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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Feb 2023, 06:59

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Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

Dan Air's first 5 727's in 1973 and 1974 were...

Dan Air's first 5 727's in 1973 and 1974 were re-fitted with around 154 seats with the 2 extra rear doors - Memory has this figure in mind - it may have been give or a take a handful.
The Galley was...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Feb 2023, 06:36

Replies: 86

Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

Indeed, in the late 1960's Gatwick, MAN and PIK...

Indeed, in the late 1960's Gatwick, MAN and PIK all saw Transatlantic 727's of Wardair, AFA, TIA and World Airways.

Gatwick also saw the weekly 727 flights of Ariana, who lost their new plane at...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Feb 2023, 08:03

Replies: 86

Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

Great fun ! The Comet, and BAC 1-11 were all...

Great fun !
The Comet, and BAC 1-11 were all very much in the first mix, and I did doubt the 727 in my very first post #21
but looking more closely at those large LE slats of the 727 were the thing...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Jan 2023, 08:51

Replies: 86

Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

Seems the consensus is that it is likely a...

Seems the consensus is that it is likely a Starboard 727 wing tip, taken from a window seat, fairly forward of the (clean) wing,
and the airline in 1973 would be Dan Air.

No LE slats are down yet...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

29th Jan 2023, 10:39

Replies: 86

Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

Corfu Monarch B720B's 1971 or after OM...

Corfu Monarch B720B's
1971 or after

OM flew from both LTN and BHX to Corfu then.
...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

29th Jan 2023, 10:19

Replies: 86

Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

Looks Ish, but AFAIK was any Caravelle charter...

Looks Ish, but AFAIK was any Caravelle charter operator ever subbing for a MAN-CFU flight in 1973?. It would be a long shot.
We only really saw SAM and Aviaco Caravelles on IT charters back then....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

29th Jan 2023, 09:20

Replies: 86

Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

Corfu airport early charter flights

Corfu (Ioannis Kapodistrias) International airport, is named after the first Governor of Greece and the first IT charters coming from the UK were from 1965 on Props such as Dan Air Ambassadors, BUA...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

28th Jan 2023, 17:23

Replies: 86

Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

Yes this is lots of fun. If it is a comet...

Yes this is lots of fun.

If it is a comet then it's KT or DA
Both channel Airways and of course Olympic Airways had ceased flying them by 1972.

This is 1973.

I had just started my career...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

28th Jan 2023, 12:12

Replies: 86

Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

You more or less have deduced this for yourself -...

You more or less have deduced this for yourself -
you state you went to Corfu a lot on BEA Airtours Comets at that time - in the early 70's and I too think it is a Comet wing tip.

However KT's...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

28th Jan 2023, 08:33

Replies: 86

Which wing is this?

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Posted By rog747

1973 Corfu UK Holiday flight - I reckoned first a...

1973 Corfu UK Holiday flight - I reckoned first a BAC 1-11
so could be Laker Dan Air or Cambrian at the time.
(Not a -500 series as they had a tip kink added)

But I am thinking it is a Comet...

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