http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0p6QVBqAXA

*******ing incredible!! 😡

Rob. Lovely collection ! I like the Turkish, can we see through the windows across the aisle or is that a trick of the light ?????

Not an EZY in sight ???? :diablo:

Keith.:)

Rob, some stunning pics there. Keith , that looks like the ‘strip’ lighting that runs at the top of the windows to me, but I could be wrong.

HP81. Can never resist an IF IL62M picture. I ‘ramped’ that Interflug 134 that day and I still have the postcards and inflight magazine given to me by the friendly crew onboard. I flew on one of those Interflug 134s into Gatwick from Tirana back in the late 80s, the outbound leg was a little better being an IL18! That Aeroflot IL62 was tied up with bringing in a Soviet football team I think. Love that Cubana 76. BTW does anyone have a pic of an Iraqi IL76 which visited STN to pick up a load of piglets (yes piglets) in the mid 80s? darren, keep those LTN shots coming

As is usual, there is more than one link in the chain of events that lead to this terrible disaster. Should Continental face action for the piece of metal leaving that DC10? No question in my mind that they should. As is blatantly obvious to anyone with a shred of common sense, there is definitely a mix of culpability on the part of Air France, ADP and I feel the BEA. Who else can the public at large, French or otherwise, trust for an accurate and fair assessment of this tragedy and others like it. I really do think that there should be a thorough investigation of how the BEA carried out its duties and its verdict be made public, with those being found responsible for any ‘covering up’ or involvement with vested interests held accountable. None of the parties involved in this are guilt free. A right and proper investigation is the very least that that the victims and their families deserve.

Aw this batch of STN pics (and the others) is an absolute feast!. civilspotter, that IF IL 62M is a rare treat, where was it taken? And good ‘ol Conair, they put 720Bs in twice a week, one of which was a turbojet ‘coal burner’! That Securicor/Skyguard Herald we used to see at STN twice every weeknight BHX-STN-BRU-STN-BHX, never much time to do the loadsheet on that one! darren, to my shame I did not spot that the SAS DC9 was at STN. On checking my memories box I found that the a/c for my SAS licence exam was OY-KGB. If these shots were taken on a Sunday then I would have been there as being wall to wall ‘Scandi’s’ day we had to be on shift. With JAT being my second favourite carrier it was treat to see those too. Was the DC9 at LTN? I better stop boring you all and I could have the mods after me for too much text;)

Fascinating. I presume that if true that it would only be the Airbus part of EADS? Can’t imagine any defence parts of the company would form part of the deal. But in this day and age who knows…..maybe wikileaks will have something;)