Speke - Various pics from yesteryear

[springy]

Some of my old snaps are in other threads, such as Starways, the Constellations, etc. and quite a few were on the old forum, and some have never been posted, mainly because of the poor quality, but I've decided to give them a go anyway!

I'm starting with something a little different - some "Echo" newspaper pictures:
The 1956 air show, with Yugoslav stuntman Dragoljub Alecsik hanging by his foot from a Tiger Moth. Visible on the apron are a BEA Pionair, Airwork Viking, Starways Dakota, and an Avro Anson

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[springy]

The 1956 air show, with a Spitfire Mk.V attracting the crowds, and a Starways Dakota on the apron


SIPA S.200 Minijet at the 1956 air show


The 1962 air show, with EI-ALC beating up the airfield


The Liverpool Mosquito in 1963.
This Mosquito TT Mk.35 (TA634) was purchased from the Air Ministry by the Corporation with a view for displaying as a Gate Guardian. It was said to have been used in the film "633 Squadron", after which it was stored at Speke until 1971, then given to Hawker Siddeley at Hatfield, thence to the Mosquito Aircraft Museum at Salisbury Hall, birthplace of the Mosquito

[springy]

Now some of my snaps:
Aug/Sept 1963, G-ALCC Dakota 3 (Pionair), Cambrian Airways


Aug/Sept 1963; the ill-fated Cambrian Viscount 701 G-AMOL


Aug/Sept 1963; Cambrian Viscount 701 G-AMOP


Aug/Sept 1963; EI-AJK, V.808 Viscount, Aer Lingus


Aug/Sept 1963; EI-AKE, F.27 Friendship, Aer Lingus


Aug/Sept 1963; EI-AMP, ATL-98 Carvair , Aer Lingus, with the scissorlift in operation


July 1963; the Terminal Building with the main entrance being reconstructed


2 Jan 1964; G-AOVB, Britannia 312, British Eagle "Endeavour", just in from Heathrow

[springy]

The Balcony, July 1963


15 Feb 1964; The ill-fated Britannia 312 G-AOVO "Bonaventure" taking on Liverpool F.C. fans


June 1964; G-ALPN, Dakota 3, British United Air Ferries


June 1964; Aer Lingus Carvair EI-AMR


June 1964; British Eagle Britannia 312 G-AOVF "Friendship", with one of my pals


Main Apron, with British Eagle/Starways Viscount 701 G-AMOC, and just taking off is British Eagle Viscount 755 G-AOCC


July 1965; G-ARKB, Britannia 324 "Resolution"


Sept 1965; EI-AOR, Douglas C-54B, Aer Turas


Sept 1965; G-ANAE, Dakota 3, British United (C.I.) Airways

[springy]

June 1964; an attempt to capture the Terminal Building at dusk on a midsummer evening, with the new extensions visible, and the name up in lights!


6 Mar 1966; HA-MAD, Ilyushin Il-14 of Malev, on a footie charter


26 Mar 1966; G-APHV, Avro 19 Srs.2, Survey Flights Ltd. This photo was taken during heavy drizzle that persisted down throughout Grand National Day


2 May 1966; G-AOCB, British Eagle Viscount 755


2 May 1966; the Balcony and apron, with two Eagle Viscounts (V.732 G-ANRS and V.755 G-AOCB), two Cambrian Viscounts (G-AMNZ and 'MOE), and an A.S.57 Ambassador (G-ALZR) of BKS Air Transport


7 May 1966; EI-AKA, F.27 Friendship, Aer Lingus

[springy]

7 May 1966; G-ALHG, Canadair C-4 (Argonaut), British Midland Airways


7 May 1966; view from the upper terraces, with G-ATTP, BAC One-Eleven 207 "Swift", British Eagle, and G-APSK, DH104 Dove 5, of BAC Operating. This was the day the new runway 10/28 was opened, and Swift was the first airliner to use it, after the Duke of Edinburgh opened it and took off in a Queen's Flight Andover.
The three new parking bays, or "fingers", can also be seen nearing completion

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A few of my own to add to springy's excellent set of photos. Those pictures of the balcony bring back a lot of memories...



The next three will doubtless have Viscount delving into his records ;D The BUA Viscount is G-APTD.

[ronturner]

Brilliant.

[calflier]

Thanks for sharing to both Garstonboy and Springy.

[RICEY]

nice pics lads. like the one with the terminal and the old LCPT Airporter Bus.
the one thats being restored isnt far off completion. just the boot floor and then its off to be painted in two tone blue

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I look forward to seeing that back on the road. I remember them passing my house as a kid and thinking how posh they must be ;D

[springy]

Thanks garstonboy, for those excellent shots, The old Cambrian colours as well!
And well done to eagle-eyed mtlnorth for spotting the bus on my dim and dusky pic - I'd forgotten it was there.

I must post some more soon,

Ken

[RICEY]

ill get some photos of the one under restoration this weekend and ill post them on the off topic section

[springy]

Thanks mtlnorth, I often used to see the Airporter Bus - very stylish and classy.
On a similar theme, here's the car park, seen from the upper terraces in 1964, with a train steaming past in the distance


The new main entrance in 1964



Cambrian Viscount G-AMOG also seen from the upper terraces in 1964


Now here's a couple of snaps of EI-ANV on 5 July 1966. The first Boeing 707 to visit Speke, and the largest visitor up to that time. She was on a charter to the States




The next day, 6 July, we had EI-AMW. She flew direct to JFK with a full load - thanks to the new runway


This was an amazing time! on 12 July we had F-BHBI, L-1049G Super Constellation of Air France, on a footie charter. She was the first Super Connie to visit Speke


I tried to make a "composite" view, with the following result!


The next three were all taken on 15 July 1966
EI-AKL, V.808 Viscount, Aer Lingus


Eagle Viscounts; V.755 G-AOCC "City of Belfast" and V.739A 'TDR "City of Glasgow"


Eagle Viscount V.739 'TDU "City of Liverpool"

[springy]

And now for the worst photos of all. I had my doubts about posting them, but what a day it was!
Unfortunately it rained all day on 14th Dec 1966; the day Ajax fans arrived en masse from Amsterdam, in an impressive array of footie charters. It was dull, murky, grey and wet all day, and I was surprised that these pics came out at all.
On this one day we had representatives of all the major Douglas propliner types; DC-3, DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7, plus the first visit of a DC-8 jetliner. In fact all the main Douglas airliner types except the new DC-9. Unique or what!

PH-SAO, Douglas DC-7C, Schreiner Airways


PH-TRC, Douglas DC-6B, Transavia


G-ASEN, Douglas C-54A Skymaster, Invicta Airways
and in the gloom PH-DAC, Douglas DC-3 of Schreiner Airways, plus PH-MAA, DC-3 of Martinair, seen from Banks Road


And finally, a very poor view(s) of PH-DCF, Douglas DC-8 Srs.30 of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The first visit of a DC-8, captured during atrocious weather with the last of my reel of film. All in all, 14th Dec 1966 was a wonderful day, despite the weather


Here's a roundup of the charter aircraft from Schipol - all on the ground at the same time:
G-ANBF, Britannia 102 of Britannia Airways
PH-CGD, Convair 640 of Martinair
PH-DAC, Douglas DC-3 of Martinair
PH-MAA, Douglas DC-3 of Martinair
G-ASEN, Douglas C-54A of Invicta Airways
PH-TRC, Douglas DC-6B of Transavia
PH-DSC, Douglas DC-7C of Martinair
PH-DSO, Douglas DC-7C of Martinair
PH-SAE, Douglas DC-7C of Schreiner Airways
PH-SAO, Douglas DC-7C of Schreiner Airways
PH-DCF, Douglas DC-8 Srs.30 of KLM
PH-SAD, F.27 Friendship of Schreiner Airways

In addition to these charters, PH-CGD also visited on 12th, along with PH-LLE, L-188C Electra of KLM (1st visit of type) on 13th