Classic Gatwick, 16 August 1975

[acklington]

I popped in on my way for the car ferry for Belgium to visit the in-laws (they were Welsh and worked there).

This was before I converted completely to colour slide film, so these photos are b & w. Also the public access along the piers was closed that day, but with only a standard lens and a 400 mm 'tube' lens, I made the most of the later. Plus working along the fence line, especially for the GA stuff.

I didn't log everything that was there, but on scanning and restoring these negatives, many for the first time, it has been possible to research and identify many of the aircraft in the background of these photos, and add them to the captions.

D-IKEN, G-ATFF Air London, PH-MYR, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-APFB, Syrian Arab trim, OH-ACH, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-ASRE, Air London, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 fw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-AZZC, Eastern Belle, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 (1) fw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
OH-ACH, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
PH-MYR, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-AOVF, IAS, G-AYSI, BCAL, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 (2) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-AOVF, IAS, G-AYSI, BCAL, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 fw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-APFF, British Airtours, G-ATZC, BCAL, G-AWOV, Tradewinds, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-APWJ (left), G-APWH, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-ARWD, British Airtours, G-AXYD, BCAL, G-ASJH, BCAL, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-ARWD, G-AZZD, Laker, G-AXYD, BCAL, G-ASJH, BCAL, G-AWWX, BCAL, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-ATZC, BCAL, G-APFF, British Airtours, G-AWOV, Tradewinds, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 cfw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-ATZC, BCAL, G-APFN, British Airtours, G-AYEX, BCAL, TF-CLA, Cargolux, G-BDEA, BCAL, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-AVPJ (NL879), G-BCHV (WP807), DH Anniv Flypast, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 fw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-AWOV, Tradewinds, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 fw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-AYEX, BCAL, G-ALDG, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-AZZC, Eastern Belle, LN-SUO, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 (1) cw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-BAEF, Dan Air, G-BBSZ, Laker, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-BAEF, G-BDAS, G-ATTP, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-BBSZ, Laker, G-BBUV, Dan Air, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-BBUV, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-BBUV, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 (2) fw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
G-BDEA, BCAL, TF-CLA, Cargolux, G-AWOV, Tradewinds, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
LN-SUO, G-AZZC, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
LN-SUO, G-BDAS, Dan Air, G-BBSZ, Laker, G-AOVF, IAS, G-AYSI, BCAL, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
OH-ACH, G-APWJ (left), G-APWH, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
TF-CLA, Cargolux, G-AYEX, BCAL, G-APMB, Dan Air, G-ALDG, Gatwick, 16 Aug 75 fw by Philip Pain, on Flickr

Hope that you enjoyed this bit of classic nostalgia.

[andyh]

A fantastic set of photos and I think all the better for being black and white! Thanks for taking the time to clean them up and share them.

[ian531]

Briliant, some great stuff on those pictures


A trip through acklimgton’s Flickr pages is well worth a visit - some great stuff

Thanks for posting
Ian

[vanguard]

What a verity of aircraft and not an Airbus in sight,just the right time to be in aviation, loved every minute of it,the rough and the smooth 👏