Stansted Scandinavians 1985

Yes, remember the Maersk 720’s and 737’s. Can’t remember which night was “Yugoslav” night but remember JAT, Aviogenex etc too!

Well acording to my ‘sacred diaries’ we used to see JAT on Sat afternoons at around 1230z and it was usually a DC9-30, although on a couple of visits we were treated to a 727-200. Back in those 80s we had a 6 week period of two AN12s, namely YU-AIC and AID, visiting with two flights each day on Tue and Thu, uplifting ordinance. These flights carried JU flight numbers but had military crews and did not carry JAT insignia. JAT would occasionally operate a cargo charter via STN with 707s. Aviogenex used to pop in every Sat afternoon with 727-200s, sometimes 2 at once! one to Split and the other to Pula The 134s used to seem to appear for a while at the beginning and end of the season although I do have logged a Friday night operation with the 134s but sadly I have not recorded the destination. Well thats bored u all to death so I’ll leave it there:) Oh and don’t even get me started on the Spantax Coronados!!

Ah..when they were extremely noisy and belched black smoke..great shots

Really enjoyed those photos, one day they will be posting 767’s and 380’s as memory lane reminders! 😉

They all look the same these days.:D

I had forgotten about them. Theirs was the only 737 (LN-NPB) that I had ever seen with integral stairs located at the aft pax door. Braathens SAFE was another big operator at STN. I had a one way trip on their 767-200 with the return sector on a Transwede Caravelle. Going thru my T/O ‘logs’ there was also Maersk, initially for me with 720s and then 737-200s, I think that one or two of the Conair 720s migrated from Maersk to them. I’ve got Sterling DC8-63s logged as well as Nor-Fly and Partnair CV twins and Scanair DC10s. I guess I should have collected regns but I never did……where’s me hanky……:(

Yes, remember the Maersk 720’s and 737’s. Can’t remember which night was “Yugoslav” night but remember JAT, Aviogenex etc too!

Where’s the Busy Bee 737 to finish it off?:D

I had forgotten about them. Theirs was the only 737 (LN-NPB) that I had ever seen with integral stairs located at the aft pax door. Braathens SAFE was another big operator at STN. I had a one way trip on their 767-200 with the return sector on a Transwede Caravelle. Going thru my T/O ‘logs’ there was also Maersk, initially for me with 720s and then 737-200s, I think that one or two of the Conair 720s migrated from Maersk to them. I’ve got Sterling DC8-63s logged as well as Nor-Fly and Partnair CV twins and Scanair DC10s. I guess I should have collected regns but I never did……where’s me hanky……:(

Where’s the Busy Bee 737 to finish it off?:D

Very nice.
I was there then & I am still here now!:D

Brilliant; many thanks!

I flew from Copenhagen to Stansted and back as a child in 1976 and in 1979, on both occasions on a Conair B720.

10 years later I flew from Copenhagen to Valetta and back in the jumpseat of a Sterling 727, by invitation from a Sterling pilot I knew!

Excellent, nostalgic pics from those wonderful pre-9/11 and pre-Ryanair times when there were decent airlines and security-paranoi!

Really enjoyed those photos, one day they will be posting 767’s and 380’s as memory lane reminders! 😉

Aw what a trip down memory lane! I used to work as a Traffic Officer for Servisair at this time and on checking my old logs I have ramped all of those pictured and had staff travel rides on all as well as a Linjeflyg F28 but not the Sterling 727. Most of these guys did 2 round trips per Sunday so it was possible to do an ‘out and back’ I was usually allowed to be on the flightdeck for these trips as were my colleagues, as we all did these trips when we could. All brilliant crews especially the Conair guys. That Scanair DC8 was the actual a/c I had to work in my SAS load control examination. My favourites? well it has to be the Sterling Caravelles. Thanks so much civilspotter for posting these images:):):)

Lovely pictures!

Thank you!

Super. Thanks for sharing

When airliners were still interesting! Thanks for posting these. Especially like the Sterling Caravelle.

Thats a great set. Love to see classics.

Those brought back a few memories. Excellent selection.

Wow really intresting photos Civil,

Many thanks for uploading and sharing them with us

Rob
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