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Post by mw5 on Nov 26, 2012 15:36:19 GMT 1
Good afternoon, Plenty of updates this time around, which hopefully will give wide appeal. PHOTO GALLERY - Various external shots and pictures from inside the ATC tower and radar facilities from November 1979. PHOTO GALLERY - Pictures from the day of the first visit to Manchester of an Airbus A.300 (OO-TEF) in March 1975. PHOTO GALLERY - Loading pontoon bridges aboard C-130 RP-C100 from February 1975. PHOTO GALLERY - The arrival at Manchester of a Royal visitor from March 1975. PHOTO GALLERY - Selection of aircraft visitors from 1983, many thanks to Geoff Ball. RINGWAY STORIES - Part 2 of 'RINGWAY and Air Traffic Control' by David Millett. Finally, the website is highlighting a particular diversion session from this day in 1982, when 37 arrived at Manchester. It features an extract from 'EIGHTIES RINGWAY 1980-1984' from this day, along with a selection of photos from the following day ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on Dec 8, 2012 20:29:23 GMT 1
Good evening, On this cold, dark winters evening, I thought I would include another featured DIVERSION DAY onto the website. This time the date featured is Thursday 10 December 1981. An extract from EIGHTIES RINGWAY 1980-1984 is featured to give a fdlavour of the day, along with three sets of photos from the day and also the following day. Hope you enjoy them ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on Dec 10, 2012 9:59:17 GMT 1
Due to several requests and reminders, I have uploaded an extensive range of photos from a Manchester diversion day exactly seventeen years ago today, Sunday 10th December 1995. The day saw a total of 45 diversions, mostly airliners..... Mark ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on Dec 23, 2012 16:40:18 GMT 1
Good afternoon, The following set of photos have been uploaded onto the website and can be found under the PHOTO GALLERY section: A selection of aircraft shots from 1970-1979 thanks to a new contributor to the website, Neil Lomax Refuelling - 06th June 1974 The visit of TIA Douglas DC-10 N102TV - 6th November 1974 The new Baggage Claim area - 1st December 1974 A newly painted tail on a BEA Super 1-11 - 3rd February 1972 The visit of the first L.1011 Tristar to Manchester, N305EA - 16th August 1972 Merry Christmas to all our visitors, contributors and all at NWAN Mark Williams Ringway Publications ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on Jan 5, 2013 15:33:44 GMT 1
Good Afternoon and Happy 2013 to everyone.. The latest uploading onto the website has involved the following.. PHOTO GALLERY - Additional late 1980s/1990s photos from Stuart Prince. PHOTO GALLERY - A selection from 1985 courtesy of Geoff Ball. FIRST VISITS - 1987 RINGWAY STORIES - Ringway and Air Traffic Control Part.3 by David Millett Finally, we be launching the latest in our extensive series of Manchester Movements CD series: Nineties Movements 1990-1999 will be released end-January but is now available for pre-order with Sixties Movements 1960-1969 to follow in January. Full details on the website ringwaypublications.com/ Mark Williams |
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Post by mw5 on Jan 31, 2013 8:52:48 GMT 1
Good morning, New to the website are the following: PHOTO GALLERY - An extensive range of photos from 1986, thanks to Geoff Ball PHOTO GALLERY (Viewing terraces) - A 'right up to date' set of photos of what is left of the spectator terraces and how the whole scene looks now..Many thanks to David Caris. MOVEMENTS - We are now pleased to offer a FLIGHT REQUEST SERVICE. If you have those missing registrations from your log book, the identity of that aircraft you flew on to your holiday destination eludes you, and it is not covered in our Movement CDs? Then we can help you, refer to the MOVEMENT section for further information. SHOP PAGE - Details on our planned releases for 2013. Regards, Mark W www.ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on Feb 23, 2013 9:20:40 GMT 1
The following has been uploaded onto the website: PHOTO GALLERY: A selection of photos from Andy Hall (The majority of these are MAN diversions from the 1980s) The first DC-10 visit to Manchester 23.11.1972 Some pictures of two cargo aircraft being loaded 14.10.1975 AIRLINE OPERATORS: Full, extensive details of the airlines that operated into MAN during 1986 & 1987 RINGWAY STORIES: A couple of early recollections, 1958 by Keith Jackson & Memories of Ringway 1957-1961 by David Esther. Mark W ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by speedbird1960 on Feb 23, 2013 12:33:45 GMT 1
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Post by mw5 on Mar 19, 2013 10:06:56 GMT 1
Good morning, Recently uploaded onto the website, a real mixed bag! RINGWAY STORIES - Lessons under the flightpath of Runway 24 - Thanks to Richard Caville HOME PAGE - Details and photo of the relocation of long-term Woodford resident Vulcan XM603 HOME PAGE - A series of photos showing the placement of the observation part of the new ATC Tower SHOP PAGE - To add to the current range of Movement CDs (SEVENTIES, EIGHTIES, NINETIES & 50 YEARS of DIVERSIONS), we have now produced SIXTIES MOVEMENTS. An in-depth and detailed record of Manchester movements for the period 1960-1969. Mark ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on Apr 26, 2013 16:56:50 GMT 1
Good afternoon,
Recently uploaded onto the site is the following:
Manchester FIRST VISITS 1966, 1971 & 1986.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW 9 - DH104 Dove G-AMZN
RINGWAY STORIES - Airviews by Ian McLaren
And introducing our new section 'OTHER AIRPORTS' has a series of photo features 'Woodford in the 1940s' 'Early HS.748 & Vulcan photos at Woodford' 'The team that produced the Vulcan prototype'
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Post by mw5 on May 6, 2013 10:09:23 GMT 1
The website contains the following additions and updates: PHOTO GALLERY - A look at some of the regular freight flights during the 1980s PHOTO GALLERY - A series of photos showing the construction of the FFV/FLS, later Thomas Cook hangar. Also details of our forthcoming publication celebrating the Airports forthcoming anniversary 'MANCHESTER AIRPORT - 75th ANNIVERSARY 1938-2013' We have also reduced the price of our successful first title. 'SEVENTIES RINGWAY' ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on May 21, 2013 16:15:18 GMT 1
ploaded onto the site today has been the following: A variety of ATP pictures taken at Woodford during the 1980s & 1990s - Thanks to Geoff Ball (OTHER AIRPORTS section) Early Barton pictures (Pt.1) with many more to follow - Thanks to Lloyd Robinson (OTHER AIRPORTS section) WHERE ARE THEY NOW - A series of photos of Trident 2 G-AVFG (please note....This will be on later today) Also, we are proud to announce we are now taking pre-orders for our limited edition publication 'MANCHESTER AIRPORT 75th ANNIVERSARY 1938-2013' ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on Jun 1, 2013 10:06:55 GMT 1
Good morning, Our website has been update and includes the following new items: FIRST VISITS: 1987/1988/1989 PHOTO GALLERY: We welcome three new contributors to the website: Ian Hawkridge - a selection from the 1960s Greg Mape - Various shots from the late 1980s/early 1990s Scott Rathbone - The early 1990s, including a number of diversion shots. ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on Jun 13, 2013 11:50:30 GMT 1
Our latest publication ''MANCHESTER AIRPORT 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1938-2013'' is now in stock. This 128-page all-photo publication celebrates the last seventy-five of Manchester-Ringway, with many exclusive and never-seen-before photos. Our PHOTO GALLERY section on the website has been totally revamped and hopefully simplified. It now shows four sections on the intro page: Aircraft Miscellaneous Manchester features Other Airports and non-Manchester features (Still being worked on) Photo Contributors (Still being worked on) There have been many new sets of photos uploaded on the first two headings (Aircraft & Miscellaneous features). Too many to mention here! ringwaypublications.com/ |
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Post by mw5 on Jul 20, 2013 7:41:54 GMT 1
New items uploaded onto the website have been the following:
HOME PAGE - Shots of the Airports 75th Anniversary Photo Exhibition, which now can be viewed inside the Concorde hangar until October.
Photos of the fly-by of Dakota ZA947 also from last weekend.
Finally, a plea for any historic ATC audio.
RINGWAY STORIES - Twilight of the Twins by David McCartney
PHOTO SECTION - The demolition of the original Terminal hangar
The Western Area hangars (1995)
More demolition photos, this time one of the South Side hangars
The first Guppy flight (1971)
Cargo loading a BA B.707F (1975)
Cargo loading a CL-44 (1971)
BA Concorde G-BOAG (2003)
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