As a Newcastle spotter in the early and mid 1960s, one of my most vivid memories was of the airfield being beaten-up in a remarkable flying display by a Dan-Air Dove. It was on the occasion of the type's phasing-out from the cross-country route which followed different routings on different days and in different seasons but took in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and Bournemouth and possibly other places as well.
I think the Doves must have been replaced by Daks, it certainly wasn't Budgies, they came later. The Daks also flew to Kristiansand, sometimes even with the odd paying customer.
Later, in 1969, there was an Ambassador flying a Saturday Carlisle and Isle of Man service, with a Newcastle-Carlisle fare of twelve bob (60p). And no, I never got around to partaking
