Photo Album: "Classic airliners"

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“My selection of classic airliners”

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Photo ID: 2103281

Aircraft

Location & Date

Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS
Convair 990A (30A-6)

London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL)
UK - England, April 11, 1965

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SE-DAZ (cn 30-10-17) "Ring Viking"

Photo ID: 1841553

Aircraft

Location & Date

Swissair
Convair 990A Coronado (30A-6)

Manchester - International (Ringway) (MAN / EGCC)
UK - England, July 1964

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HB-ICC (cn 30-10-12) Operating a "night tourist" schedule via Basel to Zurich departing at 2330 - that will wake the locals up! "St Gallen" served Swissair from January 1962 until retirement to the Lucerne museum in March 1975.

Photo ID: 2203557

Aircraft

Location & Date

BOAC
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4

Duxford (EGSU)
UK - England, September 9, 2012

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G-APDB (cn 06403) A rare look inside the cockpit of this historic aircraft. Havind made it's maiden flight in July 1958, the aircraft was delivered to BOAC soon after before making history on 4th October 1958 as the first jet-powered airline flight from New York to London. Later in her life she flew for Malaysia Singapore Airlines and Dan Air, before finally coming to rest here 1974 having clocked up 36,269 hours which was the most hours of any Comet built. Unfortunately it was very dark in here, taken handheld at 1 second.

Photo ID: 2115361

Aircraft

Location & Date

Middle East Airlines - MEA
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C

Farnborough (FAB / EGLF)
UK - England, September 10, 1961

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G-AROV (cn 06460) Landing after its demonstration at the SBAC show in Middle East Airlines colour scheme. Ordered by MEA but never delivered to them.

Photo ID: 2090221

Aircraft

Location & Date

United Arab Airlines
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C

In Flight
UK - England, December 1960

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SU-ALE (cn 06444) UAA Comet 4C on a test flight from DH's factory at Hatfield shortly before the aircraft was delivered on 23 December 1960. From DH 50 years ago.

RAScholefield Collection

Photo ID: 2048920

Aircraft

Location & Date

UK - Air Force
De Havilland DH-106 Comet C4

In Flight
UK - England, November 1961

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XR395 (cn 06467) Royal Air Force Transport Command Comet C.4 on a high altitude test flight shortly after it first flew from Hatfield on 15 November 1961. Deliverd on 1 June 1962 and served with 216 Squadron based at Lyneham until retirement in July 1975. Later to Dan-Air as G-BDIT. From DH 50 years ago.

RAScholefield Collection

Photo ID: 0106861

Aircraft

Location & Date

Aerolineas Argentinas
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4

New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK)
USA - New York, April 1964

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LV-AHU (cn 06434)

Photo ID: 0201642

Aircraft

Location & Date

Aerolineas Argentinas
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4

New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK)
USA - New York, April 1966

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LV-AHS (cn 06432)

Photo ID: 2165138

Aircraft

Location & Date

Braniff International Airways
Douglas DC-8-62

Miami - International (Wilcox Field / 36th Street / Pan American Field) (MIA / KMIA)
USA - Florida, February 7, 1971

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N1804 (cn 45896/303) Braniff's attractively painted DC-8-62 on finals to Miami. It served BN from September 1967 until November 1983 on routes to Latin America.

Photo ID: 2164272

Aircraft

Location & Date

Untitled
Douglas DC-8-62H

Stockholm - Arlanda (ARN / ESSA)
Sweden, September 15, 2012

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VP-BHM (cn 46111/491) [Nikon D300s]

Daniel and Robert Fall

Photo ID: 2204137

Aircraft

Location & Date

BOAC (Nigeria Airways)
Boeing 707-436

London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL)
UK - England, August 17, 1963

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G-APFD (cn 17705/112) Parked at the then new Terminal 2 wearing Nigeria Airways titling. DC-6B G-AREP of Trans Arabia Airlines taxies in the background.

Photo ID: 1788557