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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Nov 2023, 21:43
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Posted By cj241101

IIRC the diverted flights were in the evenings,...

IIRC the diverted flights were in the evenings, with senior fire officers providing fire cover at LHR during the day, probably 0700-1900. 27th Feb to 20th March 1970, although not every day. Add...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Dec 2020, 20:25
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Posted By cj241101

1997 sounds correct. My notes refer to the...

1997 sounds correct. My notes refer to the flights as Airtours, days seemed to vary but mostly out on Mondays, back on Tuesdays.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Nov 2020, 09:22
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Posted By cj241101

Summer 2001 was when Monarch operated...

Summer 2001 was when Monarch operated Luton-Sanford (SFB) direct on the A330, Mondays, can't locate timings, though. East apron, yes, stand 48. First flight operated 7th July 2001, no record as to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Oct 2020, 09:41
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Posted By cj241101

Only regular series I know of was summer 1987...

Only regular series I know of was summer 1987 when they used a 727-200 on a Saturday from & to Pula. I have a vague recollection that their 737-200's also operated briefly in the late 1980's but the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Feb 2020, 12:38
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Posted By cj241101

About a year from Nov 2003. Started off...

About a year from Nov 2003. Started off operating to Venice, adding Cagliari and Rimini from 5/12/03, quickly diminishing to Cagliari only on Tue Thu and Fri for summer 2004, withdrew from the route...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Nov 2019, 10:06
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Posted By cj241101

Many thanks to both for the clarification. ...

Many thanks to both for the clarification. Always interesting to learn about the technology used in the past.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Nov 2019, 08:58
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Posted By cj241101

CRT looks like a radar screen although I stand to...

CRT looks like a radar screen although I stand to be corrected. Needs a learned ATC colleague to confirm.

22/04 if you mean the Twin Com with the blue/green van in front it looks like McAlpine...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Sep 2019, 21:35
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Posted By cj241101

Gordonwill, thanks for sharing the additional...

Gordonwill, thanks for sharing the additional photos. I remember the "departure lounge" well as I was working in the airside bar at the time. Think it replaced the previous "extra departure area"...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Sep 2019, 15:10
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Posted By cj241101

Gordon Thanks, yes it works!. Interesting stuff...

Gordon
Thanks, yes it works!. Interesting stuff and from an unusual viewpoint - were you up a floodlight pylon? Hope you were wearing a hi-viz and hard hat if you were....Anyway, please keep them...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Aug 2019, 08:24
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Posted By cj241101

Marconi had a number of factories in Essex,...

Marconi had a number of factories in Essex, including Chelmsford, Basildon and Billericay, which probably explains G-APWY spending time at Southend, although its home base was always Luton. I don't...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Aug 2019, 11:58
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Posted By cj241101

Best I can come up with would be 1976-1979....

Best I can come up with would be 1976-1979. Geminair started up early in 1976 and the Brit was regular until 1981 when it was sold in Zaire. Last record I have of it was 5/3/81. G-APWY was repainted...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Aug 2019, 10:25
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Posted By cj241101

Dates should be below each photo. The Odyssey was...

Dates should be below each photo. The Odyssey was a one-off; the Tristar CS-TEB also appeared on 26/5/99 as well when operated by Air Luxor:-

https://i.imgur.com/9OJPPk9.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2019, 11:05
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Posted By cj241101

Gordonwil, yes, more photos always welcome. If...

Gordonwil, yes, more photos always welcome. If you need help posting I am sure there is plenty of help available here.

Here's some more of mine, don't think any have been posted before, apologies...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Aug 2019, 10:39
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Posted By cj241101

A bit of a long shot. Back in 1965 after...

A bit of a long shot. Back in 1965 after Euravia/Britannia replaced their L.749 Constellations with Britannias, L.749 G-ANUR was leased to ACE Freighters at Gatwick. When that company folded, the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2019, 12:18
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Posted By cj241101

Probably 27th July 1980. The Merchantman would...

Probably 27th July 1980. The Merchantman would have been G-APEG which was parked on stand 11 that day, my (not totally comprehensive) records only have it parked there once in July 1980 which was on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jul 2019, 12:56
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Posted By cj241101

Thanks for the reply OUAQUKGF. That would fit in...

Thanks for the reply OUAQUKGF. That would fit in with the earlier photo, with the Britannia Brit behind parked on the hangar side of the apron. Looks to be roughly where the minitower stands now. It...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2019, 14:13
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Posted By cj241101

Anyone know where this aircraft was kept during...

Anyone know where this aircraft was kept during its time at Luton? Presumably either the flying club hangar, McAlpines hangar or hangar 9.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jul 2019, 10:59
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Posted By cj241101

N6356T was based for the winter 1966/7, last...

N6356T was based for the winter 1966/7, last record I have for it is on 18/3/67, not sure exactly when it returned to its previous home of Biggin Hill. Abpic has numerous photos in a variety of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2019, 10:27
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Posted By cj241101

Google Earth is no help with regard to the runway...

Google Earth is no help with regard to the runway lengths. Their "historical imagery" has nothing between 1945 and 2000. In the 1945 picture the runways aren't apparent. Quite how it shows the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2019, 19:09
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Posted By cj241101

Beaver G-ARTR was present on 8/7/64 which would...

Beaver G-ARTR was present on 8/7/64 which would have fitted the Euravia Connie time-wise.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jul 2019, 15:29
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Posted By cj241101

Presumably the western taxiway curving around...

Presumably the western taxiway curving around where the fire station now is.

If the Autair staff car park was between hangars 61 and 62 yes, I can recall a Vanguard parked nose in somewhere...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jul 2019, 15:24
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Posted By cj241101

Me too - no camera until Christmas 1968. These...

Me too - no camera until Christmas 1968. These from my father, both dated 20/8/67 and taken from the old spectators area left of the terminal, looking across the grass where hangar 89 now stands.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jul 2019, 15:05
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

Probably 6/2/67 (or 7/2/67), in which case the...

Probably 6/2/67 (or 7/2/67), in which case the BKS Ambassador would have been G-ALZR, the Comet G-APMC plus 19 other diverted flights, most of which night stopped. Love to know how and where they...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jul 2019, 19:34
Replies: 3,898
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Posted By cj241101

More airlines long past but not forgotten, mostly...

More airlines long past but not forgotten, mostly on maintenance again:-

https://i.imgur.com/Ynkm0S4.jpg
5N-ASY 20/8/87

https://i.imgur.com/UE7gR3q.jpg
Much more recent, AP-BMP on 29/3/16.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jul 2019, 08:37
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

Air Botswana were back on 22/9/80 with their...

Air Botswana were back on 22/9/80 with their other Herc A2-ABZ:-

https://i.imgur.com/0xWZx0X.jpg

The Brit behind is probably Redcoat G-BHAU which had the red tail, having been acquired from...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jul 2019, 21:19
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

Air Malta leased G-BHOX and G-BHOY from Monarch...

Air Malta leased G-BHOX and G-BHOY from Monarch summer 1980 until the end of August. I remember them sitting on stands 13 and 14 for a few weeks. The one in the photo is on stand 13, so the other was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jul 2019, 11:11
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

1980, weekly on Wednesdays, June-Oct, CP802/3...

1980, weekly on Wednesdays, June-Oct, CP802/3 1015/1215, used to land in Prestwick for fuel due to restrictions on take off weight from the short runway at Luton.

https://i.imgur.com/zTGQpnO.jpg...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jul 2019, 10:56
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Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

boeing_eng, you are of course correct - my memory...

boeing_eng, you are of course correct - my memory was at fault. The 2 aircraft did get registered VH-YMJ/K, and were away for a year. Think Monarch cancelled the deal because of a payment problem .
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jul 2019, 10:45
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

G-BAFM masquerading as FS728:- ...

G-BAFM masquerading as FS728:-


https://i.imgur.com/BkiT3PF.jpg

737 behind is C-FPWD (G-DWHH) about to depart on its annual (1983-86) winter lease:-

https://i.imgur.com/vxw3gil.jpg
22/11/83
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jul 2019, 21:52
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

Time for some more unlikely colour schemes worn...

Time for some more unlikely colour schemes worn by aircraft in for maintenance:-

https://i.imgur.com/fl41LQB.jpg
HP-1205-CMP 17/4/92, ex Britannia G-BGYL. Sadly lost near Tucuti, Panama 6/6/92.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jun 2019, 21:52
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

I assume the photo you are trying to post is of...

I assume the photo you are trying to post is of G-BEPX which was meant to go to A.M.A.Z. as 9Q-CAJ but the deal fell through and the aircraft was used by Airline Engineering as a test bed.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jun 2019, 19:25
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

1977 ? Yes. What looks like the Eurafric Brit...

1977 ? Yes. What looks like the Eurafric Brit EI-BCI (registered 4/4/77) and the ex-Ghana DC-8 (9G-ACG, became N8038A Aug 1977, departing as such on 20/9/77) in the "graveyard" are a bit of a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jun 2019, 18:27
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

For many years Monarch crews would walk directly...

For many years Monarch crews would walk directly across the apron from the crew rooms in hangar 7/8 to access aircraft parked on terminal stands.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jun 2019, 16:19
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

I believe only the 2 were converted, the other...

I believe only the 2 were converted, the other (F-BSTM) visited on 10/10/82 although I didn't manage a picture (work sometimes got in the way of photos :yuk:). Maybe another candidate for most...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jun 2019, 15:57
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,384
Posted By cj241101

Hapag-Lloyd had several 727's; this is the one in...

Hapag-Lloyd had several 727's; this is the one in the photo which stayed a couple of days, may have been football related:-

https://i.imgur.com/RWgbRY6.jpg?1
D-AHLN 6/12/83
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