By: Deano - 14th April 2006 at 22:57
Amazing how Thai had not changed their corperate identity for over 20 years
By: frankvw - 14th April 2006 at 22:28
It’s not that bad. Nothing that a good Santa Ana wind can’t take care of once in a while. 😉
A Condor DC-10? No idea LH used to send those guys down here. A UTA 3-holer as well!
That’s why the high desert is nice 😉
And that sure is nice to see all those long gone liveries!
By: rdc1000 - 14th April 2006 at 22:18
SUPERB…nothing more can be said!
By: greekdude1 - 14th April 2006 at 22:13
It brings a tear to the eye – just like the LA smog! 😉
It’s not that bad. Nothing that a good Santa Ana wind can’t take care of once in a while. 😉
A Condor DC-10? No idea LH used to send those guys down here. A UTA 3-holer as well!
By: Robert Pittuck - 14th April 2006 at 14:33
26 years ago – could most of those aircraft still be flying today? It would be interesting to check on the ones with visible registrations – but I don’t have the wherewithal to do it!
10 mins produced the following
N68053 Continetal DC10 – Possibly still flying with Fed Ex
N606BN Braniff 747SP – Possibly flying as A40-SP
N472GB Boeing 737 Air California – Scrapped in Peru
Braniff DC-8 – ???
D-ADPO Condor DC!0 – Now N540AX with Omni Air
HS-TGA Thai Boeing 747 – Now N523MC with Atlas Air
G-BDXE Boeing 747 of BA – Scrapped
F-BTDC UTA DC10 – Stored ?
XA-AMA Aeromexico DC9 – Now a corporate jet
Only two defenitely scrapped and probably the Braniff DC8 as well
By: Grey Area - 14th April 2006 at 14:11
It was smog in the 1980s, Frank! :diablo:
By: frankvw - 14th April 2006 at 13:53
Splendid pictures. 🙂
It brings a tear to the eye – just like the LA smog! 😉
It’s no smog, it’s haze 😀
By: philgatwick05 - 14th April 2006 at 13:31
Love the shot of the Condor at dusk
By: Papa Lima - 14th April 2006 at 13:30
26 years ago – could most of those aircraft still be flying today? It would be interesting to check on the ones with visible registrations – but I don’t have the wherewithal to do it!
By: Grey Area - 14th April 2006 at 13:08
Splendid pictures. 🙂
It brings a tear to the eye – just like the LA smog! 😉
By: symon - 14th April 2006 at 13:06
Those are fantastic pictures. Just as interesting, or even more so than the ones we get today! That Braniff 742 is awesome!
By: PMN - 14th April 2006 at 12:53
Brilliant, just brilliant. It’s quite interesting to see the colours aircraft wore the year before I was born!
Paul
By: Bmused55 - 14th April 2006 at 12:00
Wow……just… wow
By: LBARULES - 14th April 2006 at 11:14
These ‘old school’ shots are just incredible, you have one hell of a back catalogue!
Especially love the Braniff 74′, and Condor DC10. 🙂
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