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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 09:52
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My records show that a Lufwaffe VFW 614 visited on the 10th Feb 1995, 17+01.
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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 14:04
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Originally Posted by treadigraph

Just trying to think of the most unusual type I ever saw at Luton on my infrequent visits
"Unusual" is probably fairly subjective. In terms of rarity value (only 9 were built, this was the only one I ever saw), my vote is for this:-


F-BKRH 11/10/83.
Predecessor of the Nord 262, F-BKRH was a Nord 260. Owned by Turbomeca of Pau, France for most of its life, it was a fairly regular visitor throughout the 70's and 80's.
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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 14:34
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Originally Posted by Level bust
My records show that a Lufwaffe VFW 614 visited on the 10th Feb 1995, 17+01.
Not something I remembered but it's written in my (non-computerised back then) log. Parked on stand 16. I am in the process of computerising EVERYTHING seen from June 1967 to June 1995, (when I started a log on the PC). Only reached Sep 1977 so far....
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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 15:49
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3rd party maintenance

Following the demise of Monarch Engineering, 3rd party maintenance is now practically non-existent. Here's some reminders of some unlikely airline colour schemes that have brightened the Luton ramp over the last 40+ years. Many of these aircraft were returning from, or going out, on lease, either from the resident airlines or from one of the leasing companies.


F-GFUC 1/10/90. Just returned from lease from Aeromaritime and about to go on lease to Monarch/EuroBerlin as G-MONT.


N70721 and N70722 18/4/83. Just returned from Nigeria lease and about to go on lease to Western:-


N70721 12/5/83


OH-LYN 26/1/76. On delivery to Finnair, stopped off for, I believe, seat fitting (??!!)


4R-ALC 18/6/85, returning from Air Lanka lease and about to go to Bahamasair:-


C6-BFC 24/7/85


CF-EPL 10/6/85. Appeared again in 1986 in EPA's later colours:-


C-FEPL 22/5/86


TZ-ADL 7/2/86 (Air Mali). About to become G-BMMZ with Britannia


3B-NAL 19/5/89. Maintenance check with Britannia


5X-UBC 1/9/85. Maintenance check with Monarch


S7-AAS 8/11/89. Long term contract for maintenance with Britannia

Not on maintenance but operating a regular J.A.T. Dubrovnik/Pula charter was this:-


YU-AJI 16/6/91

There's more if anyone's interested.
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[QUOTE=cj241101;10501224]Following the demise of Monarch Engineering, 3rd party maintenance is now practically non-existent. Here's some reminders of some unlikely airline colour schemes that have brightened the Luton ramp over the last 40+ years. Many of these aircraft were returning from, or going out, on lease, either from the resident airlines or from one of the leasing companies.


F-GFUC 1/10/90. Just returned from lease from Aeromaritime and about to go on lease to Monarch/EuroBerlin as G-MONT.


N70721 and N70722 18/4/83. Just returned from Nigeria lease and about to go on lease to Western:-


N70721 12/5/83


OH-LYN 26/1/76. On delivery to Finnair, stopped off for, I believe, seat fitting (??!!)


4R-ALC 18/6/85, returning from Air Lanka lease and about to go to Bahamasair:-


C6-BFC 24/7/85


CF-EPL 10/6/85. Appeared again in 1986 in EPA's later colours:-


C-FEPL 22/5/86


TZ-ADL 7/2/86 (Air Mali). About to become G-BMMZ with Britannia


3B-NAL 19/5/89. Maintenance check with Britannia


5X-UBC 1/9/85. Maintenance check with Monarch


S7-AAS 8/11/89. Long term contract for maintenance with Britannia

Not on maintenance but operating a regular J.A.T. Dubrovnik/Pula charter was this:-


YU-AJI 16/6/91

There's more if anyone's interested.
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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 17:02
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You have to ask ?!
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[QUOTE=kcockayne;10501256]
Originally Posted by cj241101
Following the demise of Monarch Engineering, 3rd party maintenance is now practically non-existent. Here's some reminders of some unlikely airline colour schemes that have brightened the Luton ramp over the last 40+ years. Many of these aircraft were returning from, or going out, on lease, either from the resident airlines or from one of the leasing companies.


F-GFUC 1/10/90. Just returned from lease from Aeromaritime and about to go on lease to Monarch/EuroBerlin as G-MONT.


N70721 and N70722 18/4/83. Just returned from Nigeria lease and about to go on lease to Western:-


N70721 12/5/83


OH-LYN 26/1/76. On delivery to Finnair, stopped off for, I believe, seat fitting (??!!)


4R-ALC 18/6/85, returning from Air Lanka lease and about to go to Bahamasair:-


C6-BFC 24/7/85


CF-EPL 10/6/85. Appeared again in 1986 in EPA's later colours:-


C-FEPL 22/5/86


TZ-ADL 7/2/86 (Air Mali). About to become G-BMMZ with Britannia


3B-NAL 19/5/89. Maintenance check with Britannia


5X-UBC 1/9/85. Maintenance check with Monarch


S7-AAS 8/11/89. Long term contract for maintenance with Britannia

Not on maintenance but operating a regular J.A.T. Dubrovnik/Pula charter was this:-


YU-AJI 16/6/91

There's more if anyone's interested.
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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 17:32
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Seconded... I did like the Western scheme, simple and striking. Never saw it in the flesh.
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[QUOTE=kcockayne;10501256]
Originally Posted by cj241101
Following the demise of Monarch Engineering, 3rd party maintenance is now practically non-existent. Here's some reminders of some unlikely airline colour schemes that have brightened the Luton ramp over the last 40+ years. Many of these aircraft were returning from, or going out, on lease, either from the resident airlines or from one of the leasing companies.


F-GFUC 1/10/90. Just returned from lease from Aeromaritime and about to go on lease to Monarch/EuroBerlin as G-MONT.


N70721 and N70722 18/4/83. Just returned from Nigeria lease and about to go on lease to Western:-


N70721 12/5/83


OH-LYN 26/1/76. On delivery to Finnair, stopped off for, I believe, seat fitting (??!!)


4R-ALC 18/6/85, returning from Air Lanka lease and about to go to Bahamasair:-


C6-BFC 24/7/85


CF-EPL 10/6/85. Appeared again in 1986 in EPA's later colours:-


C-FEPL 22/5/86


TZ-ADL 7/2/86 (Air Mali). About to become G-BMMZ with Britannia


3B-NAL 19/5/89. Maintenance check with Britannia


5X-UBC 1/9/85. Maintenance check with Monarch


S7-AAS 8/11/89. Long term contract for maintenance with Britannia

Not on maintenance but operating a regular J.A.T. Dubrovnik/Pula charter was this:-


YU-AJI 16/6/91

There's more if anyone's interested.
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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 18:09
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I'm LOVING these photos! Especially the 737 in the snow, somehow very evocative. Do any of you LTN experts perhaps remember either Kuwait Govt or Kuwait Airlines 737's in for MX at Brittania in the mid to late 70's ? I seem to remember being there a couple of times weeks apart and could see the nose or tail, but nothing else.
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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 18:49
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Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack
Do any of you LTN experts perhaps remember either Kuwait Govt or Kuwait Airlines 737's in for MX at Brittania in the mid to late 70's ?
9K-ACV passed through sometime probably 1976, possibly on delivery which is quoted as 17/2/76 or 5/3/76. Photo link here:-

https://www.airteamimages.com/boeing...ys_184339.html
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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 21:55
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9K-ACV became VR-BOX in 1980 (which was looked after by BAL and retained the basic Kuwait AL paint job)

A picture of it at LTN in 1981:

https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/VR-BOX

Great historical pics there CJ........Sadly the variety of aircraft parked on the hangar line or Pond is never going to be repeated!
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Old 24th Jun 2019, 08:06
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Thanks for the replies. Whilst that most probably is the aircraft I saw, I seem to recall someone telling me that Brittania had the mx contract with Kuwait Airlines and the fleet was being rotated through every few weeks for their C/D-checks. Is there any truth to that, or was someone spinning me a yarn back then ?
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Old 24th Jun 2019, 09:30
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Anyone able to share the Cuban Brits that were maintained there? Or any other Brits for that matter?
Thanks in eager anticipation.
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There are a lot of LTN pics on the various Aviation photo sites (Google is your friend!)......A Cubana Brit in 1975 as requested:

https://www.airteamimages.com/bristol-britannia_CU-T671_cubana_52036_large.html

Is there any update on if we'll see the late Dave Gearing's pics in some form in the future? (I recall a book was mentioned a while back)
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Old 24th Jun 2019, 12:04
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Curious about the green tail 737-200 in the background.
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Old 24th Jun 2019, 12:04
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It would be nice when someone quotes a post that they remove all the the photo links so the photos are not repeated multiple times.
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The green-tailed 737 looks like a Britannia aircraft, back off lease to Transavia perhaps?
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Yes, its likely to be one of the 3 737-200's that BAL leased to Transavia in the early 70's due to the oil crisis downturn (all were back with BAL by 1975) You can just about make out the painted out T on the tail....

The Niarchos 737-200 VR-BEH is on the Pond........Another LTN regular at the time looked after by BAL
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Originally Posted by The AvgasDinosaur
Anyone able to share the Cuban Brits that were maintained there? Or any other Brits for that matter?


A few Brits, variable quality.


The Cubana is CU-T669 on 2/5/71. Monarch G-AOVL had just been retired from use.


Same aircraft on 31/5/84 now registered CU-T114 for Aerocaribbean.


CU-T114 5/7/84 now in full colours


G-BDUR 11/8/84, due for repainting as CU-T121


G-ANBJ 30/12/68. First ever picture with my Kodak Instamatic


G-APNB Dec 1973 (I think - might have been Dec 1972 - not sure if all the Brit 737's hadn't been repainted by Dec 1973)

Another rethink - photo probably taken 12th Dec 1970 - G-APNB was broken up in 1971. For some reason I had recorded it as G-AOVF, but G-APNB was the only Donaldson Brit to carry the reg in the location in the photo.
Here it is again on 3/4/69, presumably on a training flight as it landed, vacated the runway then taxied out and took off again. I'd never heard of Donaldson so it warranted a photo, although not really close enough for my Kodak Instamatic. Donaldson only started revenue ops in April 1969.





G-AOVF 12/4/80


9Q-CPX 14/9/80

And now for something completely different:-


G-APRL 5/10/79


G-AMYJ 27/9/77


G-ANAF 28/7/84


G-AMPY 1/6/86

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