Great looking airlines that are long gone...
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Great looking airlines that are long gone...
Which airlines do you miss the most?
In the days of mergers, there aren't nearly as many great liveries left!!
I miss IEA, Excalibur, Airworld, Orion.....
Unique liveries and always great to see....
In the days of mergers, there aren't nearly as many great liveries left!!
I miss IEA, Excalibur, Airworld, Orion.....
Unique liveries and always great to see....
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Yeah, IEA was one of the nicest on a summers day to photograph.
Ambassador was a 'short' lived livery.
Hispania was really nice and bright - esp on the 2 757's.
Futura was very similar to Hispania.
Orion was quite nice.
Air 2000's 1st livery was excellent for photos too.
Ambassador was a 'short' lived livery.
Hispania was really nice and bright - esp on the 2 757's.
Futura was very similar to Hispania.
Orion was quite nice.
Air 2000's 1st livery was excellent for photos too.
Evansb, great shot spanning the times although when that paint job came out a frequent smarta$$ remark was something to the effect, "nice primer coat, when are you going to finish it"
I believe it also coincided with some fairly unusual F/A uniforms.
The tail logo reminded me of the Utility symbol common on items in Britain in the late forties. ( I was just a very young nipper at the time )
I believe it also coincided with some fairly unusual F/A uniforms.
The tail logo reminded me of the Utility symbol common on items in Britain in the late forties. ( I was just a very young nipper at the time )
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CP Air employed the same ad agency that created the Coca-Cola swoosh. The red arrow in the half-circle is supposed to symbolize motion through the hemisphere. Here is a shot that captures a few by-gone liveries.
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Spantax last livery i quite liked too...
and the final Dan-air livery was a great livery as was the last Britannia livery before they went all Tui-fied!!!
NOw then...JMC - The marmite of liveries - Love it or hate it but it was unique!!
and the final Dan-air livery was a great livery as was the last Britannia livery before they went all Tui-fied!!!
NOw then...JMC - The marmite of liveries - Love it or hate it but it was unique!!
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How about Braniff with their aircraft colours selected by Mary Wells Lawrence? But Pan Am with their blue ball logo on the tail and name on the fuelage in huge letters has to be the most memorable.
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evansb,
That brought back great memories - I was going to say 'Empress' for sure!#
My old man took me onboard a CP Air stretch 8 one day and they looked so long until the 74 dwarfed them.
The LGW pic - beyond the Airtours Comet - is that the old Midland colour scheme and a Donaldson Brit? Don't thinks it's Donaldson....Lloyd?? I give up!
I must get a scanner - think I have a Sterling DC-6 pic from those days and a bit topical with their sad demise.
More to the list:
Kar Air
What was the shortlived outfit that took over the Ambassador 73's?
Saturn
Capitol
TIA
Seaboard World
Flying Tigers
SAM - DC-6's and SE.210's at Gatwick
I think I now have more photos of airlines that have gone than are still operating
That brought back great memories - I was going to say 'Empress' for sure!#
My old man took me onboard a CP Air stretch 8 one day and they looked so long until the 74 dwarfed them.
The LGW pic - beyond the Airtours Comet - is that the old Midland colour scheme and a Donaldson Brit? Don't thinks it's Donaldson....Lloyd?? I give up!
I must get a scanner - think I have a Sterling DC-6 pic from those days and a bit topical with their sad demise.
More to the list:
Kar Air
What was the shortlived outfit that took over the Ambassador 73's?
Saturn
Capitol
TIA
Seaboard World
Flying Tigers
SAM - DC-6's and SE.210's at Gatwick
I think I now have more photos of airlines that have gone than are still operating
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Air Rhodesia
Viscount in full livery.
Viscount with underside painted with anti missile.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...e/0129283l.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...e/0129282l.jpg
On a personal note ...
Years ago flying back from JHB to a city called "Salisbury" in a country named "Rhodesia" in an Air Rhodesia Viscount just a couple of weeks after one had been taken out the sky by a Sam7, I was sat next to a very mouthy American.
"Godamn place this Africa, only here because my company sent me, how you can sit on an old crate like this is beyond me"
At this point all the cabin and nav lights go out.
My American friend pushes attendant button.
Air hostess arrives "Yes Sir may I help you ?"
"Why have the godamn lights gone out, fuse blown I suppose ?"
"No Sir it is a safety procedure to make us less vunerable to a terrorist guided missile attack"
American looks at me "She takin' the p***"
"No she is dead serious - they got one of these two weeks ago"
Silence all the way home !!
Viscount with underside painted with anti missile.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...e/0129283l.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...e/0129282l.jpg
On a personal note ...
Years ago flying back from JHB to a city called "Salisbury" in a country named "Rhodesia" in an Air Rhodesia Viscount just a couple of weeks after one had been taken out the sky by a Sam7, I was sat next to a very mouthy American.
"Godamn place this Africa, only here because my company sent me, how you can sit on an old crate like this is beyond me"
At this point all the cabin and nav lights go out.
My American friend pushes attendant button.
Air hostess arrives "Yes Sir may I help you ?"
"Why have the godamn lights gone out, fuse blown I suppose ?"
"No Sir it is a safety procedure to make us less vunerable to a terrorist guided missile attack"
American looks at me "She takin' the p***"
"No she is dead serious - they got one of these two weeks ago"
Silence all the way home !!
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...loved the channel a/ws livery...
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Continental-Airlines/Vickers-812-Viscount/0128846/M/
Hey pigboat, that beautiful NORDAIR model is the unique stepped-cockpit, square wing-tipped C-46G.
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Just looking back through some of my old 70's LGW photo's, how about:
Southern Cross (anyone remember their 707?)
Saber Air (Singapore)
Donaldson
Wardair
Modern Air Transport
ONA
Pomair (Belgian DC-8/DC-6)
APSA (of Peru, DC-8 that operated for Iberia/Aviaco)
Interswede (DC-8)
Spear Air (DC-8)
Airlift International
Great days...!
Southern Cross (anyone remember their 707?)
Saber Air (Singapore)
Donaldson
Wardair
Modern Air Transport
ONA
Pomair (Belgian DC-8/DC-6)
APSA (of Peru, DC-8 that operated for Iberia/Aviaco)
Interswede (DC-8)
Spear Air (DC-8)
Airlift International
Great days...!