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By: - 3rd June 2005 at 17:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
More please. Any lack of quality will be more than compensated for by the rarity value of the subject. Post as many as you like.
Regards,
kev35
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 17:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Some very interesting pics :)
I would welcome anymore.
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 17:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I second Kev35's remark, the photos are worth it no matter what, I love them. Thanks for posting.
Live Well,
Matt M.
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 17:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice shots. Am I the only one who thinks that spotting was mich more interesting then.
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 19:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
These bring back memories....... :D:D:D
Got any more?
No, Seahawk. You're not alone. :)
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 19:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice to see the old stuff compared to nowadays
Keep um coming...
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 19:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
OK More from Gatwick (80's)
1. BA/Air Europe 757-236
2. British Air Ferries Viscount 815
3. British Cal' DC-10-30 (Did anyone notice the "Cheeky" little Aviogenex Tu-134 in the background?)
4. Continental DC-10-30
5. Tower Air 747-130
6. Virgin 747 (unsure of exact Mk)
7. As #6
8. World airways DC-10-30
9. Wardair (Canada) DC-10-30
10. Air Zimbabwe Cargo 707-330
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 19:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
OOppss... the pic's have come out in a different order to the text. :confused:
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 19:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
More (80's)... From Heathrow this time.
OK these few are from Heathrow, same era (80's).
1. Malaysian Airline Systems 747-236
2. Swissair DC-10-30 (Quite Rare for Heathrow)
3. Aeroflot IL-62
4. BA 757-236
5. Touraine Air Transport/Air France F.28-1000
6. Swissair A310-220 (One of them "New Fangled" A310's, well at the time anyway :p )
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 20:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Fantastic shots!! :) I loved the British Caledonian DC-10's, superb!
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 20:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Am I the only one who thinks that spotting was mich more interesting then.
I don't think anyone would disagree with you seahawk.
More great shots Pte1643 :D
By: - 4th June 2005 at 07:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That Peoples Express 747-238 is an ex Qantas bird that went on to serve with Continental after their acquisition of Peoples Express
By: - 4th June 2005 at 07:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Pte1643, have you got any pics of ONA, National or Western DC10s?
By: - 4th June 2005 at 09:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice pics...As said by others, never mind the quality its just nice to see some oldies! IMO spotting was definately more interestig then. The 707 in the first batch was in fact operated by Anglo Cargo who I seem to remember took delivery of the first main deck cargo door equiped B757 weeks before going bust. Does anyone else have info on that? :)
By: - 4th June 2005 at 10:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hi.I posted a couple of pic's the other day from my plane spotting days as a youngster. They seemed to go down quite well, so I thought I'd post a few more. I have lots more, but most of them are well before I had a descent camera, and hence are not that good in quality. But enjoy anyway.
1. Anglia Air Cargo (Ex B-Cal) 707-338
2. Cal Air (Ex Laker Airways) Dc-10-10
3. Cathay Pacific 747-267
4. General view of Gatwick South, with sadly my only pic of B-Cal's only 747.
5. Very Old Northwest Orient 747-151
6. People Express 747-238
Great shots; if only I could get my scanner to work then I could post some similar ones. You mentioned BCAL's only 747; they operated 5 a/c just prior to the BA merger.
By: - 4th June 2005 at 15:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Anglo's 707 brings back some memories fo me, I often went to LHR to turn their 707's, not Gatwick though.
The 757 was leased from Ansett, it wasn't the first 757F & wasn't ideally suited to Anglo's operation. I only saw it twice & failed to photograph it on both occasions :confused:
By: - 4th June 2005 at 16:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
You mentioned BCAL's only 747; they operated 5 a/c just prior to the BA merger.
Maybe not in 1983. ;) I still have my copy(s) of "World Airline Fleets" from this era. At this time there was only 1, although I am happy to be corrected.
The a/c in question was G-BJXN "Mungo Park-The Scottish Explorer" (Ex N611BN).
And Yes, the 707 in the photo was operated by Anglo Cargo, NOT Anglia Air Cargo as I stated.
Sorry for the confusion. :confused:
By: - 4th June 2005 at 18:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Anglo's 707 brings back some memories fo me, I often went to LHR to turn their 707's, not Gatwick though.
The 757 was leased from Ansett, it wasn't the first 757F & wasn't ideally suited to Anglo's operation. I only saw it twice & failed to photograph it on both occasions :confused:
Thanks for the info. :)
By: - 4th June 2005 at 19:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice pics there
By: - 4th June 2005 at 21:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
More 707's!
Seahawk I agree you are probably right about spotting although I was much too young then to know much about spotting....lol.
I wish more 707's were still around. Such a beautiful airliner. I guess that's the reason I like the A340........4 engined birds are rare and they always stand out from the normal twin engined varieties that so heavily populate our airports nowadays.
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By: Pte1643 - 3rd June 2005 at 17:07 - Edited 2nd October 2019 at 11:40
Hi.
I posted a couple of pic's the other day from my plane spotting days as a youngster. They seemed to go down quite well, so I thought I'd post a few more. I have lots more, but most of them are well before I had a descent camera, and hence are not that good in quality. But enjoy anyway.
1. Anglia Air Cargo (Ex B-Cal) 707-338
2. Cal Air (Ex Laker Airways) Dc-10-10
3. Cathay Pacific 747-267
4. General view of Gatwick South, with sadly my only pic of B-Cal's only 747.
5. Very Old Northwest Orient 747-151
6. People Express 747-238