

Something else I never got to see, A BMA 707. Was Sobelair a Charter offshoot of Sabena?
Don't recall seeing a BMA F27 either, they were still using Dart Heralds. Was there for the inaugural NLM city hopper F27 flight though.

 

[Brum X]

Well guys this will soon be more nostalgia at BHX as Lufthansa have confirmed when they will fly there last Boeing 737 into BHX and the details are as follows:
Frankfurt – Birmingham Last 737 flight on 08AUG16

 

[Seasider]

Something else I never got to see, A BMA 707. Was Sobelair a Charter offshoot of Sabena?
Don't recall seeing a BMA F27 either, they were still using Dart Heralds. Was there for the inaugural NLM city hopper F27 flight though.

Yes, Sobelair was the charter airline of Sabena.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Well guys this will soon be more nostalgia at BHX as Lufthansa have confirmed when they will fly there last Boeing 737 into BHX and the details are as follows:
Frankfurt – Birmingham Last 737 flight on 08AUG16

I wonder if it will get a salute?

Kevin

 

[JENNYJET]

I wonder if it will get a salute?

Kevin

Being a -300 it may be the last of it's kind to visit.

 

[Brum X]

I wonder if it will get a salute?

Kevin

I think it deserves a water canon salute

 

[wolfheze]

Found an identical radio to the one I used to have. Came with box, instructions, original sales receipt and a flat ever ready vintage battery. Works perfectly. View attachment 3419

 

[Jon Dempsey]

Nice garden. How long have you kept pigs?

 

[wolfheze]

Bout 6 months. Couldn't bring myself to eat them though.

 

[Seasider]

Bout 6 months. Couldn't bring myself to eat them though.

I'd expect that they would be hard to chew

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I'd expect that they would be hard to chew

I'd been thinking the same. I doubt they cause too much destruction to the garden

Kevin

 

[wolfheze]

Remind you of anything? View attachment 3424

 

[JENNYJET]

Remind you of anything? View attachment 3424

Aha! That be the twin of Elmdon terminal building?