Manchester pics 1970

Seriously guys, this thread is 7 years old. If the OP wants to post any more pics there is a photographic forum 😉

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Would love to see more photos as well, I too was a spotter at Ringway from 77 onwards with my annual pier pass and large box radio, 8×40 bins, black snorkel, and Starliner membership. If you have any RUssian stuff that would be interesting. I use to love the glass nosed aircraft.

The airways around Manchester seem so different now, dominated by BOeings and airbuses. Gone is the variety that once was.

More of your superb Manchester photos would be appreciated. I was a plane spotter at Manchester from circa 1957 – 1965 with some long breaks for train spotting. I watched the prototype Caravelle visit from the spectators enclosure one sunny afternoon before Manchester had its new terminal. ‘Connies’ were my favourite though in those days and I remember getting myself up there in the early hours to see an Air France Breuget Deux Ponts. Sorry about the reminising, more photos please.

Well done on sharing those with us sir, guess EGCC has changed a bit since those were shot, got any more.

Ps like the Britannia, Britannia
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Well done on sharing those with us sir, guess EGCC has changed a bit since those were shot, got any more.

Ps like the Britannia, Britannia
🙂

A few more pics of Ringway around 1970
1 LN-FOP Curtiss C-46 Fred Olsen
2 G-APNB Britannia Donaldson
3 G-ASIX VC10 British United
4 I-DABZ Caravelle Alitalia
5 D-ABIU Boeing 727 Lufthansa
6 PH-MAM Douglas DC-6 Martinair
More tomorrow if you wish?

A few more pics of Ringway around 1970
1 LN-FOP Curtiss C-46 Fred Olsen
2 G-APNB Britannia Donaldson
3 G-ASIX VC10 British United
4 I-DABZ Caravelle Alitalia
5 D-ABIU Boeing 727 Lufthansa
6 PH-MAM Douglas DC-6 Martinair
More tomorrow if you wish?

I do have many more photos taken at Ringway during this period if anyone is interested .

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More! More!!!! 😀

I do have many more photos taken at Ringway during this period if anyone is interested .

Is the Pope a Catholic?

More! More!!!! 😀

Great pics! I find it strange looking at MAN in them pictures :p

Great pics! I find it strange looking at MAN in them pictures :p

Would love to see more. Especially like the British Midland Viscount.

Would love to see more. Especially like the British Midland Viscount.

The chute was normally dropped when clear of the runway and collected by the airfield ops vehicle.It was only used in adverse brakeing conditions as the early Caravelles didn’t have reverse thrust.
I will scan a few more slides later tonight.

The chute was normally dropped when clear of the runway and collected by the airfield ops vehicle.It was only used in adverse brakeing conditions as the early Caravelles didn’t have reverse thrust.
I will scan a few more slides later tonight.

And 3 more

1 G-ASXN Argosy BEA
2 G-AWCV Viscount 700 Brit Mid
3 PH-DCD D.C.8 Martinair

I do have many more photos taken at Ringway during this period if anyone is interested .

are you kidding?!? Post em! Of course we are interested.

Fabulous photos!

Its fascinating to see the sights from a bygone era, one I was unfortunately not around to see 🙁

And 3 more

1 G-ASXN Argosy BEA
2 G-AWCV Viscount 700 Brit Mid
3 PH-DCD D.C.8 Martinair

I do have many more photos taken at Ringway during this period if anyone is interested .

are you kidding?!? Post em! Of course we are interested.

Fabulous photos!

Its fascinating to see the sights from a bygone era, one I was unfortunately not around to see 🙁

how did they rescue the shute on the caravelle?, did some poor bugger have to fold it up or was it retracted from within the aircraft????

how did they rescue the shute on the caravelle?, did some poor bugger have to fold it up or was it retracted from within the aircraft????

And 3 more

1 G-ASXN Argosy BEA
2 G-AWCV Viscount 700 Brit Mid
3 PH-DCD D.C.8 Martinair

I do have many more photos taken at Ringway during this period if anyone is interested .