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Help With Dating A Photo Taken At SYD In The '80s

OzLAME From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 338 posts, RR: 0
Posted (8 years 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2482 times:

When I was in my early teens I borrowed a camera one Sunday, went to Sydney Airport and took my first aeroplane photos. One of the aircraft I took a photo of was Boeing VC-137B 58-6972. I think it would have been around February-April 1983, or perhaps the same months of 1984. I also took photos of Beechcraft F-90 King Air VH-CRM, Piper Navajo VH-TRP and Fokker Friendship VH-MMS wearing the 'red A in white circle' Ansett c/s. Can anyone date these photos?

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StealthZ From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 5430 posts, RR: 49
Reply 1, posted (8 years 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2475 times:

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mmm VC-137B in SYD in '83 or '84 that would imply a Presidential visit or VP.. Don't think Reagan ever visited, do you have the pics somewhere they can be seen?

Likely some other VIP use doubt that 58-6972 was still used for President in '83/4

Chris

[Edited 2005-05-11 12:38:52]

If your camera sends text messages, that could explain why your photos are rubbish!

Q330 From Australia, joined Dec 2003, 1460 posts, RR: 24
Reply 2, posted (8 years 1 week 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 2427 times:

Try posting your request on the message boards of the YSSY enthusiasts site. I think you'd have a better chance of getting a good answer there.

-Q

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Glennstewart From Australia, joined Jun 2003, 1124 posts, RR: 56
Reply 3, posted (8 years 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2407 times:

Just make sure when you do date, you upload Wink

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Irish251 From Ireland, joined Nov 2004, 925 posts, RR: 4
Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2387 times:

58-6972 was not a presidential aircraft in 1983-4. It was one of the general VIP fleet of the 89th MAW, so more likely it would have brought a parliamentary delegation or senior US government representative other than the president, e.g. Sec. of State.

OzLAME From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 338 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (8 years 1 week 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2357 times:

Thanks everyone for your input

Quoting Q330 (Reply 2):
Try posting your request on the message boards of the YSSY enthusiasts site. I think you'd have a better chance of getting a good answer there

Thanks, I'll do that

Quoting Glennstewart (Reply 3):
Just make sure when you do date, you upload

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Quoting Irish251 (Reply 4):
it would have brought a parliamentary delegation or senior US government representative other than the president, e.g. Sec. of State

I did manage to find a Travel Calendar for Secretary of State George Shultz, but none of the dates matched up with my recollections.

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