Fred Olsen Lines Lockheed 188 Electra on scheduled morning cargo flight at Heathrow
Guernsey Airlines Short 330 in primary livery
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines Short Belfast – the RAF withdrew them before their time
Instone Airline’s Bristol 170 mk 21 Freighter at Stansted
LOT Polish Airlines IL-18 landing at Gatwick on IT charter
Luxair Friendship at Heathrow in mid-1980s – painted in original F-27 1960’s livery
Maersk Dash 7 at Heathrow in its attractive two-tone blue livery
Manx Airlines’ single Viscount rolling on 10R – a lovely livery for this Vickers lady
NLM City Hopper Friendship arriving at Gatwick on scheduled service – love this livery too
Saudi Royal Flight Lockheed L-100 Hercules at Heathrow
Touraine Air Transport FH-227 arriving at Gatwick on scheduled service
Tyrolean Airlines Dash 7 at Gatwick on sheduled service
Venture Airways Hawker-Siddeley HS 748 at Lasham after painting
By: MSR777 - 16th May 2011 at 21:10
Indeed it was. Looked just as fine on their B720Bs as well. One Friday, a couple of us from the Servisair lair, scrounged a ride on a Maersk 737-200 to GEN and back. The STN-GEN sector was empty, with the return sector GEN-STN around two thirds full. These were charters operated that day by the airline for Opel cars. I think there were 3 rotations in all that day Luvvit!:D
By: VeeOne - 16th May 2011 at 14:41
At the time, those of us working at STN did expect to see Maersk at STN, as they already had a full charter operation there with 737-200s.
And here it is at STN back in the early 80’s (what a lovely livery for that era)…
By: MSR777 - 16th May 2011 at 08:45
Maersk wanted to serve London but decided to pick Southend rather the Luton or Stansted as the powers-that-be dictated the LGW/LHR were “off limits” for some reason. Believe it was the late 80s before they got permission to go to LGW.
At the time, those of us working at STN did expect to see Maersk at STN, as they already had a full charter operation there with 737-200s.
By: David Kerr - 15th May 2011 at 21:16
Maersk wanted to serve London but decided to pick Southend rather the Luton or Stansted as the powers-that-be dictated the LGW/LHR were “off limits” for some reason. Believe it was the late 80s before they got permission to go to LGW.
By: The"Eh"Team - 14th May 2011 at 17:58
Again a very eye catching set all nicely taken and appreciate your time in posting and scanning.never ever seen a dash7 and would love to have seen the belfast..cheers.:)
By: VeeOne - 14th May 2011 at 17:04
Wonderful. Some lovely liveries in there too!
Always was partial to the Manx livery.
I never knew Maersk operated into LHR at one point.
You are right! This was a one-off charter by scientists coming to a convention. I believe Maersk operated this type on scheduled services to Southend at the time.
Interflug62M – yes that is where I saw it.
By: MSR777 - 14th May 2011 at 10:32
Love that Il18. Looks as though the Heavylift was photographed at STN. Nice to see the Instone ‘Biffo”
By: EGTC - 14th May 2011 at 02:02
Wonderful. Some lovely liveries in there too!
Always was partial to the Manx livery.
I never knew Maersk operated into LHR at one point.
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