Leeds Bradford: Aviation Nostalgia Thread

[ls27]

Yep that sounds about right

 

[twevsmiff]

Accident involving A.320 JY-JAR occurred May 18th, 2005

Aircraft Accident Report 6/2007 - Airbus A320-211, JY-JAR, 18 May 2005

Formal Report AAR 6/2007. Report on the accident to Airbus A320-211, registration JY-JAR at Leeds Bradford Airport on 18 May 2005.

www.gov.uk

 

[Seasider]

Picking up what White Heather said in the JET2 thread, I had a slide of Dan Air V.838 G-BCZR taken in March 1979. Destroyed it a couple of months ago when sorting my slides - under exposed and out of focus.

 

[CM.]

As this is a nostalgia and memory thread here is one of my tweets of memories at LBA.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1401854941136838657

 

[CM.]

Memories….

https://twitter.com/x/status/1410203129933598727

 

[LBA4EVER]

Memories….

https://twitter.com/x/status/1410203129933598727

And a ford sierra, ford escort and possibly an early vw passat in the pic! Haha

 

[White Heather]

Shame the caption on the photo is wrong. The first Wardair was 4th November 1984 but the following summer season was cancelled, so the 2nd Wardair wasn't until early May 1996. There wasn't one during 1985.

 

[CM.]

Shame the caption on the photo is wrong. The first Wardair was 4th November 1984 but the following summer season was cancelled, so the 2nd Wardair wasn't until early May 1996. There wasn't one during 1985.

The information for the photo claimed it was taken in 1985. fair enough if it is wrong. again must have been mislaeading imformation.

 

[White Heather]

And a ford sierra, ford escort and possibly an early vw passat in the pic! Haha

Looks like the three of them are tied together too! Hope none of them braked suddenly!

 

[White Heather]

The information for the photo claimed it was taken in 1985. fair enough if it is wrong. again must have been mislaeading imformation.

It's fine, I have seen that pic before showing the wrong year. It's as well that the 1985 season was cancelled really, or LBA would have had to cope with the Wardair 747 and British Airtours TriStar on the ground together. That would have been fun and games in the baggage reclaim area.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Looks like the three of them are tied together too! Hope none of them braked suddenly!

The ford escort driver must of slowed down to check out the 747 causing a hold up, if i saw a 747 passing over the tunnel id be the same tut tut back in the days when we had simple, non computerised cars.

 

[Len Fish]

The ford escort driver must of slowed down to check out the 747 causing a hold up, if i saw a 747 passing over the tunnel id be the same tut tut back in the days when we had simple, non computerised cars.

Indeed, carburettors, distributors and manual chokes and the like!

 

[ls27]

And what's more - starting handles - still got one!

 

[CM.]

T+A have released this.

Look back: Checking in at 'Yeadon Airport'

THIS week’s easing of restrictions has freed up some overseas travel destinations.

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

T+A have released this.

Look back: Checking in at 'Yeadon Airport'

THIS week’s easing of restrictions has freed up some overseas travel destinations.

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Thanks ‘Concorde LBA‘, great picture of the original 1968 constructed check-in desks taken around 1980/1. Even Mrs B Holidays makes an appearance in her Servisair uniform.

BH

 

[lbaspotter]

This may sound as an unusual request. dose anyone have any close up / detailed shots of either Capital Airlines BAe 146-200's G-OSUN or G-OSKI?

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If so they could prove very useful for me in the design detail, because as I've just purchased a made to order "17" inch model of G-OSUN from PlaneArts. Its an exclusive one of a kind model being handmade out of solid kiln dried mahogany wood, so I want to get the finer details accurately as possible. I promise to share a few pictures on here once its delivered in around 10 weeks time.

Thankyou in advance

Well it's finally completed as I've have just recived these and several other images from planearts, this is for me to give them final approval before they dispatch it to UK later today.

Capital Airlines BAe 146-200, G-OSKI

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[Bhowani]

I once came back from BHD on one of these in filthy rainy windy weather. It was a sheer joy - a million miles better than their flying caravans (Shorts 360) I went out on. What a shame Capital was just a little before it's time............

Bhowani

 

[LBA4EVER]

If capital were still about today i wonder what fleet and destinations they would offer? Imagine capital and jet2 at LBA!

 

[Finger66]

Capital were a little bit before their time and a great company to work for. Their business model was working a treat. I would expect European capital cities would all be well served by now. Flybe would have never got a look in on BHD. But we are where we are and definitely need to be thankful for Jet2. Here's hoping the Eastern expansion rumours come true.........

 

[a300boy]

What Eastern expansion rumours ? have they been aired on this forum ?