A bit of nostalgia

The first aircraft i remember seeing was one of these taking off from Manchester runway 24 (now 24R)

Oh, that was a time of nice liveries.

Some airline should really switch back to their 60ies or 70ies colors.

do hushkits make the Md80 from Stage 2 to stage 3, or from stage 3 to stage 4?

A couple more from the halcyon days

Great retro stuff again Steve, I’ll dig out some more classic GLA stuff by Ian Oswald later. Right now I have to go and shoot the Celtic game. 😮

Here’s some more from this region

Thanks Allen, is that a Freddie Laker skytrain in the fourth photo???

Indeed it is, sitting outside the big maintenance hangar at GLA on a typical gloomy day.

Thanks Allen, is that a Freddie Laker skytrain in the fourth photo???

Hey Steve,

I found this Dragon wings model for you at www.aerojets.com you can get 10% off by signing up for the forum at www.400scalehangar.com

There’s quite a few Ansett models available on that site.

Nice pictures brings back memories but also makes me feel old 🙁

Yer only as old as you feel, or indeed… as old as the woman you feel. :p

Nice pictures brings back memories but also makes me feel old 🙁

cool. i always think older liveries can be better

I recall being aware of Braniff in the early 80’s but never saw one for real.

These are some of the liveries and types I recall from that time as seen at Glasgow Airport in the late 70’s and early 80’s… 😀

Ironically, I have no recolection of Braniff as a younster. I remember various images in my mind of planes I used to see at LAX in the 80’s. Lot’s of TWA, Pan Am, Air Cal, PSA, Western, Eastern, of course American and United, even Hughes Airwest’s banana birds, but no Braniff.

How i miss Ansett although i never witnessed the older liveries but its still Ansett all the same

And yes please Allen i would like those details please

www.airshops.net under “Dragon Wings”. 😀

Anyone remember the flying colours, especially the Alexander Calder DC8
And yes please Allen i would like those details please

Speaking of Australian carriers; one slogan that is permanently etched in my mind is [i]TAA – The Nation’s Jetline[/i]. Too bad airlines stopped such practises, it’s a bit boring with just the airline name sometimes…

Hey Steve,

I just ordered myself a rarther attractive Ansett 744 model for my collection, d’ya want me to pass on the details of where I got it…? 😉