Tees-Side Photos 1981
Photos taken at Tees-Side Airport between 1st January - 31st December 1981. Click on a thumbnail for the full size photo. Special thanks to Trevor Jones, who took most if not all of these photos in his role as the official airport photographer from 1968-1995. Thanks also to Brian Hunter for much of the data, Steve Curtis for sending in many of the original uploads taken by Trevor and Richard Bowater for scanning them. If you can add any additional information please feel free to contact us.
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28 Apr 81 VR-BTT Dassault Falcon 50 Became N80TR in 1993 last known to be operating in Mexico as N717LF. |
May 81 G-LATC Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante Business Air She was painted shortly after into Euroair colours, and eventually became C6-CAP with Cat Island Air, where she still serves to this day. |
11 Jun 81 136224, 230, 231, 234 Bell CH-136A Kiowa Royal Canadian Air Force |
27 Aug 81 G-ARPD Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C British Airways Believed to be the first Trident delivered to the Civil Aviation Authorities new Fire Service Training School at Tees-Side. |
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(16 Sep 81) G-ARPR Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C British Airways Was originally delivered to BEA Feb 65 they merged with British Airways in April 74 and it remained with them until it was retired and became the second inmate of the CAA Fire Training School seen here arriving from Heathrow on 16th September 1981. |
10 Dec 81 G-AWNN Boeing 747-136 British Airways Delivered in Nov 73, it remained in service until May 99, when it was retired and broken up at Roswell, NM. It arrived with G-AWNE (see right) on 10/12/81 as BA128 from Dharan via Brussels, both Heathrow diversions they both stayed overnight and departed the next day. This was the first visit to Teesside by a Boeing 747. |
11 Dec 81 G-AWNE Boeing 747-136 British Airways The aircraft was delivered to BOAC in Feb 71, and then BA in Apr 72, it remained with them until Dec 99, it is now registered to Kabo Air as 5N-RRR and derelict at Kano. G-AWNE diverted in from Heathrow on 11th December 1981 as BA295 from Miami. G-AWNE became Teesside's second B747 visitor (G-AWNN being the first see left), both 747s were diverted in because of freezing fog across the whole southern England and both remained at Teesside 24 hours each. |
11 Dec 81 G-AWNE Boeing 747-136 British Airways The aircraft was delivered to BOAC in Feb 71, and then BA in Apr 72, it remained with them until Dec 99, it is now registered to Kabo Air as 5N-RRR and derelict at Kano. G-AWNE diverted in from Heathrow on 11th December 1981 as BA295 from Miami. G-AWNE became Teesside's second B747 visitor (G-AWNN being the first see left), both 747s were diverted in because of freezing fog across the whole southern England and both remained at Teesside 24 hours each. |
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11 Dec 81 G-AWNN Boeing 747-136 British Airways Delivered in Nov 73, it remained in service until May 99, when it was retired and broken up at Roswell, NM. It arrived with G-AWNE (see right) on 10/12/81 as BA128 from Dharan via Brussels, both Heathrow diversions they both stayed overnight and departed the next day. This was the first visit to Teesside by a Boeing 747. |
1981 EC-ASN Douglas DC-8-63 Aviaco It first started life with Iberia in 1962, it remained as EC-ASN until August 1982, it's last reg was OB-R1259 when it was broken up in Lima 1991. It made a total nine visits with AO1054/5 from and to Palma in 1981. It was logged by Aidan Williamson on 10 Jul 81. |
1981? G-CELT Embraer EMB-110P2 Bandeirante Air Ecosse Moved to the USA in 1984 as N4942S then back to Denmark where it is current as OY-BHT with Flyvsmart - The other aircraft in the background is G-MOBL. |
1981? OY-BJT Fairchild Swearingen SA-226TC Metro II Jetair It moved to Spain in 1997 as EC-GMG and is now stored at Cuatro Vientos, Madrid. |