LTNman - I enjoyed the Clarkson's film. Just to think - 4 years on they had gone bust, and Greece had had a revolution. Then later, Jugoslavia descended into mayhem and Dubrovnik was a theatre of war.

Luton Newspapers
 

I was a Wholesale Newsagent in Dublin and my Family from 1946 to 1995.

We got our supplies through Liverpool and Luton on a Saturday night

Until 1988 Aer lingus used 2 Boeing 737f doing two rotations each Night Supplimented by a Merchant man from Luton. then by a DC belonging to Aer Turas, The Liverpool run was classified as an Airlift Moving 60000 Kilos of Newspapers from the . Print centre in Manchester and a further 20000 Kilos from London.

There was also a similar lift to Belfast however Blackpool was used in the North and Stanstead or Southend used near London.

Heathrow was used in the6o's with Viscounts but changed to the other airports when BEA exited the cargo market.

Anyone remember brief schedule service from Europe Air Express with an ATR42? Think reg was D-BAAA or something like that. Was it from MGL?

July 2000 to Sep 2001, European Air Express, yes, MGL, 3 flights weekdays, 1 on Sundays, D-BAAA plus D-BBBB, would post a picture if I had a spare $399....

Use imgur. I won't post a link in case it is not allowed.

Or simply upload it direct to PPRuNe as an attachment.

Uploaded and edited to 800 wide as per Prune rules using Imgur. This is also my replacement photo uploader.

https://i.imgur.com/lntppRL.jpg?1
Dave Watts

Nice Mk 1 Cortina. :O

The cars seem to age the photo more than the Britannia.

OK, here's D-BBBB of European Air Express on 28/8/00


https://i.imgur.com/y6W4CAu.jpg?2

Thanks vintage ATCO for the imgur tip, here's another:-

D-BCRO 26/9/01, leased from Eurowings
https://i.imgur.com/wDt31et.jpg?1

A 14 month service into Luton yet I don't remember it happening at all. This is rather worrying!:confused:

Tellair started operations from Zurich and Basle on 29/5/69, think they must have had technical assistance from Caledonian from the titles on the photo. They operated ex-British Eagle Britannias G-ARKA and G-ARKB plus ex-Lufthansa Convair 440 HB-IMQ but didn't last long. Both Brits ended up stored at Coventry Nov 1969 and were broken up in 1971.
I'm trying to place the location for the photo - think it must have been the McAlpine car park facing northeast.

Here's a picture of G-ARKA from 23/3/69


https://i.imgur.com/aFBka8M.jpg?1

I don't think so. Isn't the Britannia in the background on the pond - stand 10?

If we are talking of the pic with the Cortina in the foreground then I think it is from McAlpine's car park facing south east towards the terminal as the Britannia was towed past.

Yes, I would agree the second is stand 10.

I agree with both - I was originally referring to the B&W photo of G-ARKB under tow. Stand 10 for my picture with just a low metal barrier between me and the aircraft. How times change.

I had a Mk 1 Cortina once KYO 399 D I think was the reg. It had a long gear lever which snapped in my hand once when changing gear. Amazingly I was in Leics and around the corner was a Ford garage and I was on my way in 30 minutes. It was new when acquired.

The photo above with the two Britannia's and those metal barriers. Were those barriers put up for an open day? I can just remember visiting the airport around 1969 with my parents. Seem to also remember visiting at least one hangar on that open day

But why is the Cortina's bonnet not closed properly?

Probably broken down. Seem to remember that cars had to be serviced every 3000 miles in those days.