Old photos

[calflier]

Some old pics I have found from the eighties.

Taken shortly after delivery from Oxford Kiddington in 1981 EMB110 Bandierante G-BHYT of Genair,an important operator in Liverpool,s history.



Aer Turas DC8-63 EIBNA arriving from CGN on a ford charter.seen taxing around the link taxiway.




KC135 USAF bringing in a band to perform at the the garden festival 1984.




Air Atantique Bristol170 mk31 operating a ford charter mid 80,s



CTA/Air Mali Caravelle on a student charter in early eighties



British Midland Boeing 707 G-BFLD,Positioned to Liverpool to operate a charter to Rome.




I will post some when I can hope you enjoy.

[jbmack]

This of any interest.

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Here's a few photos I've discovered in the collection. I can only guess when these were taken, since I no longer have my logbooks. No doubt Viscount (or someone) will be able to help.

I had a feeling that someone had put a similar picture up before - if so apologies. My guess is about 1961


I don't remember even taking this, and I didn't know it was in the collection until yesterday! In fact I checked twice to see if it was Speke.They definitely look like the Dunlop buildings in the background to me, but others may know better. My guess would be 60/61



The most unusual thing about this photograph was the fact that the Aer Lingus DC-3 was taking off from runway 35 - not something you saw very often - there must have been a hell of a northerly that day! On the apron is a Starways Viscount, and parked by hangar 1 is the BKS freighter.This one is definitely Speke!



Who could imagine that the airline who became so successful and went on to operate DC-10s once had a humble Heron?



This picture was taken in the days when the AA had motobikes and sidecars, and if you had an AA badge on the car, they would salute you! The Rapide was an occasional visitor to Speke



This was obviously one of Speke's quieter days!

[johnoakes]

Great photos--didn't those aircraft cause excitement at the time.
You forget the hours of inactivity followed by the announcement"The aircraft approaching to land is --------" and the the scramble to get a good view and the log books.
Nostalgia certainly improves with age.LOL
Hope you can find some more.

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You forget the hours of inactivity followed by the announcement"The aircraft approaching to land is --------" and the the scramble to get a good view and the log books.

Followed only by "A private Gemini from Staverton is expected to arrive at..." just when you were getting ready to go home!

Here are a few more from those days - starting with some for the military fans -
The Valetta had to be one of the ugliest aircraft around in those days - this was a Coastal Command aircraft.


A much better photo of the Hastings than the one I posted earlier.



This Devon was a regular visitor


Of the three aircraft in the series Viking/Valetta/Varsity, the Varsity did look better for having a nosewheel!


I believe this is the T7 (trainer) version of the Meteor



Now some civil visitors:

No doubt about which runway was in use that day as this Braathens DC-3 taxis in

Most of us will remember G-AILW was the usual B170 on the Dublin car ferry, but they did have another one - and here it is!


This Lloyd International DC-4 was parked outside the Starways hangar, but so close to the road that it wouldn't fit into the viewfinder!

Not a visitor of course, but G-APIN had just returned from service with the United Nations in what was then the Belgian Congo, and wasn't often seen with 'ONU' titles

[johnoakes]

Truly great- that's it I WILL get into my old slides boxes this month and dig out some shots-they won't be anything like as good or as interesting as those but I feel guilty not contributing.

Thanks for the memories LOL

AS soon as my Dahlias are planted out I will start rooting(sorry no pun intended-its the way I tell em.LOL)

Love the Starways shots-as I walked up from the 89 service bus stop from StHelens they were always the first port of call on the way to the balcony.great to be so close to real aeroplanes.