A few more from the 70’s

TSR2 at Cranfield, 1974

Meanwhile two years before at Luton…

Britannia 737

Court Line 1-11

And, the reason for being there, Lockheeds new TriStar (Eastern Airlines N305EA – used as a demonstrator)

Abingdon or possibly Benson

Argosy

Lightning

Vulcan

Spitfire T9 G-AIDN

Finally a couple of odd ones, Sea Vixen at Halton

and a BAF Viscount at Southend in 1973 (I’m in this picture, aged 11!)

Enjoy!

[QUOTE=Jetflap;1486466]Those photos of Cranfield brought back memories. I think it must have been 1974 that I went there – the Desford and the Mosquito were there. I haven’t scanned my photographs of that airshow yet, although they’re not too good anyway. But here are some my father took.

Must have taken my Cranfield photos on the same day! I have a few more of TSR2 to scan if anyone is interested.

That ‘Sally B’ shot is a pretty historic moment to capture on film!

Is the Lib ‘Delectable Doris’?

If anyone else has pre-digi pics to share, please feel free to add them into this thread.

I’m not too sure on the Liberator, only that it had had engine trouble ‘en route’.

The people in the foreground were discussing the nose art on Sally B and one of them was the painter. That slide has been sitting in my Dad’s loft for 34 years now and i hadn’t realised its historic value until today when I scanned it.

Best – travelling to Ostend from Southend in a BAF Carvair (G-ASKN) in 1973. Although it was only a short flight, it left an impression on me, watching those big piston engines coming to life and taking in the sights and smells you only seem to get with old aircraft. The return flight in a Viscount was less memorable at the time, but compared to the Boeings and Airbusses I travel in these days it was wonderful.

Worst – flight back to Las Vegas from the Grand Canyon in a small Beech twin, afternoon flight. High temperatures and lots of ‘all you can eat’ buffet food meant that 5 out of the 6 passengers spent the flight filling bags. I somehow managed to hold mine in, despite having to hold 2 of my wifes used bags!

Nigel,
I think Mr Gay, oops err, May would probably be pleased to hear that if only one child turns to his dad (or dads) (biological or otherwise) and asks for a plastic model kit to try out this long forgotten pastime, he would consider that a victory.

Go for it and get him the 1/24th scale Spitfire!!!! 😉

You mean the original Airfix 1/24 Mark 1? hmm, tempting…

What an amazing place. I wonder what else in buried in its depths? Thanks for sharing the photographs. I never knew there was such large pieces on Stirling and Whitley left.