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Airbanda 7th Apr 2015 08:34


Looks like a Northeast Viscount in the background. I think they were part of British European Airways but what was their name before they became Northeast?
BKS Air Transport

compton3bravo 7th Apr 2015 16:10

Named after the three directors Messrs Barnby, Keegan and Stevens. Had the pleasure to fly from Leeds on a company DC-3 in 1959 and an HS.748 in 1965 both to Ostend and back.

LTNman 7th Apr 2015 16:28

That name Keegan rings a bell. Seem to remember that he had lots of fingers in many aviation pies over the years at Southend.

OUAQUKGF Ops 8th Apr 2015 09:09

Yes- also Keegan Aviation at Luton c 1964. Marketed The Riley Dove in conjunction with McAlpines who converted five Doves to this American specification. For a time Mike Keegan owned a Mustang fighter which was parked up at Luton between the Autair Hangar and McAlpines. He also owned for a while Trans Meridian Air Cargo whose DC7s came through Luton quite regularly in the mid-sixties. I think that company had a small office at the airport.

boeing_eng 8th Apr 2015 12:32

Mike Keegan was indeed involved with BAF for many years....


Remembering Mike Keegan - 6/3/2003 - Flight Global

LTNman 9th Apr 2015 06:42

Standing by the spectators fence must have been an interesting experience!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psip3ywbei.jpg
Origin of photo unknown

cj241101 9th Apr 2015 19:36

1ST 747
 
Presumably this is the Caribbean Airways LX- registered 747 that did a Britannia Faro sub-service on 10/7/87 and the only 747 ever to use the main apron (as far as I am aware). Seeing the engines over the grass it's perhaps just as well!

lotus1 9th Apr 2015 20:15

I remember corsair did a couple of charters in the 90s with 747sps belive either football or rugby charters also remember the raf vc10 comming round the apron and there wings nearly touching fence

boeing_eng 10th Apr 2015 08:51

http://i57.tinypic.com/2rysy1d.jpg

Here's my pic of the 747 - The first visit of a 747 and yes, the only one to use the main apron (it parked outside H61)

SpringHeeledJack 10th Apr 2015 17:17

Out of interest, when the 747(s) visited, did they only switch on the outer engines when clear of the taxiway so as to minimise FOD issues, or was it just business as usual ? Was the Carribean Airways aircraft an ex-BA steed, or perhaps Tower Air ?


SHJ

boeing_eng 10th Apr 2015 17:27

LX-KCV......originally delivered to American Airlines but ended its career with United Airlines.

No idea about the engines!.....

G-ARZG 10th Apr 2015 17:36

LX-KCV msn 20102 seemingly ended its days in Greenwood (KGWO) in 2000
after being pensioned off by UA

vintage ATCO 10th Apr 2015 18:42

When that particular B747 departed it did considerably damage to the raised runway edge lights. Runway shoulders were installed soon after.

vintage ATCO 10th Apr 2015 19:10

Here is the second B747 to land at Luton in 1992, a diversion from Heathrow due fog. Originally it diverted to Prestwick but on the way there the wx went out and it came to us, mentioning it was short of fuel. It was on late on we discovered it had Prince Andrew on board! I vectored it onto the ILS ‘by appointment’.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...201992%202.jpg


That's me in the car behind, ready to do a runway inspection after its departure.

SpringHeeledJack 10th Apr 2015 20:06

After checking, I flew on both N153UA in the 90's and N9669 in the mid 80's, two of the LX- reg 747's other identities. Perhaps unsurprising as they were well used workhorses back in the day.


SHJ

LTNman 10th Apr 2015 22:30


Here is the second B747 to land at Luton in 1992, a diversion from Heathrow due fog.
I thought the second one was a Virgin B747 from New York. It was running very late and came to Luton so it could depart empty after midnight for I think New York again as the other London airports had embargoes.

vintage ATCO 11th Apr 2015 06:33

I think the Virgin one was in 1994. I got called at home to approve the movement so I must have been looking after ops and that wasn't until '94.

DCBOE 11th Apr 2015 09:07

To answer springheeledjack, you always start the outbd engines of a 747, they supply hydraulics for steering and brakes.:ok:

Level bust 11th Apr 2015 10:02

I think the Virgin one was in 1994

GVLAX was the Virgin B747, arrived late evening on the 10th April 1996, from New York I think. Then departed in the early hours to Boston empty.

I seem to remember Luton was the only airport that allowed it to depart in the middle of the night, unfortunately it busted the permitted noise restrictions!

vintage ATCO 11th Apr 2015 16:56

I authorised the departure. I don't remember getting into trouble over it! ;)


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