LUTON History and Nostalgia
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Thanks for the picture of LTN in post #875, I worked for Monarch for nine years and the last time I saw it was in 1987 when I left for warmer climes. Most noticeable for me is the old tower has been replaced and lots of orange ...... planes and buildings!
Mention of the French Military at Luton reminds me of the occasion when a Transall called in the mid to late sixties. The crew presented the handling boys with some extremely quaint magazines the like of which few of us had ever seen before!
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Thank you cj241101, those are wonderful! Small correction on the French types, the EMB121 is the rare Xingu.
boeing_eng - what was the Britannia Cessna twin in the Convair photo? I remember PA28's ATHR & BTNT and Mooney OBAL.
boeing_eng - what was the Britannia Cessna twin in the Convair photo? I remember PA28's ATHR & BTNT and Mooney OBAL.
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for Convair fans
A type rarely seen in Europe (Swissair briefly operated 2 in 1961/2), this Convair 880 was privately owned and paid a number of visits 29/8/78-8/10/78. The main distinguishing feature from the 990 was the lack of the fairings extending from the pylons above and behind the wings. Probably the only CV880 to visit LTN.
N88CH 7/10/78
C-GRSC 7/6/81. a CV580 owned by the Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and Resources.
LN-KLK 18/10/86. This ex Nor-Fly aircraft was bought by the Norsk Metropolitan Club on 9/3/84, subsequently preserved at Stavanger.
SE-GTE 11/4/78. A CV340.
EC-BZP 29/7/84. In the original Spantax scheme, a replacement for a regular Aviaco DC-9 on Sundays for 3 weeks summer 1984.
N88CH 7/10/78
C-GRSC 7/6/81. a CV580 owned by the Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and Resources.
LN-KLK 18/10/86. This ex Nor-Fly aircraft was bought by the Norsk Metropolitan Club on 9/3/84, subsequently preserved at Stavanger.
SE-GTE 11/4/78. A CV340.
EC-BZP 29/7/84. In the original Spantax scheme, a replacement for a regular Aviaco DC-9 on Sundays for 3 weeks summer 1984.
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C-GRSC 7/6/81. a CV580 owned by the Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and Resources.
