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Photo ID: 0810231
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XL481 / LM-761 (cn F9450) Built in 1960, this Gannet is seen here whilst serving with 849 squadron. It was scrapped in 1979. |
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Photo ID: 0795007
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Views: 4662
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N358PA (cn 19260/412) One of the more exciting new schedules at Heathrow around 1971 was the arrival of Pan Am Boeing 727s on services from Berlin. This arrangement continued for many years, and later United took over the function. |
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Photo ID: 0782862
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Views: 4267
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TC-AFC (cn 19863/691) Two Turkish 727s and a One Eleven in the background - how times have changed. |
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Photo ID: 0782861
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Views: 4856
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I-DIRJ (cn 21270/1231) Delivered in 1976, this was one of 18 such aircraft that served with the airline until the mid-eighties. Like many of its sisters, it later saw service with People Express. |
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Photo ID: 0774532
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Views: 10806
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G-AVFD (cn 2143) Fox Delta taxies to its stand at Terminal One just five years before meeting the scrapman. |
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Photo ID: 0774517
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Views: 5935
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PK-MVE (cn 717) Formerly G-APEN, this Vanguard was caught in Heathrow's maintenance area prior to delivery to the Indonesian carrier. It was eventually scrapped at Djakarta. |
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Photo ID: 0774469
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Views: 4634
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G-AMPZ (cn 16124/32872) Although initially serialled with the USAAF as 44-76540, it came to the RAF as KN442 and has stayed in Europe for the past 60 years. Today, it is operated by Air Service Berlin as D-CXXX. |
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Photo ID: 0762813
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Views: 7830
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6Y-JGG (cn 45894/297) Seen here en route to runway 10R, this DC8 was initially delivered to Eastern Airlines as N8774. It is now with Airborne Express as N850AX. |
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Photo ID: 0762679
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Views: 5241
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CF-TIX (cn 46115/530) Delivered in May 1970, this was the last DC-8 bought new by Air Canada. It was stood down in 1983 and later went on to serve with LAP from Paraguay, and then Airborne Express, with whom it is still current. |
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Photo ID: 0762678
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Views: 7161
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PK-GEB (cn 45766/272) This DC-8 was originally ordered by Garuda and was to be PK-GJC, but instead was delivered to KLM as PH-DCV. However, Garuda purchased the aircaft in 1974. As can be seen from the stickers, it is seen here whilst being used by KLM. |
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Photo ID: 0758323
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Views: 5880
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EI-ANV (cn 19001/488) On finals wearing a mix of old and new liveries. It was last known to be derelict at Cairo in the livery of Libyan Arab Airlines as 5A-DIY. |
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Photo ID: 0758270
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Views: 12976
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9V-BEW (cn 19351/552) Originally delivered to Continental, this Boeing was sold on to MSA, and then transferred to Singapore when that airline split up. After a spell with Eagle Air, it sucummed to the Arizona desert in 1987. |
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Photo ID: 0758269
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Views: 6607
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AP-AXL (cn 18818/390) The late sixties and early seventies were definitely a period of expansion for PIA as growing numbers of its peoples lived overseas. This Boeing 720 was bought from Western in 1974 and is now preserved in Lahore. |
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Photo ID: 0753250
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Views: 4830
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XS417 / V (cn B1/95002) By 1976, bare metal Lightnings were certainly uncommon. However, this one still wears the markings of 56 squadron, although it was then in use by the Lightning Training Flight. |
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Photo ID: 0752277
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Views: 4869
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XN386 / ED-435 (cn WA316) This aircraft served with HMS Endurance, an ice patrol vessel that spent much of its time around the Falkland Islands and Antarctica. It is seen here on what have may been its penultimate flight as three days later it was transferred to Wroughton for 10 years of storage. It is now preserved at the South Yorkshire Air Museum in Doncaster. |
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