LUTON History and Nostalgia

[LTNman]

Glad I am not going mad. Now why would it have been there I wonder? I am sure when I saw it it was parked away from the air show crowds
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Afri...ia-314/2405382

[treadigraph]

Two Britannias at Biggin that I recall were Air Spain's EC-BFJ which was scrapped '75 or so - the replacement was one of the IAS aircraft, G-AOVP which was there for several years before being scrapped? They were both parked on the hard standing across the taxiway from Express Aviation's hangar. For what purpose I know not, engine test I heard but seems unlikely.

[treadigraph]

Ah, doubtless that was the air fair, airliners were a staple part of the show!

[LTNman]

Seems it got scrapped there
https://www.google.com/search?q=afri...dayB185HMVNLM:

[treadigraph]

Looks like they were used for spares and scrapped by IAS?

[cj241101]

Originally Posted by Gordonwil

Hope this is of interest to group have many other Luton pics if any would like to see? Not sure if posted correctly as can not see the pic I uploaded?

I assume the photo you are trying to post is of G-BEPX which was meant to go to A.M.A.Z. as 9Q-CAJ but the deal fell through and the aircraft was used by Airline Engineering as a test bed.

[LTNman]

Originally Posted by Gordonwil

Hope this is of interest to group have many other Luton pics if any would like to see? Not sure if posted correctly as can not see the pic I uploaded?

Keep trying and don't give up. Image size to be 800x600

[browndhc2]

Circa 1978

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by browndhc2

Circa 1978

Great photo, with two of the three showing minimum-repaint traces of their RAF days.

[LTNman]

Air Faisal had a somewhat interesting history involving smuggling cannabis resin.


Air Faisal

Geminair had a much longer history with long connections to Luton

Gemini Air Cargo

[Buster the Bear]

Date unknown (ebay)

[LTNman]

I think the concrete runway was laid in 1959. The second picture is dated 1960 and shows the Britannia hangar built So I am thinking the above post is dated 1959 as it looks like ground work has started on the hangar

[Kiwithrottlejockey]

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[cj241101]

Time for some more unlikely colour schemes worn by aircraft in for maintenance:-


HP-1205-CMP 17/4/92, ex Britannia G-BGYL. Sadly lost near Tucuti, Panama 6/6/92.


EI-BPV 19/4/85, ex Orion G-BGTY, about to depart on lease from Guinness Peat (GPA).


G-DHSW 7/11/89, about to depart on winter lease from Monarch in Guatemala.


7Q-YKP 25/5/91 on delivery to Malawi.


G-BIMC 8/6/84. Stored at Stansted for 2 years after Laker folded in 1982 then went on lease to P.I.A.


N323AA 8/2/89. One of 2 American 767's brought in for minor work by Britannia in 1989.


Monarch G-DFUB about to depart on winter lease 26/11/84.


G-MONR 28/11/90. Planned lease to Compass for G-MONR and G-MONS fell through.


EI-BFC 28/4/86. Another GPA aircraft returning from lease and about to go to Spantax as EC-DZH.


5Y-BGI 21/6/93. Returning after lease from Ansett Worldwide.


G-BMOR 28/4/85. Ex Air Europe and about to depart on lease, again from GPA.


N52AF under the black tape, 6/5/84. Heading for lease to Monarch as G-GPAA summer 1984.


SX-BCC 16/6/81. For maintenance with Britannia.

[boeing_eng]

Some good memories there CJ.......

The Olympic 737-200's visited BAL due to a strike in Athens!

The lease of G-MONR/S to Compass did go ahead for around a year (the airline failed in late 1991)

[SpringHeeledJack]

The Air Florida 737, was it previously leased to Iraq Airlines, as the colour scheme seems familiar ? Why were the engines removed ? Love all the old 737 photos!

[dc9-32]

That was the Air Florida livery, no connection to Iraq Airlines. I would imagine the engines were in the powerplant shop being overhauled.

[treadigraph]

Which Harvard was that?

[cj241101]

Originally Posted by treadigraph

Which Harvard was that?

G-BAFM masquerading as FS728:-




737 behind is C-FPWD (G-DWHH) about to depart on its annual (1983-86) winter lease:-


22/11/83

Here's something else from Canada:-


C-GCPY 2/2/87

It emerged a few days later after a respray:-


C-GCPY 13/2/87

[cj241101]

Originally Posted by boeing_eng

The lease of G-MONR/S to Compass did go ahead for around a year (the airline failed in late 1991)

boeing_eng, you are of course correct - my memory was at fault. The 2 aircraft did get registered VH-YMJ/K, and were away for a year. Think Monarch cancelled the deal because of a payment problem .

Here's something else Australian:-


VH-WPA 29/6/83. No idea what it came here for, it was sold in the USA as N724RA Sep 1984.