DC3s in the 60's

[groundhugger]

an enlarged grainy photo of a Sabena DC3 , cant just make out the Reg.


a blurry image of 'Tyne Tees Awys ' reg unknown



coming into land a few feet overhead ! when there used to be a footpath at the threshold , remember it ?

[danairamb]

I remember the Sabena DC-3 at MAN. At the time it seemed unusual to me that by the mid 60s a major airline like that was still flying them, when Air France and SAS were using Caravelles ex MAN. Of course Sabena also served MAN with 707s on transatlantic service. Does anyone know when this service was discontinued?

[Biggles]

I grabbed a signed and very limited edition print at local car boot last weekend of DC3 G-AMPZ decked out in RAF colours in flight crossing the white cliffs of Dover.

www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-(Starways)/Douglas-C-47B-Dakota/1799896/&sid=2d6484e8f1af101b8ee057eb5457e11b

Copy photographer and airliners.net

[davecalveley]

When clicking on to view this photo there is an interesting thread below it of A-Z Airframes at liverpool airport...an alphabetical series of photos listing types that serve or have served LPL over the years ..lots of A Schofield and S

[davecalveley]

oops fat finger syndrome!!!
continued...... lots of A Schofield and Steve Williams shots amongst a fairly comprehensive well compiled listing.....enjoy
regards Dave

[theavgasdinosaur]

The Sabena Dakota in daylight was a freighter flight. Sabena was one of the last majors to change from Reg to flight number.
I think the freighter finished up as a saturday only flight at the end.
Be lucky
David

[buspilot]

Seem to recall that Aer Lingus operated a Fokker Friendship in from Dublin closely followed by a Dakota on frieght duty most days.

[danairamb]

I have been looking at DC-3s for the best part of 50 years, and looking at these pics I actually noticed something different. Some of the aircraft have an extended tail cone (Cambrian) and others don't seem to have this. Does anyone know anything about this. I know the Cambrian daks all had the integral steps, but I believe this was an extra feature installed on some aircraft, including those of B.E.A. (Pionairs) - I always thought it was Pioneer until about a year ago.

[groundhugger]

a scan of an negative not sure of location could be Blackpool

[thetexpat]

danairamb

Re your question regarding the tail cone.

DC-3C: Post-war designation given to C-47s later converted for civilian use. Usually had cargo door replaced with standard door, eliminated navigator's astrodome, and installed DC-3 tail cone over glider tow hook. Many had variations in cabin window count, depending on passenger configuration. Twenty-one C-47s were converted and assigned new serial numbers but they were not added to the airframe total.

The above info was gleaned/filched from
www.dc3history.org/dc3_super_specs_pg.htm

Cheers,
thetexpat
(ex DA-LTN & LGW!)

[danairamb]

Thanks ex pat. Funny that of all the planes from the 60s that we saw, and which made the Daks seem really old, are now gone and yet many DC-3s remain worldwide.

[buspilot]

Been looking at the copies of "Manchester International Airport Schedule of Services" for May and June 1979 that I have. Both show a Clyden Airways DC3F arriving every day except Saturday from Dublin at 21.45 and departing back there at 22.45 on freight/mail flights CE100/101.

[freddielaker2]

There was a photo on the net somewhere of the Starways one on the far side of the airport taken on the Liverpool air show day in 71/72? there were 2 kids on in the forefront, one on the wing and one looking forward, that was me and my mate terry. I went on the cambrian experience flight on a viscount 3 times that day I think it was either £1 or something like that. never flew with them again after the 3rd flight lol! that was my paper round money gone.