Vintage LGW & MAN

Stunning set Thanks for Sharing them
Rab5869

wow, Vintage at its best.

Great pictures,
Thanks for sharing them with us.

Rob
🙂

Nice old selection. These were the days … when you could actually SEE planes from a comfortable place without having to brave the elements. It was all a great laugh back then and you would always meet up with everyone down the airport.

IF62M… where were you based with EC ? They used to be my transport from Glasgow to Luton back in these days when they were doing the Datapost flights. Many a wee trip “down south” started with a night flight to Luton (then as it was late on, a few in the Luton Flying Club social club where there was always something happening on a Friday night).

Happy Days.

I was initially based at Luton following a short training and induction thing in ABZ. I was then transferred to STN for the setting up of the Datapost operation there but still had to cover LTN for a spell until a replacement was found. As for the Flying Club……….lets not go there……aw alright then…..I’ll have another Happy Day if thats ok:)

that Air Via is likely to have been 1991 as they took over the flying programme from the failed airline Globe Mediterranean. I’d have love to have seen the passenger’s faces when they saw that they were off to Palma in a Tu154!

Nice old selection. These were the days … when you could actually SEE planes from a comfortable place without having to brave the elements. It was all a great laugh back then and you would always meet up with everyone down the airport.

Amazing! I worked for Air Ecosse from 1980 to 83 and then from 83 for Monarch. This is one of the few times I have seen a pic of an Air Ecosse ‘Bandit’

IF62M… where were you based with EC ? They used to be my transport from Glasgow to Luton back in these days when they were doing the Datapost flights. Many a wee trip “down south” started with a night flight to Luton (then as it was late on, a few in the Luton Flying Club social club where there was always something happening on a Friday night).

Happy Days.

Great photos. Nice retro set.

Peoples Express !!! Wow forgot all about that one. One of my first spotting days was at Gatwick in 1983 and saw the Peoples Express 747, Philippines 747 and Continental DC-10s in the old colours. Great days !

I also remember being at Heathrow in early 80s and Paris CDG was fogged. There were 2 Iraqi B747s and 4 Air France 747s on the ground at Heathrow.

Great Russ..i think the 747 in the PE livery went on to many years of service with Continental

Another couple.

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2. Early 90’s.

Cheers

Russ

David,

Thanks for correction on the Air UK – you’re probably correct about the DL too, I have lost all my logs from my early days so it probably is the early 90’s – going off the Air Belgium & Air Sweden 737’s as well. 🙂

Russ.

Amazing! I worked for Air Ecosse from 1980 to 83 and then from 83 for Monarch. This is one of the few times I have seen a pic of an Air Ecosse ‘Bandit’
Thanks very much for posting it:)

Memories of the old times when you’d see a variety of typesand airlines 🙂

Just curious about the DL date – they started MAN around 26 June 1991; can’t remember them sending a 767 in on div before then?

And the Air UK is an F27 – perhaps you’re able to edit the caption.