Stansted Airport History and Nostalgia
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A few photos taken at London Stansted Airport in July 1973 including several former recently retired Royal Air Force Bristol Britannia's, plus Transmeridian Air Cargo (TMAC) CL-44 Guppy N447T in it's original colour scheme.
A Flying Fortress is also visible in the first photo.
A Flying Fortress is also visible in the first photo.
Pic of CL-44 G-ATZH in the "RAF" scheme is indeed as she appeared in "O Lucky Man".
I recall a TAR CL-44 LV-JTN at Gatwick in '77, delivering Aerolineas Argentina's HS-748 spares to Dan-Air who had bought AA's 748 fleet and spares inventory . The CL-44 was destroyed in a mid-air collision with a Su-15 after straying into Soviet airspace a couple of years later...
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I think that must be '75 at the earliest as the B-17 does look very much like Sally B in her original scheme; she arrived with Ted White at Duxford in March '75.
Pic of CL-44 G-ATZH in the "RAF" scheme is indeed as she appeared in "O Lucky Man".
I recall a TAR CL-44 LV-JTN at Gatwick in '77, delivering Aerolineas Argentina's HS-748 spares to Dan-Air who had bought AA's 748 fleet and spares inventory . The CL-44 was shot down by the Russians a couple of years later...
Pic of CL-44 G-ATZH in the "RAF" scheme is indeed as she appeared in "O Lucky Man".
I recall a TAR CL-44 LV-JTN at Gatwick in '77, delivering Aerolineas Argentina's HS-748 spares to Dan-Air who had bought AA's 748 fleet and spares inventory . The CL-44 was shot down by the Russians a couple of years later...
B17 Flying Fortress "Sally B" was brought to the UK from France in 1975 and put on the UK CAA register as G-BEDF. So the photo was taken from at least 1975 onwards rather than 1973 as I had originally stated.
I'm going to edit the photo details as taken in July 1975 rather than what I initially thought it was as in July 1973.
Love the old cars in the carpark of ATEL.
That nibbled DC-8 was a regular into Heathrow back in the day.
What was the 707/720 dark tail in the photo with the Brittania and the B17 ?
That nibbled DC-8 was a regular into Heathrow back in the day.
What was the 707/720 dark tail in the photo with the Brittania and the B17 ?
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What was the 707/720 dark tail in the photo with the Brittania and the B17 ?
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Rich International acquired one DC8-62 from Braniff International in December 1983 N610BN. It was sold to LACSA in August 1986 having never been fully painted in the Rich International livery of silver body with a red, white and blue cheatline.
Regarding the "Big Orange", this reference was to their original Boeing 747 N601BN delivered in 1971 which had an orange body with a white tail with the large letters BN in orange.
From 1971 to 1979 Braniff International had just the one Boeing 747 in their fleet, their original flagship N601BN which was affectionately referred to as the "Big Orange".
From 1979 up until the airline's collapse in May 1982 Braniff International had eight Boeing 747 in their fleet including three Boeing 747SP variants, all fully painted orange including their tails. N601BN remained in it's original livery throughout it's career with Braniff International.
Once more examples started entering service with the airline the term "Big Orange" tended to be collective term of phrase regarding the entire Braniff International Boeing 747 fleet.
By 1979 up until the airline's collapse all of Braniff International fleet of Boeing 747's we're used on DFW-LGW and all we're referred to as the "Big Orange".
Not a full size photo but here is Braniff International N601BN the original ''Big Orange'' at London Stansted Airport on a weather diversion from London Gatwick Airport in October 1978. Also in view is a BWIA British West Indian Airlines Boeing 707 on a similar weather diversion from London Heathrow Airport.
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Getting back to London Stansted Airport History and Nostalgia....
I previously posted several photos of the Fordair aircraft at London Stansted Airport but I had overlooked their Boeing 727's.
Here is a photo of one of their Boeing 727-100's N329K arriving at London Stansted Airport in July 1973.
I previously posted several photos of the Fordair aircraft at London Stansted Airport but I had overlooked their Boeing 727's.
Here is a photo of one of their Boeing 727-100's N329K arriving at London Stansted Airport in July 1973.
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In 1980 Gulf Air had retired their small fleet of Standard VC-10's and two examples were temporarily stored at London Stansted Airport, they were eventually sold to the RAF.
A40-VI with another Gulf Air VC-10 A40-VL to the right.
A40-VI with another Gulf Air VC-10 A40-VL to the right.
