Aviation Nostalgia Thread

[BarnsleyHolidays]

Thirty Years Ago

Wardair only sent a DC10 once to LBA. C-GXRB made its visit on 25 May 1987.

Barnsley Holidays

 

[a300boy]

My housemate in Brussels who was Canadian reckoned he was the first officer on that flight !
Not sure if it was true but he said it was an experience.

 

[White Heather]

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My housemate in Brussels who was Canadian reckoned he was the first officer on that flight !
Not sure if it was true but he said it was an experience.

I was there at LBA that day and the DC10 30 had no problems off the LBA runway - taking off on runway 14 alongside the top of the N/S Taxiway (as was).

 

[a300boy]

Oh he said it was a nice change and a challenge ! Runway 14 is little problem for take off.
Were you there when the Wardair B747 landed on runway 14 ?

 

[White Heather]

Oh he said it was a nice change and a challenge ! Runway 14 is little problem frro take off.
Were you there when the Wardair B747 landed on runway 14 ?

No A300boy, I was at work. As Wardair came in on Monday lunch times, I only got to see them when on leave.

 

[The Pole]

I was at school in Menston and would hear the whine and then see it pop over the top of the chevin about 12.55 - 13.00HRS I recall?

 

[countdacash]

i'd like to see that mode1 if you don't mind posting a photo of it. I imagine watercolour is quite a challenging medium for aviation

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

View attachment 7905 Remember the Tupolev 154 inclusive tour flights ?

The freezing fog and snow outside in Barnsley has prompted me to raid the archives. We don't seem to have much to capture our attention at LBA these days.

Tupolev TU154B LZ-BTD is pictured on Stand 6 probably when it made its first visit on 24 August 1985. Balkan Airlines operated two flights every weekend during the summer for Balkan Holidays to the Black Sea resorts, one each to Varna and Bourgas.

The Stand 7 airbridge didn't exist at this time, hence the reason why such large aircraft could be marshalled onto Stand 6.

Barnsley Holidays

 

[Finger66]

Them were the days!

 

[Silvercity]

View attachment 7905 Remember the Tupolev 154 inclusive tour flights ?

The freezing fog and snow outside in Barnsley has prompted me to raid the archives. We don't seem to have much to capture our attention at LBA these days.

Tupolev TU154B LZ-BTD is pictured on Stand 6 probably when it made its first visit on 24 August 1985. Balkan Airlines operated two flights every weekend during the summer for Balkan Holidays to the Black Sea resorts, one each to Varna and Bourgas.

The Stand 7 airbridge didn't exist at this time, hence the reason why such large aircraft could be marshalled onto Stand 6.

Barnsley Holidays

Nice photo....no Tri jets these days.

 

[Finger66]

Nice photo....no Tri jets these days.

Yes we had our share of 727s, 154s, L1011s and DC10s at LBA. Iconic aircraft pretty much lost forever. I think it is good to see more manufacturers creating regional jets so we can move away from just seeing a B737 or A320 at LBA. Thinking Bombardier, Sukhoi, Embraers here. Well suited to grow LBA into Europe

 

[Silvercity]

Yes we had our share of 727s, 154s, L1011s and DC10s at LBA. Iconic aircraft pretty much lost forever. I think it is good to see more manufacturers creating regional jets so we can move away from just seeing a B737 or A320 at LBA. Thinking Bombardier, Sukhoi, Embraers here. Well suited to grow LBA into Europe

To think at one time Tridents and 727s were so commonplace, didn't really take much notice. Having said that I never flew on a Trident and only once flew on a 727 belonging to JAT from Split to Heathrow.

 

[ChurchFenton]

For anyone who might be interested, I've attached a few timetable schedules from Spring 1990 for Capital, Air UK and British Midland from LBA (just prior to Capital ceasing ops). A glimpse of our domestic routes in years gone by.

 

[Drax]

Does anyone else remember the Air France Concorde that came back for his final flypast after his weekend visit...normally they used to do a low flypast along the runway in the nose-high landing configuration, then climb away. But this one was different - he came in very fast over the Chevin and hurtled along the runway, then lit the 'burners and went straight up like a Lightning. The only thing he didn't do was to aileron roll the aircraft...

Anyone else remember that? It must have been say 1993 or 1994 or so...

 

[oldendays]

The Air France Concorde was August 1986 - I was there. Bright blue skies and a forty knot crosswind !

 

[Drax]

'86? Crumbs that's a while back That must be about the time that Tristar landed long and fell off the end...

 

[oldendays]

The TriStar incident was thirty three years ago yesterday, 27 May 1985.

 

[Drax]

Wow. I can still remember: we lived in Albert Square and we were wondered what was up when the F-27 Friendships were all taking off over our house. Back then they still had another useable runway - Rwy 27, I think - and they were using it because the main runway had a big red BA Tristar tail fin sticking up at the southeastern end.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Does anyone else remember the Air France Concorde that came back for his final flypast after his weekend visit...normally they used to do a low flypast along the runway in the nose-high landing configuration, then climb away. But this one was different - he came in very fast over the Chevin and hurtled along the runway, then lit the 'burners and went straight up like a Lightning. The only thing he didn't do was to aileron roll the aircraft...

Anyone else remember that? It must have been say 1993 or 1994 or so...

Welcome to F4A, Drax.

 

[Drax]

Thank you