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A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed August 12, 2009: What a great era!!! Thanks for posting the pic. What I miss is an Interflug Tu-134,would make it perfect!
A visitor from India posted Wed August 12, 2009: Some of the best airliners ever, All caught together ! This picture is going to stay on my desktop for a long time !!
A visitor from United States posted Sun August 9, 2009: Wow even the first commercial jet is there!
A visitor from United States posted Sun August 9, 2009: Wow! all the old jets, the only thing missing is a 707!
A visitor from Singapore posted Tue May 5, 2009: This photo brings back memories of my childhood when i used to see all these aircraft types flying over where i lived on their way to landing at paya lebar airport in singapore.especially love the vc-10
A visitor from Spain posted Tue April 14, 2009: Congratulations Richard. An heroic Era in one picture. Those were the days!. If only a HS Trident and a BAC 111 were also there...
A visitor from United States posted Tue April 14, 2009: Of all the hundreds of thousands of photos in the A.net archives, this is one of my three or four favorites. A whole era, together in one frame!
A visitor from United States posted Mon February 16, 2009: Fantastic! Never realised that the DC-8 was so much bigger than the Comet 4! The difference is striking!
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon February 16, 2009: Historic shot nice angle....any one who loves aviation will love this !....ex captain paul delmar
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sun February 1, 2009: Great every one a classic
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sun December 28, 2008: Once a familiar sight from Ringway's terraces. Unusual to see a Viscount on the International pier. You can almost smell the AVTUR. Happy days.
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Fri December 12, 2008: Many thanks for sharing this, pure nostalgia
A visitor from - posted Mon December 8, 2008: Great photo... The photo of an Era!
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Tue October 7, 2008: Many thanks Richard for sharing such an interesting photograph. An image such as this FROM the 70's invokes much nostalgia for those of us IN our 70's. I suspect quite a rare line-up - very well done indeed!
A visitor from - posted Tue September 23, 2008: Fantastic picture of "the times that are a'changing" Turboprop, jets first generation, jets second generation, built at both sides of the pond they were made to cross.
A visitor from Finland posted Tue August 26, 2008: What a picture, FIVE OLD GRAND FLYING MACHINES on same pic !Just enjoy the view !... Makes me dream ! Wou...
A visitor from Ireland posted Thu July 24, 2008: Absolutely great photo documenting fascinating history of aviation.
A visitor from Czech Republic posted Wed July 9, 2008: Simply just a great line up! Would really like to have been there. I think that A/C
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sat May 3, 2008: Great picture, today this scene would be two A320s and three A330s. Where would you see 5 different types next to each eather in today´s airports.
A visitor from United States posted Tue April 15, 2008: What a time capsule - a bit of everything here, UK, US, French. The VC-10 in BOAC livery has always been one of my favorites.
A visitor from Canada posted Sat December 8, 2007: Great use of a telephoto lens! illustrates perfectly how such a lens compresses all elements of a picture. excellent cropping. great period shot!
A visitor from Brazil posted Sat December 8, 2007: Many classic types together in just one photo. Historic photo.
A visitor from Iran, Islamic Republic Of posted Wed September 19, 2007: According to the year of taken, the picture has been taken before I was born! Almost all the airplanes and airliners' names can now be seen only on history books. To me, this is a very valuable historic picture, just to remind us...those were the days my friend!
A visitor from Colombia posted Fri September 14, 2007: Beautiful!!! 5 classics in a single shot!
A visitor from United States posted Wed September 5, 2007: Imagine all the noise these 5 planes would make all at once!!! Nice representation of some great Transports here!! Great Job Richard!!
A visitor from - posted Wed September 5, 2007: Wow 1 great photo ,miss those classic planes especially the comet... Don ixe
A visitor from United States posted Wed September 5, 2007: Great photo! And added bonus - a distant Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope in the upper centre!
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Tue September 4, 2007: This a superb capture of action along Pier B at Manchester. Even the Jodrell Bank telescope is also visible in the far distance! The reproduction to digital is some of the best quality I've seen. Congratulations Richard.
A visitor from Germany posted Tue September 4, 2007: Wow, a photograph worth the second, third and even more looks. Just beautiful and reminding of long gone times. Well done, thank you Richard!
A visitor from Bulgaria posted Tue September 4, 2007: Thank you for bringing back the good times - I can smell the kerosine....
A visitor from Spain posted Tue September 4, 2007: Very welldone photos, so much classics here
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Tue September 4, 2007: Classic Manchester shot for those of us of a certain age!
A visitor from Canada posted Sat September 1, 2007: Love to see lots of classic planes.
A visitor from Chile posted Thu August 30, 2007: This photo is wonderful! It´s nice too see five classics at the same type "performing in real life". Not just resting asleep in a museum. What a beautiful birds.
A visitor from United States posted Thu August 30, 2007: Excellent photograph. That you could get so much information and history in to one photo is impressive.
A visitor from Netherlands posted Wed August 29, 2007: Wow ! Rare pic of a common sight in early 70s. This invited me to look, compare and wonder... I just love it !
A visitor from Singapore posted Wed August 29, 2007: Wow what a memorable picture with so many memories......LOVE IT! Andrew Singapore

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