Classic Planes

In Israel it will be the 707.

Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
OO-SCZ, Sabena A340-300 that made the last flight.

Yes, that is a sight many of us here in Belgium will never forget. A very sad day indeed. 🙁

J.V.

First flights:
De Havilland DH.106 Comet July 27, 1949
Avro Canada C.102 Jetliner August 10, 1949
🙂

Comet – first jet airliner, had all the problems of being ‘a first’ but the solutions to which have benefited aviation ever since

Or a second. Wasn’t the Avro Avroliner the first jet airliner? Comet get’s first IN SERVICE I believe.

(Awaits correction)

My fondest memories are of the classic DC6B, DC4, DC3, and the convairs of Ansett and Trans Australian Airlines

747 : BA, United, Lufthansa
737: Aer Lingus
757 : American Airlines
A300 : DHL/ Lufthansa
L1011 : Eastern/Pan Am/Caledonian
MD-11 : Swissair

Many years ago, when the family lived on the Shetland Islands, we used to fly a lot (Father worked for BA). Did about 6 trips (each trip consisted of four legs LSI-ABZ-LHR then LHR-ABZ-LSI) in a 3 year period. (1980 – 1983). All of them on standby tickets and not once did we get bumped (there were 6 of us!!!).

HS748s between Sumburgh and Aberdeen, then usually Tridents or 1-11’s between Aberdeen and Heathrow.

Back then the 737-200 (advanced) was relatively new and on a couple of occasions it was a bright and shiny 737-200 on ABZ-LHR, some of them were in British Airtours colours.

My last flight on a Trident was back in Jan/Feb 83. While we were waiting for check-in, a member of BA ground staff came up to us, to point out one of the ‘new’ BA 757s – G-BIKA “Dover Castle”. I was only 7 and a half at the time, but for some strange reason remember it like yesterday. Always liked the 757’s in the classic BA colour scheme.

Ah those were the days………..sigh……..

classic or not im adding it

I don’t think this is a classic, just that the airline were operating a lot from my local and i thought i’d add it.

How about the Hawker Siddeley Trident? The first trijet and a British thoroughbred. First flight on 09Jan1962.

Ive flown on both BAe 146s and F100s of AirUK, they were nice airline.

dave

From Stansted, I miss the old EAL and Ryanair 1-11’s, and also the countless Tristars. I also really miss Air Uk as a whole, a great little airline. Such a shame they’re not still around, brilliant livery aswell. I remember one of my very first flights was on one of their F100’s to CDG.

I went to RAF Cosford a couple of years ago there is alot to see, BA VC10, BA 707, BA BAC111, there’s loads.

I remember seeing this BAC 1-11 many times at LHR.
now its a resident at Duxford.

dave

Originally posted by paulc
Herald / Viscount – first turboprop airliners (i think)

The Viscount was the first turboprop in airline service. My favourite airliner, I have fond memories of them going over the house on approach to Renfrew Airport.
What I’d give to hear the whine of 4 Darts again.

Ken

aircraft & airline combo’s that will be long remembered include

Concorde / BA
Comet / Dan Air
Hp Herald / Air UK
VC10 / British United
Viscount / BEA
Bac 1-11 / BA/ Dan Air/ Laker / BCal

The above airlines were operators of the types but the common factor is that they were of British design and manufacture apart from Concorde where the french provided the garlic for the meals 😉

It is a sad indication of the state of british industry when you think of what we could produce 40 years ago and compare it to what we produce now.

Concorde – probably the most graceful aircraft on the planet
Comet – first jet airliner, had all the problems of being ‘a first’ but the solutions to which have benefited aviation ever since
Herald / Viscount – first turboprop airliners (i think)
VC10 – another great design from Vickers, looked good and flew even better according to those who did. Popular with passengers but as it was designed for ‘hot & high’ destinations was not the most economical.
Bac1-11 – possibly the one aircraft certainly in the UK that helped the package holiday market literally take off.

Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
Those LinjeFlyg Fokker 28’s, are that series 4000?

Yes, and I was wrong above when writing there were 17 F28′ s in service. There were 17 F28-4000 and 3 F28-1000 in total.

There is a brilliant Swedish site about Linjeflyg but for those of you not familiar with this strange language I recommend this page for a brief history of Linjeflyg (1957-1992).

Those LinjeFlyg Fokker 28’s, are that series 4000?

Here in the UK no choice but to go for Concord. Although I do love the 747sp.

Lufthansa 727 and for DUS it will always be the LTU TriStars.

In the U.S., I’d say Pan Am and to a slightly lesser extent, TWA 707’s and 747’s. Pan Am launched 747 service from JFK to LHR and they also launched 707 service from JFK to CDG.