Originally Posted by
bean
Mooncrest.
The 1971 Northeast summer timetable shows many Viscount 806x flights to the Channel Islands departing on various days between 11:45 and 14:25
BKS/Northeast/BA flew a scheduled service from LBA to both Guernsey and Jersey from the opening of 15/33 until they pulled out altogether. Saturday and Sunday in the peak season saw the schedules augmented by additional services some of which were, I think, IT charters.
That tailed off by the late seventies, whether as a result of BA changes or the beginning of the end for the Channel Isles as a mainstream holiday destination I do not know. Both Dan Air with 748s and later leased Viscounts and Air UK picked up the slack later.
I lived in Guiseley, somewhat further out along 28's extended centre line than Yeadon, and was very much aware of Viscounts etc using 28 in strong westerlies along with the 748, F-27 and occasional piston engined machines such as BAF Carvairs etc . Noisiest I think was an Aer Turas DC-7. These and later their C-54 EI-ARS were usually carrying racehorses for Doncaster, Wetherby etc.
Wasn't there to see it myself but there was one occasion when a Britannia 737 positioning in from Luton landed on 10 in a strong easterly.