Very nice pics. Nice to see that TAP pilot giving the wave:)

Some lovely shots there Frank, and thanks for posting them. I wonder what that Interflug Tu154 was up to in LCA, as despite the Interflug livery, the 154s were DDR government aircraft. I can remember seeing that Beverly at SEN, when I was a kid, I’m sure that we were visiting an aviation museum there at the time. I wonder if it’s still there.

I was given a very nice, glossy soft back book by a Sterling steward (ooops, I mean male flight attendant) on one of the Sunday turnrounds, and in it are details, and one or two pics of the long haul sorties that the Caravelles did. He stayed over at my place a few times, and I took him to see some of the sights here, Bath Cambridge, London etc. He returned the favour, and I had a couple of trips to Copenhagen, and a visit to Sterlings HQ and maintenance base at Kastrup. As I did not work for an airline but a handling agent at that time, I had to rely on staff travel to get to CPH, by Caravelle of course! but I never got offloaded. He also gave me a 1/200 Sterling 727 ‘push fit type’ model, it even had rubber tyres. We lost touch however, and I’ve often wondered who he flies for now, if indeed he still does. Its this kind of thing that I miss most about working in aviation. As we all worked most Sundays at Servisair, on a 12-14 hour dayshift, I wonder if it was me patiently waiting on stand, for either that 727 or DC8.

Nice new set by ‘teddymax ‘(all colour!) gone into Historic Aviation
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=114973
even the KC-97 is colour….thought it was b&w for a second

Those shots on the Historic section are fantastic, and definitely worth a look!

Didn’t Duxford end up with the BOAC Hermes cabin trainer fuselage?

You make a very valid point Sarah. This is such a wonderful thread, and speaking for myself, I have enjoyed every image, along with the anecdotes and information kindly posted by other members. It would be very good to have a format dedicated to the vintage types that graced our skies in days gone by. Maybe the sheer volume of material, both photographic and written, may help our case. How about it Administrator?;)

Some brilliant ‘oldie’ pictures.
I’ve been trying to find an opening for my maiden post.
I used to go spotting regularly at Gatwick back in the 60’s. A lot of these pictures bring back fond memories. I once flew in Dan-Air Ambassador G-AMAG on a day trip excursion to Jersey, for the flower festival.
Went to the Southend airshow once also in the 60’s. One of the more noticable sights was derelict semi stripped Viscounts, mostly Ansett Ana, littered all over the place.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Sounds like you’re a nostalgia junkie like the rest of us:)

niallsaviation. Nice to see that Turas 44.