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Photo ID: 1120556
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G-APLH (cn 13250) Being prepared to received a load of seafood (lobsters, crabs, salmon etc), which can be seen on the truck parked behind the tail. However it looks as if the aircraft had previously been configured for a livestock flight, with the nose ramp being in place which wouldn't be needed for loading the seafood cargo. A fleet of three Bristol 170's were operated during a 13 year period, on ad-hoc freight and livestock charters. |
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Photo ID: 1120555
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Views: 8696
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G-ARSA (cn 13169) This ex Pakistan Air Force Freighter (ex S4409), still in camouflage colours, arrived at Southend complete with British registration 13 Aug 1961 and was placed into storage. This aircraft was registered to British United Airways and remained unconverted, but used as a spares supply until it was moved to the scrap area at Southend in November 1962. It was finally broken up two years later. |
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Photo ID: 1118889
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Views: 8074
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G-AIFM (cn 12773) One of the Silver City fleet which was based at Blackpool, to serve a network of scheduled services from the Isle of Man previously operated by Manx Airlines (based at Ronaldsway). The Freighters were converted to 44-seat Wayfarer standard, but retained the nose doors and the area being used to store baggage. This can be seen being loaded on the picture through a floor hatch, which was also used for crew entry/exit. All the fleet carried names, this one being "City of Carlisle". |
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Photo ID: 1118888
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Views: 8032
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G-AGPV (cn 12730) This was first of two prototype Bristol 170's, built as a Mark 1. After development flying, it was converted to Wayfarer standards for handling tests. Once all test flying was complete in 1957, it was offered for sale and after a long overhaul by Eagle Aviation at Blackbushe was ready for service in May 1959 and converted to Wayfarer Mark 2. After a number of different operators it ended up with Trans European and seen here at Coventry prior to lease to North South Airlines. |
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Photo ID: 1118887
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Views: 8508
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CF-TFX (cn 13137) Seen here at Prestwick prior to returning to Canada, after having reportedly delivered a DHC-2 Beaver to Leavesden Airport. This aircraft regularly crossed the Atlantic on freight flights, it is now however preserved at Yellowknife, mounted on a pole after it was withdrawn from service in January 1968. |
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Photo ID: 1118886
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Views: 5684
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G-AHJD (cn 12736) Leased to Air Condor, but in fact owned and operated by North South Airlines, having been registered to them 4th July 1960. Air Condor only operated this aircraft for just over two months prior to sale, so this could be quite a rare photograph of a little known UK independent airline which operated less than one year. |
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Photo ID: 1118885
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Views: 7530
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G-AIMH (cn 12798) "City of Birmingham" in Wayfarer configuration, showing off the old style company titles complete with Manx Airlines logos on the nose and tail. Manx Airlines ceased their own operations in the spring of 1958 and all their flying was taken over by Silver City (Northern Division), but the name lived on. |
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Photo ID: 1118884
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Views: 8240
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G-AMLJ (cn 13072) This was the first visit of the BKS Freighter, which just arrived for maintenance. It is being inspected by the BKS Engineering Chief Inspector (who I know and still see to this day), prior to it being towed to the hangar. |
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Photo ID: 1118883
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Views: 6886
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G-AIFV (cn 12781) "City of Manchester" was originally completed as a Mark 2A, then converted to Mark 21 and to Wayfarer standards for service as a passenger aircraft. This aircraft was part of the Silver City (Northern Division) fleet, based at Blackpool. |
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Photo ID: 1118882
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G-APAV (cn 13263) During this period two Super Freighters were painted in Sabena colours to operate a pooled route between Southend and Ostend. From time to time one of the Super Freighters was configured to a 60 seater to provide additional passenger capacity on the route. During 1962 owner Channel Air Bridge at Southend and Silver City at Lydd worked in close association with each other and finally merged into what became British United Air Ferries on 1st January 1963. This is the last Bristol 170 built. |
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Photo ID: 1115681
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Views: 7376
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G-AICS (cn 12762) This was one of two Wayfarers leased from Silver City during 1957 and based at Blackpool. This was the final year of L.A.C.'s commercial operations before they were taken over by Silver City. Seen here being turned around on a Manx Airlines scheduled flight from and to the Isle of Man. Locally, we knew this type of aircraft as the "Whispering Nissan Hut" -- I wonder why? |
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Photo ID: 1115599
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Views: 4379
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LN-LMR (cn 13652) This aircraft was only leased to Wideroe from May - Sept 1962 and was the first DC-3 in the fleet which was obtained to start charter flights from Oslo. This was its only visit to Newcastle, where it was parked to one side prior to going to the terminal area, to collect a cargo of seafood which arrived by road from Eyemouth. This was big business until the arrival of the refrigerated trucks. |
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Photo ID: 1115583
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Views: 7604
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G-AIVC (cn 216) Still retaining its Eagle Airways colours, this was leased by Hunting-Clan for nine months and seen here on its first visit to Newcastle and being viewed by four of the local spotters / enthusiasts under the nose. Few records show this aircraft being operated by HCA and it never appeared in their official fleet list. |
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Photo ID: 1115582
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Views: 6026
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G-AOBN (cn 11711) This was the only ever visit of Air Kruise to Newcastle, with passengers for the "Royal Show". During this period Air Kruise were based at Ferryfield Airport and being owned by the British Aviation Services Group, who also owned Silver City Airways. Both companies had a close working association and in time the Air Kruise fleet was slowly taken over by Silver City. This was completed by 1958. |
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Photo ID: 1115560
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Views: 6536
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LN-IAS (cn 19458) Taken early evening with a low sun. Colour scheme was a cream (very light yellow) roof and tailplane with fuselage stripe. Shortly afterwards this was changed, the fuselage stripe was removed and the cream colours extended below the fuselage stripe line. The roof titles became "Fred Olsen Line" in very pale blue which wasn't good for photography. At the time Fred Olsen had an office at Newcastle Airport and all movements were in support of their shipping line, which had a large presence on the River Tyne. |
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