The Boeing 707 & 720 at Liverpool

[calibrator]

Why couldn't I find that? Brilliant, thanks ever so much for the response.

[viscount]

Some further Boeing 707/720 photographs 'from the vaults' to 'bump-up' this thread back on to the front page of the Nostalgia Section index. It has only taken six and half years to respond to the request on the previous page. Well, we've got there in the end!

The thread was first started in January 2015, and although the detail in the listing of Boeing 707/720 aircraft visiting is there for most years, every aircraft that visited is certainly listed. Maybe, sometime I'll get around to researching the missing detail? Since first posted the thread has been visited 8,360 times, showing that it has been a popular one in the past, so well worth resurrecting with all images refreshed without the annoying Photobucket watermark.




While also on the Liverpool Air Displays thread, this is back at the 26th May 1962 air show, with EI-ALC of Aer Linte International (Aer Lingus) performing a single en route pass along 26/09 while en route Dublin to Manchester (or vice versa?).



The first Boeing 707, indeed the first 4 engine jet airliner to land at Liverpool Airport, was EI-ANV on Tuesday 5th July 1966, just two months after the new, longer, runway 10/28 (now 09/27) was opened. It arrived empty from Dublin, then with a full load of charter passengers departed for Shannon as a fuel stop, en route to New York.



A fine scan of a transparency dated Wednesday 6th July 1966 with EI-AMW, the second Boeing 707 to grace the apron at Liverpool Airport (the day after the first). It too arrived empty from Dublin, but then with favourable winds, departed direct to New York/John F Kennedy with charter passengers.



EI-ALA a Boeing 720 was the 6th Boeing 707/720 to land at Liverpool Airport when it arrived on Saturday 10th June 1967. It combined two Dublin rotations to clear a passenger backlog. The instant 'spotters' recognition feature to tell a 720 from a 707 was the long strake under the rear fuselage.



Many years later, with the Aer Lingus fleet now in a very green scheme, this is an undated shot of EI-ANO on the south airfield, so before April 1986. The listing on the previous page shows visits by EI-ANO in 1966 (which would have been in 'white top' scheme), 1973, 1975 and 1977.

[Samba]

Great memories Brian, wonderful.
Bob.

[andyh]

5N-ASY of EAS Cargo Airlines from 1990



And 9G-RCA also EAS but also with small Rainbow Airlines titles which dates this as 1990 according to Brian’s excellent listing





The second image has considerably improved on being converted to black and white with a couple of tweeks to increase contrast, remove marks, straighten and crop. The gain is an image that is much easier on the eye, the loss is that the additional title behind the cockpit can no longer be seen to be in red. Interesting just how converting to black and white can rescue an image where the colour pigments have altered or a once b&w print that has faded to sepia.

[Deleted]

One small additional point to an excellent thread. The Eli Lilly 707 came to an unfortunate end. When I was researching the Lloyd Aereo Boliviano book, I discovered that it had been sent to Dothan, Alabama for repainting and was destroyed when the hangar caught fire.

[John Jones]

May 1977 European Cup Final, Transavia’s Boeing 707 PH-TVA.©

P1004582a by john jones, ©

john j

[ronturner]

To add my bit of illustration to this thread I offer these two photos of EI-ANV on 5th July 1966. Following the loss of my super canon scanner, and while I am searching for another at reasonable price, I am using an inferior one with a lot of help from paint.net. This is the best I can get at the moment. Nevertheless I like these two because they show a lot of context, and if you look closely you will see 4 generations of airliner on the tarmac that day. The Dragon G-ADDI, a Viscount and a DC-3 as well as the 707. The Dragon was doing a cigarette run to Belfast during the seaman's strike I think. The passengers on the ground and the well wishers on our beloved balcony speak for themselves. The originals of these slides are rather good so I hope to get back with a decent show in the future.

EI-ANV B707 Aer Lingus 5th July 1966 Speke by Ron Turner, on Flickr

EI ANV B707 Aer Lingus 5th July 1966 Speke by Ron Turner, on Flickr

[bulldog]

Not sure of date for this one.
IMG_2715 by Clive Harden, on Flickr