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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd May 2024, 20:09

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Corporate flight departments, UK

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Posted By Mooncrest

Dana-Spicer was, I think, an American firm with a...

Dana-Spicer was, I think, an American firm with a significant or maybe controlling interest in GKN. We used to see their N-registered GIV at Leeds Bradford in the mid-1990s. These visits might have...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Sep 2023, 15:51

Replies: 161

Corporate flight departments, UK

Views: 20,954

Posted By Mooncrest

Did we mention Bernard Matthews ? His company had...

Did we mention Bernard Matthews ? His company had at least two aircraft, though not at the same time. There was B200 G-BMNF and then a Citation, whose registration I've forgotten. Based at Norwich...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Apr 2023, 08:56

Replies: 161

Corporate flight departments, UK

Views: 20,954

Posted By Mooncrest

Boston Deep Sea Fisheries, later Bostonair,...

Boston Deep Sea Fisheries, later Bostonair, operated a C310 from Humberside, G-TKPZ, for a few years in the 80s and 90s. It spent a lot of time at Leeds Bradford on instrument training jollies. At...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Apr 2023, 18:24

Replies: 161

Corporate flight departments, UK

Views: 20,954

Posted By Mooncrest

Dennis Vanguard at Coventry. I can't clearly...

Dennis Vanguard at Coventry. I can't clearly remember what they owned over the years. HS125, various Gulfstreams, a 737 or BBJ ? Might have been a Lockheed Jetstar at one time. I think they were all...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Apr 2023, 12:57

Replies: 161

Corporate flight departments, UK

Views: 20,954

Posted By Mooncrest

Asda bought C421 G-EAGL from Systime and operated...

Asda bought C421 G-EAGL from Systime and operated it for a wee while. Then along came B200 G-BOMM, which was eventually sold.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Apr 2023, 19:27

Replies: 161

Corporate flight departments, UK

Views: 20,954

Posted By Mooncrest

At Leeds Bradford, we had Ogden B200 G-OGDN, B400...

At Leeds Bradford, we had Ogden B200 G-OGDN, B400 N1565B and Falcon 900 G-SIRO. Bass Brewery owned B90 G-BAVG, B200 G-BPLC and B400 G-BRBZ. Much earlier, Charrington (as it was then) had a Piaggio -...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Apr 2023, 13:54

Replies: 161

Corporate flight departments, UK

Views: 20,954

Posted By Mooncrest

Volkswagen have a few Falcons (900s, I think)....

Volkswagen have a few Falcons (900s, I think). Vernon's Pools used a Beech King Air, G-VRES, as Vernair in the 70s and 80s.
Beecham used to fly their own HS125, on their own AOC.

Granada...

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