I thought you’d like to see this 37 minute long video that I found on Google.
The first part is LGW, late 80’s early 90’s. For me it’s pure nostalgia, the LGW of my Air Europe days.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4845858342994543264
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By: lukeylad - 25th July 2006 at 23:08
even better little or no airbus in sight proper planes at gatwick with raw power!! mens planes no girly airbus’s!!
By: OneLeft - 25th July 2006 at 18:33
and the airlines were all ‘propoer’ airlines!!!
Do you mean they weren’t loco’s? Interesting to reflect how the industry has changed in the decade and a half that have passed since that footage was shot.
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By: Ren Frew - 25th July 2006 at 00:45
Some info from the 1987 section of www.bamuseum.com
“A merger with financially troubled British Caledonian was announced in July and implemented in December after agreement to drop some of BCAL’s slots had been reached. BA acquired a fleet of eight DC-10s, five miscellaneous Boeing 747s, 13 BAC 1-11-500s and an order for 10 Airbus A320s. The DC-10s were the first to be owned by British Airways and remained at Gatwick for another 11 years.”
By: Ren Frew - 25th July 2006 at 00:36
No, strangely the A310’s did but weren’t kept by BA, the A320’s didn’t and were!
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I remember seeing the B-Cal A310 at GLA as early as 1983 or 84, so I guess they were flying long before Lord King wrote that cheque ? :confused:
By: OneLeft - 25th July 2006 at 00:30
Thanks Oneleft, I wasn’t entirely sure if they’d gone into brief B-Cal service having seen pics like that before…
No, strangely the A310’s did but weren’t kept by BA, the A320’s didn’t and were!
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By: Ren Frew - 25th July 2006 at 00:22
Although never delivered to BCal, the first couple were painted in their livery.
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Thanks Oneleft, I wasn’t entirely sure if they’d gone into brief B-Cal service having seen pics like that before…
By: OneLeft - 24th July 2006 at 23:48
Although never delivered to BCal, the first couple were painted in their livery.
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By: Ren Frew - 24th July 2006 at 23:00
Since when did BA use dc-10s!!! i never knew that!!
When BA took over B-Cal there was a bit of fleet integration which included the DC-10’s. The eldest of the current BA A320 fleet (G-BUS*) originated in an order placed by B-Cal in the 1980’s. They never saw B-Cal service as the takeover took place before they were delivered.
By: lukeylad - 24th July 2006 at 22:46
Since when did BA use dc-10s!!! i never knew that!!
By: Ren Frew - 24th July 2006 at 10:51
Good stuff, nice to see those DC-10’s that BA ‘nicked’ from British Caledonian… :diablo:
By: lukeylad - 24th July 2006 at 10:44
BA Tristar *drools*
By: rdc1000 - 24th July 2006 at 10:36
It’s fantastic, my favourite era cos it was the time I really got into aviation, and the airlines were all ‘propoer’ airlines!!!
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