Aviation Nostalgia Thread

[White Heather]

You must have been very young at the time!

Ha ha, well into my teens when Air Anglia were on the scene.

 

[oldendays]

G-BFDS, ex PH-ARO. A model -400 leased from Fokker during 1977-78. I'm sure I remember this very aeroplane lining up on RW15 as a BA Viscount flew over the fence to land. I hope that isn't what happened !

I too used to stand opposite stand 3 but on the railings, rather than behind them.

 

[DH106]

I have an almost identical photo of her - same gate, same shooting spot, but still as PH-ARO. Poorer quality though

 

[LBAYORKIE]

This is the antedote to all the fabulously colourful pictures posted in the last few days.
I have no idea of registration or airline, but I think it was taken in the late 70's. I was reminded of this photo when I saw where the preceeding ones were taken.View attachment 14713

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

This is the antedote to all the fabulously colourful pictures posted in the last few days.
I have no idea of registration or airline, but I think it was taken in the late 70's. I was reminded of this photo when I saw where the preceeding ones were taken.View attachment 14713

Possibly the British Air Ferries Handley Page Herald that was damp leased by Air Anglia to operate the Amsterdam route in either 1976 or 1977. One registration from memory was G-BCWE.

BH

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Could be, there seems to be a B on the tail, but I dont remember the BAF livery looking like this. I think by this date they had adopted the multi coloured stripes running diagonally around front fuselage.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Just googled registration you gave me and found a colour picture of what seems to be this aicraft in a "shortlived" livery. Thanks.

 

[White Heather]

Todays photo is an old one - Guernsey Airline Vickers Viscount 700 G-BDRC. No surprise, it was going to Guernsey. In the background can be seen the old RAF Vickers Varsity that back then was used as the Fire Practice area. At this time it must have been there for a fairly short time. I actually saw the Varsity makes its last ever landing - on runway 19, which of course meant it ended up there on the loop and didn't have far to go to where it spent the rest of its days. It remains the only larger aircraft I ever saw land on that runway (approaching from over Bramhope).



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[oldendays]

Nice photo of the Guernsey Airlines Viscount. I don't remember this company visiting LBA, except for a Shed needing a fuel uplift in the '80s.

 

[Seasider]

I think the Herald will be BAF. Here is one taken at OST in 1975

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[LBAYORKIE]

Thanks for taking the time to dig this out, I think it confirms its definitely a BAF colour scheme.

 

[White Heather]

Today's photo is British Island Airways MD83 G-BNSA, which briefly operated the LBA to Mahon (MAH) route on Fridays in summer on behalf of Intasun Travel. Previously it was operated by BAC1-11 500 aircraft such as G-AXMGView attachment 14722View attachment 14723

 

[Bigman]

I had a very nostalgic transport day yesterday...sadly not aircraft related. I had a 1954 BR 2MT steam engine, a 1958 BR Metro-Cammell 101 DMU, a 1961 Hudwell Clarke diesel shunter and a 1962 Leeds City Transport Daimler CVG6. Not much older than G-CELE!!

 

[White Heather]

Todays nostalgia photo shows El Al Boeing 767 300 4X-FXB taxiing out for departure whilst Air UK F27 Friendship G-BCDN waits patiently to do likewise. Back in the day when LBA was El Al's contracted alternative airport for diversions, so this wasn't quite as unusual a sight as some might imagine.



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[oldendays]

I remember whenever EL AL visited LBA, you couldn't get near the place if you didn't have a very legitimate reason for being there. Lots of armed police on the airport and its environs kind of rammed the point home !

As I recall, EL AL also brought us at least one 737 and one 707 when Manchester wasn't available but I don't think one of their 747s visited.

 

[Len Fish]

....and a 1962 Leeds City Transport Daimler CVG6. Not much older than G-CELE!!

The Gardner engines in those went on forever!

 

[White Heather]

Todays photo is still the largest aircraft to visit LBA - Corsair's Boeing 747 300 F-GSEA. Corsair have operated the 747 100, 200 and 300 into LBA over a number of years, plus their 747SP at Euro 96, a pretty good return for a French airline.

 

[White Heather]

One of the many charter flights into LBA for Euro 96 and one of the first to arrive (note the empty apron) was Iberia Boeing 727 200
EC-GCM, soon to be joined by Boeing 757 200 and Airbus A300s of the same airline.




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[Aviador]

I recal muttering to myself I bet this will be the busiest I ever see LBA for actual scheduled traffic, still true to this day.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I recal muttering to myself I bet this will be the busiest I ever see LBA for actual scheduled traffic, still true to this day.

How many passengers in total were carried in and out of LBA on this football 'airlift'.