LUTON History and Nostalgia
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Pictures from scanned negatives so quality not great.
D-ABIR 25/5/79
D-ABIN 25/6/79
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I remember a friend always booked with tjaereborg always had a great time if I am right the brochere was a green and gold colour also did a number of adverts on television operated a number of flights from stanstead beleive scan air Dc8 .
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Any further info on the subject very welcome!
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When I started in 1967 it was quite common for all to use registrations but it slowly became the norm to use flight numbers by 1969/70ish with perhaps the odd exception.
One day, doing Ground, a BYxxx callsign called for the airfield details, followed a while later by GAxxx calling for the same. A short while later BYxxx called for start, followed by GAxxx asking if they were clear to start. I then twigged and said 'Both the Captain and First Officer were cleared to start'. Much mirth all round.
One day, doing Ground, a BYxxx callsign called for the airfield details, followed a while later by GAxxx calling for the same. A short while later BYxxx called for start, followed by GAxxx asking if they were clear to start. I then twigged and said 'Both the Captain and First Officer were cleared to start'. Much mirth all round.
Just to elucidate, if it is needed, the change to flight numbers for the a/c call sign was required in order to use the stored flight plan system (you could use a flight number on repetitive flight plans, but using registrations was much more problematic).
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Quite agree, there was something about the airline schemes of yore that appealed hugely to me. Perhaps I'm simply a jaded old git but modern schemes just don't make it.
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Autair always used their registrations for ATC at Luton. However, correct me if I am wrong, but when they switched their scheduled services from Luton to Heathrow in April 1969, I'm pretty sure they used the flight number including their 2-letter prefix e.g. the OU048 Tees-side - Heathrow was Oscar Uniform zero four eight. Used to hear them calling London on 124.6 routing Amber One Lichfield - Daventry - Garston (might have been Bovingdon by 1969) for Heathrow.
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Yes, RPL's as the stored flight plans were commonly known. I'm trying to picture the frantic activity that B.E.A. flight ops must have been every night shift pre-computerisation, with 200+ flight plans (including return sectors) to file manually just for their 1st wave flights. Then resubmitting them every time there was an aircraft change. Maybe they used a standardised flight plan form for each destination which just needed the registration box completing. If anyone can shed any light on how they managed please do.
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Rubbish photos again with a Kodak Instamatic but here they are:-
D-ABMI 29/7/77
D-ABVI 6/6/75. The DC-4 is Aer Turas EI-ARS;, the G2 N677S of Sentry Insurance.
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With regards to the condor 727s where they used on the trooping flights to Germany I remember invicta international had these but there was so much issues with the vanguards they lost the contract and Britannia took over these with again regards to condor I use to spend quite a lot of time in Ibiza in the summers 74/75 it was amazing to see there 747s land the names max and fritz adored on them also seeing Klm 747 land they where the days
With regards to the condor 727s where they used on the trooping flights to Germany I remember invicta international had these but there was so much issues with the vanguards they lost the contract and Britannia took over these with again regards to condor I use to spend quite a lot of time in Ibiza in the summers 74/75 it was amazing to see there 747s land the names max and fritz adored on them also seeing Klm 747 land they where the days
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Was that one of Cargolux's 747s? Not doubting you, just surprised that Cargolux were doing passenger flights.
Seeing that taxying past the old viewing area must have been quite a sight!
Seeing that taxying past the old viewing area must have been quite a sight!
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Try this thread pages 32-34
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...talgia-32.html
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...talgia-32.html