Mystery photo

[MARK9263]

The slide is dated January 1985, clearly a non-UK location but what is throwing me is the British Airways BAC 1-11 inside! Help please

[MARK9263]

Another mystery slide I've come across. Any ideas?

[aerolearner]

Originally Posted by MARK9263

The slide is dated January 1985, clearly a non-UK location but what is throwing me is the British Airways BAC 1-11 inside! Help please

For sure, it shows the hangar at Milano Linate
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/c...airport-moving

Could it be 1975 instead of 1985?

[Stockportcounty]

Originally Posted by MARK9263

The slide is dated January 1985, clearly a non-UK location but what is throwing me is the British Airways BAC 1-11 inside! Help please

Given the Grappa promo,, and looking at this piccy. I’d suggest Milan.

[treadigraph]

Originally Posted by MARK9263

Another mystery slide I've come across. Any ideas?

Looks like UK - German Navy Sea King had a landing accident near Yeovil in 1974, possibly that one?

[SWBKCB]

Originally Posted by aerolearner

For sure, it shows the hangar at Milano Linate
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/c...airport-moving

Could it be 1975 instead of 1985?

Isn't a BA 1-11 more likely to be in that scheme in '85 rather than '75?

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

Isn't a BA 1-11 more likely to be in that scheme in '85 rather than '75?

Not '75 colour scheme.

[treadigraph]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

Isn't a BA 1-11 more likely to be in that scheme in '85 rather than '75?

Reckon both equally likely, certainly saw Tridents in the BA scheme 74/75, in 85 I think the Landor scheme had just started appearing.

[aerolearner]

Disregard. It cannot be 1975. In addition to the 1-11 livery, the Fiat 242 van in the hangar is a later series, which appeared later than 1975.

[minuteman]

The Sea King accident is Ponthenri in 1989….took a bit of map sleuthing that did!

[MARK9263]

Brlliant! Thanks for the superb and speedy replies on both subjects.

[MARK9263]

Can't find absolutely anything on line about this. I think it may be a Flamant? Slide dated 1971

[Haraka]

A pair of Bretagne fuselages.
See:

https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Airfram...?Serial=163931

[MARK9263]

Thank you.

[FlightlessParrot]

Originally Posted by aerolearner

Disregard. It cannot be 1975. In addition to the 1-11 livery, the Fiat 242 van in the hangar is a later series, which appeared later than 1975.

I have no opinion on the date, but the internet seems to think that the Fiat 242 was introduced in 1974; but there are perhaps minor dating details like bumpers or wing mirrors that are discernible in the original photo.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by Haraka

A pair of Bretagne fuselages.
See:

https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Airfram...?Serial=163931

And a bit more history from here:

Both Bretagnes (19 and 22) served with airlines (Air Maroc/Air Algérie) before being taken on by the Groupe Aérien de Liaison Ministériel and used to transport VIPs, including General de Gaulle.

Bought by the head of a construction company at Ambérieu en Bugey (Ain) and converted into a short-lived restaurant.

[MARK9263]

Slide is dated March 1999.

[DH106]

Looks like a DC-8 with CFM engines?

[treadigraph]

I'd say so, a -72, looks short for a 71/73.

Doing some thinking - Central/South America? Looked at places like La Paz and Mexico City on Google Earth but couldn't see anything obvious even going back with the history function.

[Liffy 1M]

It's possible that it's an earlier DC-8 with some sort of fake cowlings/nacelles - I know it doesn't look that way but I can't find any reports of DC-8-72s preserved in this way.