LUTON History and Nostalgia
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Who owns the lease for the ex-Monarch hangars? https://www.primelocation.com/to-ren...ZIju3BVImZL.97
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Gordonwil, yes, more photos always welcome. If you need help posting I am sure there is plenty of help available here.
Here's some more of mine, don't think any have been posted before, apologies if they have, mostly with a Spain/Portugal theme:-
CS-TEB 16/6/06. Think this was operating for Britannia.
C-GTDL 9/4/90. Operating for Monarch I think.
CS-TKC 5/6/94. Air Columbus were operating 4 flights a week summer 1994. They first appeared in 1990 with ex-Sterling 727-200's:-
CS-TKB 13/10/91
CS-TEV 20/8/93. Air Atlantis colours.
EC-FHA 31/8/92. Spanair operated to Orlando with 767-300's during summer 1992..
EC-EMI 19/7/89. Nortjet only lasted from 1989-1992, don't think they were ever regular.
EC-EOY 5/9/89.
CS-TME 10/1/92. Another short-lived airline, also 1989-1992.
EC-BIJ 29/4/84. Operating for Aviaco from & to Palma.
EC-CFG 13/4/84, Operating for Aviaco as well. Short series in April 1984 only.
EC-EMV 2/6/89. Hispania were formed from the collapse of Trans Europa in 1982. They too folded a few weeks after this photo was taken.
EC-EGH 24/3/94.
EC-EZR 26/6/91.
F-GDPS 26/6/91.
Here's some more of mine, don't think any have been posted before, apologies if they have, mostly with a Spain/Portugal theme:-
CS-TEB 16/6/06. Think this was operating for Britannia.
C-GTDL 9/4/90. Operating for Monarch I think.
CS-TKC 5/6/94. Air Columbus were operating 4 flights a week summer 1994. They first appeared in 1990 with ex-Sterling 727-200's:-
CS-TKB 13/10/91
CS-TEV 20/8/93. Air Atlantis colours.
EC-FHA 31/8/92. Spanair operated to Orlando with 767-300's during summer 1992..
EC-EMI 19/7/89. Nortjet only lasted from 1989-1992, don't think they were ever regular.
EC-EOY 5/9/89.
CS-TME 10/1/92. Another short-lived airline, also 1989-1992.
EC-BIJ 29/4/84. Operating for Aviaco from & to Palma.
EC-CFG 13/4/84, Operating for Aviaco as well. Short series in April 1984 only.
EC-EMV 2/6/89. Hispania were formed from the collapse of Trans Europa in 1982. They too folded a few weeks after this photo was taken.
EC-EGH 24/3/94.
EC-EZR 26/6/91.
F-GDPS 26/6/91.
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Originally Posted by Gordonwil
Missed the L1011 5 and B757 Odesy when did they come in do you know please? Keep trying to post but not qualify yet.
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Best I can come up with would be 1976-1979. Geminair started up early in 1976 and the Brit was regular until 1981 when it was sold in Zaire. Last record I have of it was 5/3/81. G-APWY was repainted in a blue scheme by the time of this photo on 9/11/79. It was donated to the B.H.A.M Southend in Feb 1981, subsequently to the Science Museum aircraft collection at Wroughton. The 125 looks like McAlpine G-BBGU, which they operated 1973-1982.
Last edited by cj241101; 23rd Sep 2019 at 17:01. Reason: G-BBGU not G-BCCL
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Piaggio P166 G-APWY. With McAlpine Luton 10-7-63 to 1-5-67. Then with Marconi ( in whose colours it is seen) from 9-5-67 . I believe it was often seen at Southend but don't know where it was based. WDFU December 1982. Credit G-INFO.
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Originally Posted by Gordonwil
Hi I have some older shots of Luton if they will be of interest to the group?
Not able to post as yet.
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Great pictures especially the oasis MD88 flew on this in 89 to Palma should have flown from Gatwick but due to fog it got diverted to stansted had a coach trip from gatwick to stansted. But in the end good flight all given a bottle of oasis brandy they where the days
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Originally Posted by OUAQUKGF Ops
Piaggio P166 G-APWY. With McAlpine Luton 10-7-63 to 1-5-67. Then with Marconi ( in whose colours it is seen) from 9-5-67 . I believe it was often seen at Southend but don't know where it was based. WDFU December 1982. Credit G-INFO.
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Luton Airport 1971 Views.
https://imgur.com/a/bArYNdt
Not sure what I am doing but wonder if this works. Thanks for help may need to come back if not work.
Not sure what I am doing but wonder if this works. Thanks for help may need to come back if not work.
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Originally Posted by cj241101
Marconi had a number of factories in Essex, including Chelmsford, Basildon and Billericay, which probably explains G-APWY spending time at Southend, although its home base was always Luton. I don't believe McAlpine made much use of it after ownership passed to Marconi - it would disappear off to Southend, return a few days later then do the same again. Presumably McAlpine still provided crews and engineering at Luton.
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Originally Posted by Gordonwil
https://imgur.com/a/bArYNdt
Not sure what I am doing but wonder if this works. Thanks for help may need to come back if not work.
Not sure what I am doing but wonder if this works. Thanks for help may need to come back if not work.
Thanks, yes it works!. Interesting stuff and from an unusual viewpoint - were you up a floodlight pylon? Hope you were wearing a hi-viz and hard hat if you were....Anyway, please keep them coming, always interesting to see photos from the 60's/70's/80's, shows how the infrastructure of the airport evolved as well as the aircraft that were around back then.
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https://imgur.com/a/bArYNdt Thank you for the comments hope these have added on to the thread.
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Originally Posted by Gordonwil
https://imgur.com/a/bArYNdt Thank you for the comments hope these have added on to the thread.
I think the construction site is probably for the 2nd McAlpine hangar that was built in the early 70's. Shell depot is just out of view to the left.
The Court Line hangar 61 looks like it is getting its extension built to accommodate the imminent Tristars, circa 1972.
I remember the yellow Commer van that was used for marshalling, always a sign that something interesting was about to land and needed the "follow me".
