Images from the past Page 2

Piper PA-31-350 Navajo G-FJGC Air Anglia, I saw this aircraft at Teesside 5/6/76, it was a regular visitor operating scheduled services to Glasgow in the mid late 70's, it remained with them until 1980 when it was sold in the USA, it is now Canadian registered.

Douglas DC-8-61 CF-TJX Air Canada, delivered in April 68, it became 6Y-JGC with air Jamaica in March 69, then returning to Air Canada in Oct 73 it was stored and WFU at Montreal in Nov 83, it was then bought by United Aviation Services as N24UA, it was WFU and scrapped at Greenville,MA in Dec 99. Air Canada operated flights to/from Toronto on 17 August 1974, plus 25 July and 17 August 1975

Boeing 727-2X3 F-GCMV Air Charter, the aircraft flew with this reg between 1981-1995, though in its early days it operated for EAS, it is still "flying" today in Columbia as HK-4354. The aircraft operated the ACF3701 from and to Tarbes Lourdes on 2 August 1991.

E110P2 Bandierante G-CELT Air Ecosse, it was a regular visitor in the early 80's seen by AW on 10/3/81, the other aircraft in the background is G-MOBL. G-CELT flew as this until 1984 before being sold in the USA, it is now back in Europe as OY-BHT with Flyvsmart.

Boeing 767 G-BRIF Air Holland, first delivered in 1990 to Britannia Airways, leased here to Air Holland, it is still UK based today with Silverjet at Luton as G-SILC. While on loan to Air Holland it first visited to do some training on the 15th November 1990, there were further such visits.

Boeing 720-040B 9H-AAN Air Malta, operated with Air Malta between Jan 1979 and Sept 1984, it was eventually sold to the USAF for KC135 parts and broken up at Davis Monthan,AZ in 1986. This aircraft made its first visit on 17th May 1981operating the first departure of the season to Malta. It made a further 7 visits along with the others in the fleet in 1981 (14/6, 28/6, 12/7, 26/7, 9/8, 30/8 and 6/9).

L1011 Tristar SE-DPX Air Ops an old TWA (as N31024) machine it operated as this between April 94 and July 98 when it was scrapped at Stockholm. The aircraft arrived from Luton and flew a Tarbes-Lourdes flight on 27 May 1994 and doing the return flight on 3rd June departing to Manchester. It paid another visit on the 13th May 1995 arriving from Gatwick to do a "rescue" flight for Sabre to Palma.

Boeing 737-200 CS-TMD Air Sul, first started its life with Hapag Lloyd it operated as this between March 91 and Feb 92, it spent nearly ten years after this with Air France, and now lives in Indonesia as PK-YRT. This aircraft arrived around lunchtime as SUL581/582 on 25th October 1991 on a charter to/from Faro.

Vickers Vanguard 952 G-AXOO Invicta International, first flew in 1961 it joined Invicta in May 1970 and lasted till 1977 when it was broken up at Manston. This aircraft flew night time cargo flights on 24th April 1972 and 24th May 1972 as well as a day time charter to Tarbes-Lourdes on 26 May 1972.

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