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Unfortunately apart from Piper TriPacer in which I had a couple of lessons, and Slinsby Cadet? Catterick about 1965, all have been as SLF (especially SL in the offshore helicopters)

First was a DH Rapide at RAF Usworth about 1950
then in no particular order
Canadair Argonaut
HP Hermes
Bristol Brittannia
Comet IV
VC 10 Standard & Super
Martiin 404
SE Caravelle
CV880
CV990
Vickers Viscount various marks
Vickers Vanguard
BAC 1-11
HS Trident
Boeing 707 & 720
Boeing 737 various mks
Boeing 747 SP, 100, 200 & 400
Boeing 757
Boeing 767
Boeing 777
DC3
DC8
DC9
DC10
MD11
Airbus A300
Airbus A320
Airbus A330
Airbus A340
Beech 1900
Aero Commander
DH Heron
Swearingen Metroliner
Let 410
Cessna 172
Cessna 206
Cessna 210
Cessna 402
Cessna Caravan
Piper twins at least a couple of models inc Aztec, Navajo & Seminole
Gulfstram G1
Short Skyvan
Short 330
Short 360
Tu 134
Tu 154
Yak 40
Antonov 24 & 26
Fokker F27, F28, F50 & F100
Avro 748,
HS ATP
BN Islander
BN Trilander
Twin Otter
BaE 146
Canadair CRJ200

Bell 47
Sud Alouette
Bell Jet Ranger
Bell 205
Bell212
Bell 214
Westland Whirlwind (turbine)
Westland Wessex (turbine)
Bo105 & 107
Aerospatiale SA330 & 332

AS SLF, a varied selection - the most interesting was the Bell 47 out of Badak in East Kalimantan, pilot was a Sikh ex Wing Commander Indian Air Force with a Magnificent Handle Bar Moustache (OK he was a Sikh)
Did get a few moments hands on in a Whirlwind out of Dubai, pilot was ex RN (allegedly with record for ditching RN Whirlwinds (piston) in a day; he'd just bought a Hasslebad and was trying it out taking pics of Mantas etc and asked me to 'steady things'!!!)
Suppose from a UK point of view the rarest was the Martin 404 out of Freeport Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale
Biggest regret being too tight to book a Concord flight though I did nick a 'Luggage Label' from a BA office (in Orkney!!!)

Missed out TriStar, Embraer 120, 130 & 140 & Jetstream 31 and 41

just been reminded L188 Electra (Eastern Out of Miami - under escort as no US visa), F-70, and fairly certain an Anson as well from Usworth

PZU - Out of Africa (Retired)

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