Originally Posted by
WHBM
I was actually describing the earlier 1970s and the transition from Vanguards. Were T3s common at Edinburgh before the new runway opened in early 1977 ?
Yes, there was a mix of Vanguards and initially Comets but later Tridents in the early/mid 70s that I often used on ID90s to visit my folks.
Sadly I missed out on the Comet, but managed a jumpseat once on the T3 where we landed on what was then 13.