I can remember the days when Stansted was a haven for great types. When I was a child we used to get BEA Argosies, Vanguards and sometimes Tridents. British Eagle and Monarch Britannias, Autair Ambassadors and the first of the Britannia Airways B737-200s all on crew training “circuits”. There also used to be BOAC B707s, VC10s along with Ghana Airways VC10s, not forgetting the DC7Fs and CL44s of local carriers Transmeridian. Other local types were Channel Airways Tridents, Viscounts,BAC1-11s, Comet4Bs and HS748s and the Britannias and B707s of Lloyd International. Later during my time working at Stansted we regularly ramped 707s, DC8s of all versions, Caravelles, BAC1-11s, Fokker F28s and many others. Sadly now the scope of types and liveries has narrowed sharply………..a sign of the times I guess!! Geeez this is showing my age!!
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