Lucky you Keith. Some real gems there, especially the Yakutia 757.

Couldn’t have put it better myself Sarah;) I was around 7 years old when I first saw a model of a BEA Trident in our local travel agents window, we’re talking BEA ‘Red Square’ era here. I never did forget that model, even though I was never to own it. I started collecting these things around 35 years ago, but it was only in the last year, that I found one of those BEA Tridents! Aaah the thrill of the chase:)

I collect large scale ‘travel agency’ type models, about 70 or so at the last count. I don’t do it now due to losing my job to ill health. Collecting these things has given me 35 years worth of enjoyment, and I’ve made some good friends while doing it. I guess that like life itself, collecting anything is a transient thing, so best to enjoy it while we all still can.;)

Its a sorry state of affairs, irrespective of who’s responsible.

Middle aged men…..well, nowadays that describes yours truly. I agree with your remarks about the Global Express, and about the size of real aircraft in general. Being at Myrtle certainly gives one quite a good idea of size, especially when you’re staring an approaching A380 filling your field of vision, oh and the sound!………..PS, like Globals, but love Gulfstreams;)

I visited dear old Myrtle back in April, first time in almost 30 years. I’d forgotten how enjoyable ‘a day on the grass’ could be;) I’m sure that others on here will remember, that back in the 70s, we were often treated to the sight and sound of 707s, DC8s, Tridents, and for me, the biggest treat of all, the Eastern Bloc stuff. I think that if you worked in aviation, which sadly after 25 years in it I no can longer do, it was easy to get slightly blasé about being in close proximity to these beauties. As a result Myrtle and I saw each other less often, and eventually not at all. That April day with Myrtle was made possible by my plane mad youngest brother, who had never been before. He was astounded, and it was around 6.30 pm before I could persuade him to take us home to the wilds of South Cambs. I hope to meet Myrtle again very soon, God Bless her:)

The myriad SAS Sunday flts via STN that I was involved with, were DC9-40s in the same livery as that 747. The stretched SAS DC8s also, although all flights were flying for the SAS charter division Scanair. Eventually all the Scanair flights were reprinted into the Yellow Sun colours, with Scanair titles used. It was at that time, that we started to see DC10s in the same livery. Happy days!

Some very atmospheric shots, well done that man!