Originally Posted by
rog747
Back in the 60's and 70's the Dutch Bulb field charter flights were the iconic shoulder season ''bread and butter'' for many charter airlines including BMA - Rotterdam saw loads of UK props/prop jets and jets either on day trips or 2-3 day tours.- flights operated from all over the UK - Clarksons were a huge operator for these amongst others.
BMA Canadair Argonauts flew from LBA for a while shortly after R/W 15/33 opened, either on a GLA schedule (bus stop service from EMA) or charters. Think there's a picture somewhere of one just getting airborne off 33 with Plane Trees Hill in background.
My Mother and a friend went on a couple of bulb field trips. IIRC one was supposed to be from LBA but was consolidated with a MAN departure and the flew from Ringway on a Bristol Britannia.