Tees-Side Photos 1985

Photos taken at Tees-Side Airport between 1st January - 31st December 1985. 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.

24 Aug 85 G-ASKC (RR299/HT-E)
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito T3
24 Aug 85 G-ASKC (RR299/HT-E)
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito T3
24 Aug 85 WA669
Gloster Meteor T7 Vintage Pair
24 Aug 85 XH304
De Havilland DH115 Vampire T11 Vintage Pair
24 Aug 85 XH558
Avro 698 Vulcan B2 Royal Air Force
24 Aug 85 XV293/293
Lockheed C-130K Hercules C1P Royal Air Force - LTW
24 Aug 85 XX264
British Aerospace Hawk T1 Royal Air Force - Red Arrows
Sep 85 G-BKSU
Short SD-330-100 Air UK

G-BKSU is seen on stand 2 in September 85, operating for Air UK. Another to join Emek Wings in Isreal, then back to the UK in 1998 as G-SSWT with Streamline Aviation, finally to the axe at Southend in 2001.
Sep 85 HB-IFZ
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 Balair

Operated for British Midland on the Heathrow schedules between 02-06 September 1985.
06 Dec 85 60-0376
Boeing C-135E Stratolifter US Air Force
06 Dec 85 60-0376
Boeing C-135E Stratolifter US Air Force
06 Dec 85 60-0376
Boeing C-135E Stratolifter US Air Force
06 Dec 85 60-0376
Boeing C-135E Stratolifter US Air Force
06 Dec 85 60-0376
Boeing C-135E Stratolifter US Air Force
c.1985-1986 OO-TEK
Boeing 737-2Q9A British Midland Airways

Owned by ITEL leasing company it became OO-TEK in Jun 79 and had numerous leases in its time, it last saw service with Aloha as N804AL before being stored and scrapped at Mojave, CA in Oct 04. Yet another a/c leased by BMA, it arrived from Brussels 08 Sep 85 and operated the Heathrow flights until the 13th and again on the 6th, 7th and 11th Oct 85 but not every rotation, another stint was between 12 Oct 86 and 29 Nov 86.
c.1985-1986 OO-TEK
Boeing 737-2Q9A British Midland Airways

Owned by ITEL leasing company it became OO-TEK in Jun 79 and had numerous leases in its time, it last saw service with Aloha as N804AL before being stored and scrapped at Mojave, CA in Oct 04. Yet another a/c leased by BMA, it arrived from Brussels 08 Sep 85 and operated the Heathrow flights until the 13th and again on the 6th, 7th and 11th Oct 85 but not every rotation, another stint was between 12 Oct 86 and 29 Nov 86.