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Post by bulldog on Sept 3, 2017 13:52:22 GMT 1
The Heathrow video thread got me thinking. My Uncle was what used to be called MD of Field Aircraft Services- they had a hangar at Heathrow. When I used to stay with him he would let me stand at end of his hangar for some serious spotting. How I wish I had a decent camera in those days. Recently found my log book, so I list below a log of the main interesting stuff spotted on 19/8/70. Not many of those flying machines left now. Enjoy the Nostalgia............aaah
N735PA 747 Pan Am + N738PA, N750PA, N752PA, N753PA, N755PA
G-ASGE SVC10 BOAC + SGP, SGN, SGG, SGD, SGK, SGO
G-ARRB 707 BOAC + PFH, PFD, PFH
CCCP-86679 IL62 Aeroflot + 86675
G-AVMY 1-11 500 BEA + VMI, VMT, VMH, VMJ
OY-KGC Dc 9 SAS
OD-AFE 707 MEA + OD-AFB, OD-AFD
CS TBO 727 TAP
F-BPJJ 727 Air France
F-BHRN Caravelle Air France + F-BHRI, F-BHRN, F-BHRE
G-ARPC Trident 1 BEA + RPW, RPJ, RPP, RPX, RPR, RPD
G-AVFG Trident 2 BEA + VFE, VFM
G-AXLL 1-11 500 British Midland
OE-LCU Caravelle Austrian
SP LGA Tu 134 LOT
D-ABEF 737 Lufthansa + D-ABEN, D-ABEB, D-ABES
PH-OEM DC8 KLM
I-DIKC DC9 Alitalia
5Y-APA SVC10 EAA
OO-SCA F27 Sabena
PH DNI DC9 KLM + PH-DNL, PH-DNG,
N91309 747 TWA
EC-ATX Caravelle Iberia
YR-BCF 1-11 Tarom
YU-AHN DC9 JAT
TC-JAA Dc9 THY
24125 KC135 USAF
N755TW 707 TWA + N789TW
JA8031 DC8 JAL
OD-AEG DC6 TMA
HB-IFL DC9 Swissair
AP-AUP 707 Pakistan A/L
ZS-SAH 707 South African
N473PA 707 Pan Am + N891PA, N401PA
LV-ISB 707 Aerolineas Argentinas
OO-SRI Caravelle Sabena
5B-DAA Trident Cyprus + 5B-DAB
N18709 707 TWA
G-AVYD Trident BKS
Good days when aircraft could make lots of noise and loads of good black stuff coming out of engines. TMA DC6 perhaps the highlight, but caravelles aaah. Will post more if people interested. Ch |
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Post by ian531 on Sept 3, 2017 17:50:37 GMT 1
Great log, I'd like to see more
Ian
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Post by Shaun1969 on Sept 7, 2017 18:26:08 GMT 1
brilliant log, a little before my time but very interesting
Shaun
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Post by bulldog on Sept 8, 2017 12:46:34 GMT 1
Ok here goes, I must have returned the next day as this log is dated 20/8/1970. How I wish the dementia had not kicked in and I could remember this lot!!!!!! Again this will have been from standing at end of Field Aircraft services hangar which I can just recall I think was roughly under where T4 was built. So fairly close to runway. I will omit Tridents, and BOAC stuff this time.
CF-TJJ Dc8 Air Canada + CF-TJB, CF-TJU
AP-AUO 707 P.I.A.
N460PA 707 Pan Am + N420PA, N871PA
111 C130 Libyan Arab Air Force + 113
N747PA 747 Pan Am + N730PA,N739PA,N734PA
EI-ASF 737 Aer Lingus
9J-ABR Dc8 Zambia Airways
JA8034 Dc8 Japan A/L
TF-ISC Dc6 Icelandair
F-BJTS Caravelle Air France
D-ABEA 737 Lufthansa
CS-TBB 707 TAP
EC-AXU Caravelle Iberia
OO-SRC F27 Sabena (I have written in log book An24!)
N788TW 707 TWA + N780TW, N771TW,N8737,N763TW
OK-YBA IL62 CSA
OH-LSC Caravelle Finnair
CCCP-86675 IL62 Aeroflot
N100Y Sabreliner
EC-BPG Dc9 Iberia
PH-DNH Dc9 KLM + PH-DNL, PH-DNG
TC-JAA Dc9 THY
G-APFH 707 BOAC + SZF,PFN,RRA,PFL
G-AVYC Trident Northeast + VYD
I-DIBO Dc9 Alitalia
VT-DVB 707 Air India
N109RD Dc8 National
N91308 747 TWA
YU-AHA Dc9 JAT
G-AVZZ 707 Laker
EI-ASO 707 Aer Lingus
LX-LGE Caravelle Luxair
G-AWXD HS125
F-BPJD 727 Air France + F-BPJJ
D-ABED 727 Lufthansa
HB-IFK Dc 9 Swissair
VH-EAA 707 Qantas
Don't you just wish you could sometimes turn the clock back or had a DeLorean! Brian hopefully you can make this a bit more readable. Ch |
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Post by slideman on Sept 8, 2017 16:01:12 GMT 1
Terrific log, brings back memories of the good old days when there was so much more variety. As a local spotter at the time I used to cycle up to the grassy area by the general aviation area where Fields hanger was located. Interesting, my father also worked for Field's at the time, if I recall correctly he was Chief Credit Controller and based in the wooden offices on the approach road to the hanger. I can recall him often being dispatched to Ghana & Nigeria to collect debts on engine overhaul work done at East Midlands, so he was a regular on VC10 9G-ABO, often armed with a wallet full of sterling to grease the palms of those who had the power to release funds for work done.
Trev
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Post by kuga59 on Sept 9, 2017 9:40:38 GMT 1
Hi Bulldog
Amazing to see so many airlines are still operating now.
The Laker 707 must have been a rare sight at Heathrow
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Post by cj241101 on Sept 12, 2017 15:44:46 GMT 1
Hi from a new member.
Always interesting to read other peoples sightings from many years ago. My oldest logs go back to summer 1967 when I started visiting my home airport of Luton. Not exactly a hive of activity in 1967, of course. Occasional visits to Heathrow and Gatwick plus a Jersey holiday swelled my logbook back then. Also visited Birmingham, East Midlands, Sywell, Oxford, Blackbushe, Compton Abbas, Elstree, Southampton, Southend and Stansted in my first year. If any of these are of interest to anyone, let me know (or subsequent years, of course). Here's my first Heathrow log just for starters.
Heathrow Airport 24/9/67
G-ARVM VC-10 B.O.A.C.
VT-DVB Boeing 707-337C Air India
G-ANBH Britannia 102 BKS Air Transport
G-AOJE Viscount 802 B.E.A.
G-ARJL Comet 4B Olympic Airways
F-BHRG Caravelle 3 Air France
G-ARPN Trident 1 B.E.A.
G-ARXA Britannia 313 British Eagle International
EI-AOH Viscount 803 Aer Lingus
F-BJTI Caravelle 3 Air France
G-ARPL Trident 1 B.E.A.
G-ASGE Super VC-10 B.O.A.C.
G-APMA Comet 4B B.E.A.
G-AOVC Britannia 312 British Eagle International
G-ARPM Trident 1 B.E.A.
G-ARWE Boeing 707-436 B.O.A.C.
G-APER Vanguard 953 B.E.A.
G-ARJK Comet 4B B.E.A.
OD-ADS Comet 4C Middle East Airlines
G-ARVH VC-10 B.O.A.C.
EI-APD Viscount 803 Aer Lingus
G-ASXO Argosy 222 B.E.A.
G-ARVG VC-10 B.O.A.C.
G-ARVC VC-10 B.O.A.C.
G-APMF Comet 4B B.E.A.
G-ARPD Trident 1 B.E.A.
G-ARPS Trident 1 B.E.A.
G-ATTP One-Eleven 207 British Eagle International
G-ARPO Trident 1 B.E.A.
N730PA Boeing 707-321 Pan American
G-ARPH Trident 1 B.E.A.
HB-ICF Coronado Swissair
CF-TJA Douglas DC-8 Srs.43 Air Canada
G-ARVK VC-10 B.O.A.C.
G-ARPJ Trident 1 B.E.A.
I-DAXI Caravelle 6N Alitalia
G-ARPI Trident 1 B.E.A.
N805PA Douglas DC-8 Srs.30 Pan American
G-APFG Boeing 707-436 B.O.A.C.
G-ARPU Trident 1 B.E.A.
5Y-ADA Super VC-10 East African Airways
SX-DAK Comet 4B Olympic Airways
N804SW Douglas DC-8 Srs.55F Seaboard World Airlines
G-ARKB Britannia 314 British Eagle International
G-APFH Boeing 707-436 B.O.A.C.
G-APED Vanguard 951 B.E.A.
G-APJU Viscount 806 B.E.A.
G-ATTC Argosy 222 B.E.A.
G-ATPJ One-Eleven 301 British Eagle International
PP-VJJ Boeing 707-441 Varig
N5605 Coronado Air France (leased from Modern Air)
G-APEN Vanguard 953 B.E.A.
F-BHRZ Caravelle 3 Air France
OO-STD Boeing 727-29QC Sabena
G-AOVT Britannia 312 British Eagle International
EI-AOJ Viscount 803 Aer Lingus
5H-AAF Comet 4 East African Airways
(57)
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Post by cj241101 on Sept 13, 2017 10:08:11 GMT 1
Here's my first Gatwick log:-
Gatwick Airport 1/8/68
G-APDN Comet 4 Dan Air
G-APDO Comet 4 Dan Air
CF-FAN Boeing 707-311C Wardair Canada
G-ALZP Ambassador Srs.2 Decca Navigator Co.
G-ATNZ Britannia 314 Caledonian Airways
I-DIMI Douglas DC-6B S.A.M.
G-AWAM D.55 Baron College of Air Training
N852F Douglas DC-8 Srs.55F Overseas National Airways
G-APNP Douglas DC-6A Air Ferry
N370WA Boeing 707-373C World Airways
CF-FUN Boeing 727-11 Wardair Canada
G-ASJJ One-Eleven 201AC British United Airways
G-AOGO Heron Srs.2 Morton Air Services
G-ALZO Ambassador Srs.2 Dan Air
G-AMHJ Dakota 6 British United Airways
G-ATYC Beagle B.206-1 Airways Training
G-ATAB Douglas DC-7B Dan Air
G-ASJG One-Eleven 201AC British United Airways
SE-ERG Douglas DC-7B Transair Sweden
G-ASTF Britannia 314 Caledonian Airways
G-ASIW VC-10 British United Airways
G-ASNX Beech H.18 Cameron Iron Works
G-AVBW One-Eleven 320 Laker Airways
G-ATAA Cherokee 180
SE-ERD Douglas DC-7B Transair Sweden
PH-GAW Cessna F.172E
SE-FED Cessna TP.206C
PH-WVB Cessna F.172F
G-ASCJ Comanche 250
N165WP Beech 18
G-ASJM Twin Comanche 160
G-ATKP Beagle B.206-1 Airways Training
F-BOXS Cessna 421 Fenwick Aviation
G-ARVU Cherokee 160
G-ATSJ Brantly 305 Endeavour Aviation
G-APTK Cessna 310
SE-BNL Saab 91A Safir
G-ASMR Twin Comanche 160 Gregory Air Services
G-ANWZ Heron Srs.1B Morton Air Services
G-ATUD Cherokee 140 Airways Aero Associations
OY-EAR Douglas DC-6B Sterling Airways
OY-ANC Douglas DC-7B Internord
LN-SUK Douglas DC-6B Braathens SAFE
G-ANCD Britannia 307F British United Airways
LN-SUH Douglas DC-6B Braathens SAFE
OY-BAU Douglas DC-6B Sterling Airways
G-AOFI Dove 6
OE-LAH Viscount 837 Austrian Airlines
G-APNB Britannia 317 British United Airways
G-AWAF D.55 Baron College of Air Training
G-ASFY Douglas C-54A Air Ferry
G-AOXL Heron Srs.1B Morton Air Services
G-AWGT Canadair CL-44D-4 Transglobe Airways
G-AWDK Canadair CL-44D-4 Transglobe Airways
G-ASJH One-Eleven 201AC British United Airways
G-ATLE Britannia 314 Transglobe Airways
SE-ERB Douglas DC-7B Transair Sweden
G-AVTT Ercoupe 415D
SE-FCE Cherokee Arrow 180
G-AWAG D.55 Baron College of Air Training
LX-LGY L.1649A Starliner Luxair
G-AWED Navajo Whitbread & Co.
G-ASJC One-Eleven 201AC British United Airways
G-AVBY One-Eleven 320 Laker Airways
OY-STP Douglas DC-6B Sterling Airways
G-AVUL Cessna F.172H
G-AVYZ One-Eleven 320 Laker Airways
G-ARHL Aztec 250
F-BHMR Douglas DC-6B Aeromaritime
I-DIMA Douglas DC-6B S.A.M.
N99V Aero Commander
G-AVCP Twin Comanche 160
1 go-around
G-AVMH One-Eleven 510 B.E.A.
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Post by bulldog on Sept 13, 2017 16:30:21 GMT 1
Good log, nice selection of prop liners there. Hope you can remember them better than I can. Lot more variety then than we get now. Good times
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Post by cj241101 on Sept 14, 2017 12:12:57 GMT 1
Have spent much time downloading photos of aircraft from my early logs which helps the memory. The Gatwick visit was hardly a nice summers day, with mist, low cloud and drizzle, so we spent most of the time there inside. The north pier viewing deck was open, so I was like a kid in a sweet shop busily writing down the registrations of more piston propliners than I'd seen in a year at Luton. From inside the terminal I remember a large window with a panoramic view of the airport, and the excitement on hearing another low rumble just before another propliner came into view on our left, just crossing the threshold of what was runway 27 back then. Yes, they were good times - airports actually encouraged spectators with viewing areas back then, with the piers at Gatwick, Manchester and Glasgow especially noteworthy. Shame the digital camera hadn't been invented!
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