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London Airport - Heathrow 1940s to 1970s DVD Cover .

Documentary (2019)

Starring:
Howard Asbridge (Narrator)

This third ‘London Airport’ DVD goes back even further; to the 1940s, with BOAC Yorks, a BSAA Lancaster Freighter, Constellations and even an Air France Languedoc.
Then there’s a BEA Ambassador and a BOAC Stratocruiser plus KLM and Sabena DC4s. And do you remember Island Airways’ Dragon Rapides giving pleasure flights over London?
Outside the Queens Building in 1959, the ramp’s pretty quiet; just a few early Viscounts and the occasional DC6B. But, after a drive to Heathrow in 1961, on almost empty approach roads, the airport itself is now crowded with turboprops and early jetliners.
But, there are a still a few piston propliners; Air France Super Constellations, Sabena and Swissair CV440s, a Cambrian DC3 and we fly to Liverpool on a Starways DC4.
Tridents, Comets, 707s, DC8s, VC10s, 1-11s, DC9s; all the early jetliners are here and they feature in some great airside action or in those famous views from the spectator terraces.
On the cargo ramp, there’s close up action with a Singapore Airlines 707C, BEA Merchantman and a Fred Olsen Electra. Singapore Airlines’ Concorde also features in this wonderful review of Heathrow in its heyday.

Also from this series:
Avion Video Series

Douglas DC-3C

London Airport at Heathrow in the early days after 1946.

Douglas DC-3C of SABENA and KLM-Royal Dutch Air Lines.

Registration OO-AUY, c/n 43089. Built in 1943 as C-47 Skytrain four USAAF, retrofit post war as DC-3C. An interesting Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II of B.O.A.C in the background right.

Reg.OO-AUY Douglas DC-3C of SABENA.

Avro 685 York C.I

Registration G-AGJA, c/n 1207. Delivered to B.O.A.C in Januray 1944, then operated for a while by British South American Airways on May 1949 until September 1949. Went back to B.O.A.C until Mai 1951. Sold to Lancashire Aircraft Ltd then sold to Skyways of London Ltd in February 1955. Withdrawn frome use on May 1959.
Blue Speedbird Natural metal livery, 1945-1949.
Lockheed Constellation behind it.

Reg.G-AGJA Avro 685 York C.I of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Avro 685 York C.I

Registration G-AGNY, c/n 1226. Delivered to B.O.A.C in September 1945. Sold to Eagle Aviation Ltd on October 1949 to Skyways of London Ltd on April 1953. Destroyed in an accident in August 1954.

Reg.G-AGNY Avro 685 York C.I of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc

Registration F-BCUN, c/n 61.

Reg.F-BCUN SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc of Air France.

In the background, a Lockheed Constellation on the right and Douglas DC-3 on the left.

Reg.F-BCUN SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc of Air France.

On the right backround, a Douglas DC-4 from an unidentified airline.

Reg.F-BCUN SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc of Air France.

Unidentified airline Douglas DC-3 in the background left.

Reg.F-BCUN SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc of Air France.

Better view of the Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II of B.O.A.C in the background right.

Reg.F-BCUN SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc of Air France.

Avro 691 Lancastrian

Registration G-AGUJ, c/n PP689.

Reg.G-AGUJ Avro 691 Lancastrian of B.S.A.A-British South American Airways.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Registration PH-TLO. c/n not found yet.

Reg.PH-TLO Douglas DC-4-1009 of KLM-The Flying Dutchman.

Lockheed Constellation

Unidentified airline. Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II on the left background.

Lockheed Constellation.

Lockheed 749A Constellation

White Tail Twin Stripe livery.

Lockheed 749A Constellation of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Boeing 377-10-32 Stratocruiser

In White Tail Twin Stripe livery, warn by B.O.A.C's airplanes from 1949 to 1955.

Boeing 377-10-32 Stratocruiser of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas DC-4-1009 of SABENA.

Vickers 707 Viscount

Rare view of this first Aer Lingus livery on Viscount

Vickers 707 Viscount of Aer Lingus.

Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2

Wearing Peony/Three crown livery.

Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 of BEA-British European Airways.

De Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide

Registration G-AGJG, c/n 6517. Built in 1943 and delivered to Scottish Airways Ltd for commercial operation until January 1947. Sold to BEA on February 1947 who operated the aircraft until September 1948. Sold to Adie Aviation Ltd in October 1948, then to Mediterranean Air Services Ltd in January 1949. Went back to Adie Aviation Ltd on August 1950, then sold to a private owner on June 1953. The company Island Air Services bought it in May 1954 for commercial use from London Airport until March 1959. Since that period the aircarft saw some tenth of different private owners until nowadays, still working machine.

Reg.G-AGJG De Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide of Island Air Services.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Registration F-BHBB, c/n 4621.

Reg.F-BHBB Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Vickers 708 Viscount

Registration G-ARIR, c/n 36. Delivered to Air France on June 1954. Sold to Starways Ltd in February 1961, then Air Inter in November 1963. Sold to Alidair in November 1975. From 1975 to 1979, leased and sub-leased several times to Dan-Air, British Midland Airways, Guernesey Airlines , Alidair Scotland. Became Inter City Airlines in March 1981 due to corporate name change of Alidair, but the company ceased operations in 1983. Contract with Shell Oil continued for a while in the year 1983, then the airplane was purchased by Hards Travel for Janus Airways operation. Sold in 1984 to MMM Aero Services (3MAS) in Zaïre. Destroyed in 1989.

G-ARIR Vickers 708 Viscount of Starways Ltd.

Douglas DC-6B

Registration LN-LMT, c/n 44170/439.
Already met on this site:IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.LN-LMT Douglas DC-6B Bernt Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System.

Convair 440-12 Metropolitan

Convair 440-12 Metropolitan of SABENA.

Vickers 708 Viscount & Vickers 700/800 Viscount

General view at London Heathrow Airport with one Viscount from Air France and BEA.

Vickers Viscount.

Vickers 808 Viscount

Green top/White tail livery. Arrival of this 808 Viscount at the same terminal seen above.

Vickers 806 Viscount of Aer Lingus.

Vickers 708 Viscount

Registration F-BGNU, c/n 38. Delivered to Air France on July 1954, and operated till 1961, when leased to Air Vietnam. Returned to Air France in January 1963, but sold to Air Inter. Withdrawn from service in January 1975. Donated to Aéro Club de Mulhouse , Habsheim Airfield. Transferred to Auto und Technik Museum, Sinsheim, Germany in 1985 were it still is nowadays.
Viscount of Aer Lingus on the left (listed further). In the far background is another BEA's Viscount.

Reg.F-BGNU Vickers 708 Viscount of Air France.

Who knows who were these VIP standing on the stair for the photo?

Reg.F-BGNU Vickers 708 Viscount of Air France.

Vickers 808 Viscount

Registration EI-AJI, c/n 289. Delivered to Aer Lingus in June 1957 and operated until October 1969. Stored at Collinston Airport, Dublin, then broken up for scrap in May 1972.

Reg.EI-AJI Vickers 808 Viscount St Gall of Aer Lingus.

Douglas C-47/DC-3 and BEA's Viscount in the background.

Reg.EI-AJI Vickers 808 Viscount St Gall of Aer Lingus.

Vickers 806 Viscount

Viscount F-BGNU from Air France is taxiing towards the runway.BEA's Viscount on the right.
On the left, tail fin of G-AOYT, c/n 268. Delivered to BEA on May 1958. Sold to Winner Airways (Taiwan) in May 1969, then purchased in 1976 by Far Eastern Air Transport. Leased to Indonesion company Mandala Airlines in September 1977. Scrapped after a belly landing in 1985.

Reg.G-AOYT Vickers 806 Viscount R.M.A. James Watt of BEA-British European Airways.

Several BEA's Viscount in the row.

Vickers Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 802 Viscount

Registrated G-AOHS, c/n 167 in Peony/Three crown livery. Delivered on June 1957 to BEA. In 1971, it operated for the regional division BEA Scottish Airways until the merge into British Airways in July 1973. Withdrawn from service in June 1975 and stored at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff and used for fire and rescue training by the Cardiff Airport Fire Service.Definitively scrapped in March 1980.

Reg.G-AOHS Vickers 802 Viscount R.M.A. Robert Thorne of BEA-British European Airways.

Two other BEA's Viscount in the far background.

Reg.G-AOHS Vickers 802 Viscount R.M.A. Robert Thorne of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 806 Viscount

Vickers 806 Viscount in Peony/Three crown livery of BEA worn from 1950 to 1959.

Vickers 806 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 701C Viscount

Registration G-ANHA, c/n 61. Delivered to BEA in October 1954. Purchased by Brazilian VASP in August 1962. Withdrawn from use on February 1969 then stored until 1975 when donated to Aero Clube Rio Claro. Scrapped in 1989.

Reg.G-ANHA Vickers 701C Viscount R.M.A. Anthony Jenkinson of BEA-British European Airways.

Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2

Shell Petroleum's executive airplane. Could be G-AMAA, c/n 5223 if single in the company's fleet.

Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 of Shell Petroleum Co.

Vickers 814 Viscount

Waiting on the left Vickers 814 Viscount in Large yellow livery of Lufthansa worn from 1959 to 1967.

Vickers 814 Viscount of Lufthansa.

View through window of Starways's Douglas DC-4 taxiing towards the runway (see below).

Vickers 814 Viscount of Lufthansa.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Starways Ltd.

Taking off from London Heathrow Airport with Hunting's hangar in the background.

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Starways Ltd.

Various Aircraft

1 - Vickers Viscount.
2 - Vickers Viscount.
3 - Douglas C-47/DC-3.
4 - Vickers Viscount.

Various aircraft at London Heathrow Airport.

Vickers 701 Viscount

Registration G-AMON, c/n 27. Built in February 1952, delivered to BEA on December 1953. Sold to Cambrian Airways on March 1963 who operated the aircraft until March 1976. Sold to the British Airways Board and written off on April 1976.
Another Viscount of BEA with older livery seen in the background left. Listed below.

Reg.G-AMON Vickers 701 Viscount R.M.A. Thomas Cavendish of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 806 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 803 Viscount

Seen from one window of the Viscount G-AMON listed above.

Vickers 803 Viscount of KLM-Royal Dutch Air Lines.

Another one seen later.

Vickers 803 Viscount of KLM-Royal Dutch Air Lines.

Douglas DC-3

Very blurry C-47/DC-3 in the right, seen from the cokpit of Viscount G-AMON when arriving at Aeropuerto Madrid-Barajas (MAD/LEMD).

Douglas DC-3.

Bristol 175 Britannia 318

Nose of BEA's Viscount G-AMON on the right, at Aeropuerto Madrid-Barajas (MAD/LEMD).

[Bristol 175 Britannia 318 of Cubana de Aviación.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312

2 tail fins of Bristol Britannia from B.O.A.C at London Heathrow Airport in the early 60's. Livery Blue Tail Twin Stripe used from 1955 to 1965.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312 of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Various Aircraft

1 - Vickers Vanguard or Lockheed L-188 Electra.
2 - De Havilland DH106 Comet perhaps from BEA-British European Airways.
3 - Unidentifiable.
4 - Vickers Vanguard probably from BEA-British European Airways.
5 - Douglas DC-3/C-47.
6 - De Havilland DH106 Comet landing in the runway background.
7 - Douglas DC-3/C-47.
8 - Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador.

Various aircraft at London Heathrow Airport.

Various Aircraft

1 - Unidentified aircraft.
2 - Bristol 175 Britannia.
3 - Unidentifiable.
4 - Vickers Viscount.
5 - Unidentifiable.
6 - De Havilland DH106 Comet landing in the runway background.
7 - Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle.

Various aircraft at London Heathrow Airport.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C

Jet age is annouced , here at final landing the Comet seen above n°6. Could be a 4C of the Royal Air Force.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of the Royal Air Force.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R

SAS's Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III in the background.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Austrian Airlines.

Austrian's Caravelle VI-R taxiing between SAS's Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III and BEA's Vickers 951 Vanguard in the foreground.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Austrian Airlines.

Taxiing in front of two Vickers Viscount from BEA-British European Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Austrian Airlines.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C

Towed Comet 4C of B.O.A.C in Blue Tail Twin Stripe livery passing a JAT's Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III (listed below).

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of JAT Jugoslovenski Aerotransport.

Boeing 707-436

Blue Tail Twin Stripe livery.
Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle in the background and BEA's Vickers 951 Vanguard in the foreground.

Boeing 707-436 of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

BEA's Vickers 951 Vanguard in the foreground.

Boeing 707-436 of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Boeing 707-436

In a sunny day for one time, Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle in the background and BEA's Vickers 951 Vanguard in the foreground.

Boeing 707-436 of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312

Landing at London Heathrow Airport. An unidentified aircraft in the far background.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312 of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Vickers 701 Viscount

In the background on the left in the Vermilion red stripe/white stripe earlier livery.

Vickers 707 Viscount of Cambrian Airways.

Convair 440-11 Metropolitan

Two BEA's Vickers 951 Vanguard in the background.

Convair 440-11 Metropolitan of Swissair.

Boeing 707-344

Comet 4C of B.O.A.C in the right (listed below).

Boeing 707-344 of South African Airways/Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

MEA's De Havilland DH106 Comet on the left.

Boeing 707-344 of South African Airways/Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C

SAA/SAL's Boeing 707-344 on the left.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Another one seen few minutes later.Blue Tail Twin Stripe livery.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas DC-8-32

Douglas DC-8-32 of Pan American World Airways.

Boeing 707-138B

Boeing 707-138B of Qantas.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of Aerolíneas Argentinas in the foreground.

Boeing 707-138B of Qantas.

Passing behind an unidentified Boeing 707 and a Douglas DC-6B of Pan Am-Pan American World Airways (listed below).

Boeing 707-138B of Qantas.

Douglas DC-6B

Qantas's Boeing 707-138B behind.

Douglas DC-6B of Pan American World Airways.

Convair 440-61 Metropolitan

Registration OO-SCT, c/n 381.

Reg.OO-SCT Convair 440-61 Metropolitan of SABENA.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312

Bristol 175 Britannia 312 of British Eagle International Airlines.

Boeing 707-321

Boeing 707-321 of Pan American World Airways.

Douglas DC-8-43

Douglas DC-8-43 of TCA-Trans-Canada Air Lines.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Air France on the right.

Douglas DC-8-43 of TCA-Trans-Canada Air Lines.

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.650 Argosy 102

Unidentifiable aircraft in the far background left and centre. Two British Eagle's Britannias on the right.

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.650 Argosy 102 of BEA-British European Airways.

Plus another Britannia from B.O.A.C in the background right.

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.650 Argosy 102 of BEA-British European Airways.

BEA's Vickers 951 Vanguard in the foreground.

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.650 Argosy 102 of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 951 Vanguard

Registration G-APE... A genuine classic of this era in GB with its Red Square livery that suits so well the model. Notice the Comet 4C of B.O.A.C passing by in the background.

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N

The B.O.A.C's Comet 4C fades to the right. Tail fin of BEA's Vanguard on the left.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Full stop for the Caravelle.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Vickers 953 Vanguard & Vickers 800 Viscount

Registration G-APEP, c/n 719 for this 951 Vanguard built in 1967 and in service with BEA from 1967 to 1974. Modified as Vickers 953C Merchantman in 1974 and operated by British Airways Cargo until 1979, then sold to Air Bridge Carriers .
Several BEA's Viscount 800 series around, and a Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident on the right. In the very far background, still remaining a British Eagle's Britannia.

Reg.G-APEP Vickers 953 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Avro 748 Srs.1/106

Registration G-ARRW, c/n 1549 built in 1963. Operated by BKS Air Transport until 1967, then with Skyways Coach Air Ltd until 1971. Sold to International Skyways Ltd. Purchased by Dan-Air Services in 1972 than Dan-Air Skyways until 1977.

Reg.G-ARRW Avro 748 Srs.1/106 PROP-JET AVRO 748 of BKS Air Transport.

Taxiing between BEA's Vanguards and Viscount.

Reg.G-ARRW Avro 748 Srs.1/106 PROP-JET AVRO 748 of BKS Air Transport.

Vanguard G-APEP again in the foreground, with the Trident in the background left.

Reg.G-ARRW Avro 748 Srs.1/106 PROP-JET AVRO 748 of BKS Air Transport.

Moving away towards the runway, leaving a BEA's Viscount on the left.

Reg.G-ARRW Avro 748 Srs.1/106 PROP-JET AVRO 748 of BKS Air Transport.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

BEA's Viscount 800 in the foreground, and in the far background (x2). This Cambrian's Douglas C-47 is one of the tenth ex BEA used by the company at this time. Wearing the earlier Red-white stripe livery of the era.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of Cambrian Airways.

Air France's Super G Constellation on the left, in the background and far background are two BEA's DH106 Comet.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of Cambrian Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System.

Vickers 802 Viscount

In the background from left to right: Unidentified Douglas DC-4 or DC-6, Air France's Super G Constellation and tail fin of BEA's DH106 Comet on the right.

Vickers 802 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Two Caravelle's more in the panorama. The one on the left beeing from Air France.

Vickers 802 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Taxiing between BEA's Viscount 800 already seen above and a Cambrian's Douglas C-47 (maybe the same also seen above).

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Air France.

Argosy of BEA in the background.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Air France.

Argosy of BEA in the background.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Air France.

Far in the distance, a BEA's Vanguard.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Air France.

Vickers 951 Vanguard & Vickers 806 Viscount

951 Vanguard taxiing behind a Vickers 806 Viscount in the foreground, registered G-AOYM, c/n 262. Both from BEA in the Red Square livery.

Vickers 951 Vanguard and Reg.G-AOYM Vickers 806 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

G-AOYM was delivered in December 1956 and operated by BEA until November 1971. Purchased by Cambrian Airways in 1971 and used until March 1976, then transfered into British Airways fleet until January 1984. Sold to British Air Ferries for a short while, and leased to Manx Airlines in 1985, then sold abroad to Lineas Aereas Canarias. Withdrawn from use in May 1989. Stored and finished her life as Disco/Bar/Restaurant in the 1990's on Tenerife , Canary Islands.

Vickers 951 Vanguard and Reg.G-AOYM Vickers 806 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Passing by another BEA's 806 Viscount (listed below).

Vickers 951 Vanguard and Vickers 806 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Following the same way than the previous Vanguard passing G-AOYM.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System.

In the foreground Reg.G-AOYI, c/n 257 delivered in December 1956 and operated by BEA until July 1970. Purchased by Cambrian Airways on September 1970 and used until March 1976, then transfered into British Airways fleet until February 1981. Sold to British Air Ferries and leased to Esso Standard Libya in July 1981, to Occidental Libya Inc in December 1981, Sirte Oil Co. in June 1982, and Polar Airways in August 1982. Went back as British Air Ferries in 1983, leased to Guernsey Airlines on August 1983. Sold to London European Airways in February 1985, then to Caicos International Airways Ltd on April 1986. Service there until July 1987, went back to BAF until beeing scrapped in June 1992.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System.

G-AOYI in the foreground.
Notice the De Havilland DH106 Comet 4B of BEA in the background.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System.

Vickers 802 Viscount

In the foreground G-AOYI already listed above.

Vickers 802 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Another Caravelle III of SAS taxiing in front of a Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Finnair. On the right, nose of BEA's Vanguard.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System.

Two SAS's Caravelle III in the same shot.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System.

Again one BEA's Vanguard in the background.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System.

Boeing 707-321

Viscount 951 Vanguard in the background facing the BEA's hangars of London Heathrow Airport.

Boeing 707-321 of Pan American World Airways.

Two Viscount from BEA in the background.

Boeing 707-321 of Pan American World Airways.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C & Viscount 951 Vanguard

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of MEA-Middle East Airlines and Viscount 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R

BEA's Vanguard in the background beside an Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador. Some unidentified aircraft on the left, maybe one Viscount among them.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Vanguard of BEA on the background left.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System.

Vickers 808 Viscount

Green top/White tail livery.

Vickers 806 Viscount of Aer Lingus.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312

Bristol 175 Britannia 312 of British Eagle International Airlines.

1 - Britannia of British Eagle.
2 - Vickers 808 Viscount of BEA.
3 - Caravelle III of SAS.
4 - Vickers 808 Viscount of BEA.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312 of British Eagle International Airlines.

1 - Vickers 808 Viscount of BEA.
2 - Caravelle III of SAS.
3 - Vickers 808 Viscount of BEA.
4 - Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Tridentof BEA.
5 - Unidentified aircraft.
6 - Caravelle III of JAT.
8 - Vanguard of BEA.
9 - Britannia of British Eagle.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312 of British Eagle International Airlines.

1 - Caravelle III of SAS.
2 - Vickers 808 Viscount of BEA.
3 - Unidentified aircraft.
4 - Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Tridentof BEA.
5 - Caravelle III of JAT.
6 - Britannia of British Eagle.
7 - Vanguard of BEA.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312 of British Eagle International Airlines.

1 - Unidentified aircraft.
2 - Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Tridentof BEA.
3 - Britannia of British Eagle.
4 - Vanguard of BEA.
5 - Caravelle III of Finnair.
6 - Unidentified aircraft.

Bristol 175 Britannia 312 of British Eagle International Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Argosy and Comet 4B of BEA plus tail fin of a Douglas DC-3/C-47in the background.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Vickers 951 Vanguard

Departure from Renfrew Airport - Glasgow to London.

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

On aproach for landing at London Heathrow Airport.
Comet 4 on the ground.

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

De Havilland DH104 Dove

From a window of the Vanguard seen above.

De Havilland DH104 Dove at Renfrew Airport for Glasgow.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

From a window of the Vanguard taxiing to the terminal. Notice the Vickers Viscount in the background right.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4B

In the background seen from the same Vanguard.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4B of BEA-British European Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N

Partially hidden by the wing of BEA's Vanguard.
Tail fin of a Bristol 175 Britannia listed below.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Cunard Eagle Airways's Britannia on the right (listed below).

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Bristol 175 Britannia 324

Bristol 175 Britannia 324 of Cunard Eagle Airways.

Vickers 802 Viscount

With the batch of British Eagle's Britannias in the far background.

Vickers 802 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Registration remains unknown, maybe not the same?

Vickers 802 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Lockheed L-188C Electra

Registration PH-LLD, c/n 2009, wearing the 1963 New Crown logo livery. This timeless logo was drawn by Henri Kay Henrion British designer, and still iconic logo of the company nowadays.
In the background, BEA's Vickers 802 Viscount, Pan American's DC-8 and very far, an essential BEA's Vickers Vanguard.

Reg.PH-LLD Lockheed L-188C Electra Jupiter of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident of BEA on the right, with the BEA's Vickers Vanguard already mentionned above.

Reg.PH-LLD Lockheed L-188C Electra Jupiter of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C

BEA's Vickers Vanguard, unidentified aircraft and Douglas DC-3/C-47 in the background.
PH-LLD Jupiter foreground left.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

Boeing 707-330B

Boeing 707-330B of Lufthansa.

Vickers 951 Vanguard

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Registration G-APED, c/n 707 ready for motion in the foreground. Built and delivered in 1961, withdrawn from use in 1973. Another Vanguard beeing towed in the background.

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C & Vickers 951 Vanguard

Comet 4C of B.O.A.C passing behind a Vickers 951 Vanguard registered G-APEB, c/n 705. Built and delivered in 1961, withdrawn from use in 1973.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation and Reg.G-APEB Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Douglas DC-6A

Registration G-APES, c/n 721 Vickers 951 Vanguard in the foreground right. Built and delivered in 1961, transferred to British Airways fleet in 1974, used until 1976. Purchased by Yield Aircraft Service Ltd , then sold in 1984 to BAF-British Air Ferries.

Douglas DC-6A of Cunard Eagle Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Austrian Airlines.

BEA's Vickers Viscount to the right. Unidentified aircraft in the far background.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Austrian Airlines.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C

Elegant airliner.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Vickers 951 Vanguard

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 701 Viscount

Vermilion red stripe/white stripe earlier livery for this Cambrian's Viscount. On the left, Vickers 808 Viscount of Aer Lingus, with British Eagle's Britannia in the background.

Vickers 701 Viscount of Cambrian Airways.

1 - Vickers 701 Viscount of Cambrian Airways.
2 - Vickers 808 Viscount of Aer Lingus.
3 - Bristol 175 Britannia of British Eagle International Airlines.
4 - Armstrong Whitworth A.W.650 Argosy.
5 - Bristol 175 Britannia of British Eagle International Airlines.

Vickers 701 Viscount of Cambrian Airways.

1 - Vickers 701 Viscount of Cambrian Airways.
2 - BAC 111-304AX One-Eleven of British Eagle International Airlines.
3 - Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.
4 - Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 701 Viscount of Cambrian Airways.

Lockheed L-188C Electra

Registration PH-LLF, c/n 2013, wearing the 1959 Red Crown logo / Ball and Stripe livery.

Reg.PH-LLF Lockheed L-188C Electra Uranus of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines.

Ilyushin Il-18B

Registration LZ-BEM, s/n 182005602.

Reg. LZ-BEM Ilyushin Il-18B of TABSO Bulgarian Air Transport .

BAC 111-304AX One-Eleven

Registration G-ATPI, c/n 112. Delivered February 1966 to British Eagle and operated until April 1969. Unknown histoy until November 1984 when it comes to Airways International Cymru Ltd as G-WLAD. Bought by Ali Finance in April 1990 until May 1991. Then sold abroad (Nigeria).

Reg.G-ATPI BAC 111-304AX One-Eleven Supreme of British Eagle International Airlines.

Fokker F27-600 Friendship

Registration LX-LGD, c/n 10338.

Fokker F27-600 Friendship Princesse Margaretha of Luxair.

Fokker F27-600 Friendship of Luxair.

To the right far in the distance, we can guess a De Havilland DH106 Comet 4, and a BEA's Vanguard behind the F27 Friendship.

Fokker F27-600 Friendship Princesse Margaretha of Luxair.

Vickers 951 Vanguard

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Vanguard and Vickers 808 Viscount of Aer Lingus on the right.

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 951 Vanguard

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Great picture of them.

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 951 Vanguard

Registration G-APEB, c/n 705. Already seen above very partially.

Reg.G-APEB Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 953 Vanguard

Registration G-APEU, c/n 723. Delivered September 1967 and operated until April 1974, then for British Airways until April 1975.
Another Vanguard in the far background and a Trident nearer both from BEA.

Reg.G-APEU Vickers 953 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Caravelle in the background, one of the SAS often seen here.

Reg.G-APEU Vickers 953 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Another Caravelle in the background. Maybe from JAT.

Reg.G-APEU Vickers 953 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Caravelle from SAS to the background.

Reg.G-APEU Vickers 953 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Again, Trident and Vanguard from BEA in background.

Reg.G-APEU Vickers 953 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

Registration G-ARPW, c/n 2123. On service with BEA from delivery date April 1961 to April 1974, then passed to BEA-British Airways until beeing withdrawn from use in May 1982.

Reg.G-ARPW Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

Notice the Air France Caravelle III on the left background.

Reg.G-ARPW Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Registration F-BHRK, c/n 26. Delivered in 1960,operated by Air France until 1980, with lease to Air Charter International in the latest month of exploitation. Scrapped in 1980.
In the background, from SAS:
Registration OY-KRD, c/n 47. Delivered July 1960. Preserved at Danish Air Museum, Helsingør.

Reg.F-BHRK Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III Corse of Air France and Reg.OY-KRD Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III Ulf Viking SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System.

Pushed back from its position.

Reg.F-BHRK Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III Corse of Air France.

Maybe the same.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Air France.

Boeing 707-321

Boeing 707-321 of Pan American World Airways.

Lockheed L-188C Electra

Another KLM's Lockheed L-188C Electra wearing the 1963 New Crown logo livery.

Lockheed L-188C Electra of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines.

Interesting De Havilland DH114 Heron 2D of MAC-Martin’s Air Charter to the right background (other view below).
Unidentified aircraft in the far background.

Lockheed L-188C Electra of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines.

Another BEA's Trident 1C in the background.

Lockheed L-188C Electra of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines.

De Havilland DH114 Heron 2D

Among several airliners in the background: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C, Vanguard and Viscount, a tiny DH114 Heron on the left in Red/dark blue MAC livery prior to Martinair Holland late 60's livery.

De Havilland DH114 Heron 2D of MAC-Martin's Air Charter.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

KLM's Lockheed Electra on the left, BEA's Viscount 800 on the right, and several Britannias in the far background, from British Eagle and B.O.A.C.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 802 Viscount & Boeing 707-138B

In the far background, we have on the left a MSA's De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C (or Sudan Airways) , and a Hawker Siddeley Trident of BEA.

Vickers 802 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways and Boeing 707-138B of Qantas.

Vickers 802 Viscount

Vickers 802 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 803 Viscount

Another Viscount 800 from BEA bacground.

Vickers 803 Viscount of Aer Lingus-Irish International.

BEA's Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C to the right.

Vickers 803 Viscount of Aer Lingus-Irish International.

Passing between a BEA's Vickers 701 Viscount to the left and BEA's Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C to the right.

Vickers 803 Viscount of Aer Lingus-Irish International.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C

Registration G-ARPD, c/n 2104. Delivered April 1961, operated as BEA until April 1974, then as British Airways until September 1981.
Aer Lingus-Irish International Viscount foreground.

Reg.G-ARPD Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

BEA's Vanguard in the background.

Reg.G-ARPD Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.

Boeing 707-336C

Wearing Golden Speedbird livery adopted in 1965. 707-336C equiped with P&W JT3D engine which is not the usual version of 707 for BOAC who prefered the Rolls-Royce Conway (Series 436).

Boeing 707-336C of BOAC-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Boeing 707-436

Another BOAC's 707 in Golden Speedbird livery. A Rolls-Royce Conway 508 engine version this time as usual for the company.

Boeing 707-436 of BOAC-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C and Boeing 707-138B of Qantas to the left.

Boeing 707-436 of BOAC-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of United Arab Airlines.

Boeing 707-436 of BOAC-Cunard.

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Boeing 720-058B

Arrival from Tel-Aviv.

Boeing 720-058B of El Al Israel Airlines.

Boeing 707-321B

Taking off in the background, a flight Pan American to somewhere...
In the foreground,Boeing 707 of BOAC, registered G-ASGC c/n 853, Vickers Super VC10 Srs.1151 of BOAC and Boeing 707-344 of SAA/SAL.

Boeing 707-321B of Pan American World Airways.

Boeing 707 of BOAC in the foreground.

Boeing 707-321B of Pan American World Airways.

Boeing 707-138B of Qantas in the foreground.

Boeing 707-321B of Pan American World Airways.

Alitalia's DC-9 behind.

Ilyushin Il-18B of TABSO Bulgarian Air Transport .

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Notice the British Eagle's Bristol Britannia behind the 2nd Alitalia's DC-9.

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Boeing 707-336C

On use for BOAC Cargo.

Boeing 707-336C of BOAC-Cunard.

Convair 990A-30 Coronado of Swissair.

737 of Aer Lingus in the background.

Convair 990A-30 Coronado of Swissair.

Boeing 727-82

Registration CS-TBL, c/n 19405. Passing on its right the Convair Coronado seen above.

Reg.CS-TBL Boeing 727-82 Madeira of TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses.

Notice Aer Lingus Boeing 737 living the tarmac behind the Swissair's Coronado.

Reg.CS-TBL Boeing 727-82 Madeira of TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses.

Boeing 737 passing in the background.

Reg.CS-TBL Boeing 727-82 Madeira of TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses.

It parks near to a Douglas DC-8 of Alitalia, with an Olympic's Boeing 707 beside it.

Reg.CS-TBL Boeing 727-82 Madeira of TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses.

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 [[Image:Vlcsnap-2020-05-12-23h35m54s440.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.CS-TBL Boeing 727-82 <i>Madeira</i> of [[:Category: TAP Portugal|TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses]].]]
 [[Image:Vlcsnap-2020-05-12-23h36m29s566.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.CS-TBL Boeing 727-82 <i>Madeira</i> of [[:Category: TAP Portugal|TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses]].]]
+== [[:Category: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident|Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C]] & [[:Category:De Havilland DH106 Comet|De Havilland DH106 Comet 4B]] ==
+All wearing new ''Speedjack/Quaterjack'' livery since 1968.
+[[Image: Vlcsnap-2020-05-12-23h36m59s532.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C and De Havilland DH106 Comet 4B of [[:Category: British European Airways|BEA-British European Airways]].]]
 == [[:Category: Bristol 175 Britannia|Bristol 175 Britannia 102]] ==

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Vickers 708 Viscount & Vickers 700/800 Viscount

Various Aircraft

Various Aircraft

Various Aircraft

Vickers 953 Vanguard & Vickers 800 Viscount

Vickers 951 Vanguard & Vickers 806 Viscount

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C & Viscount 951 Vanguard

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C & Vickers 951 Vanguard

Vickers 802 Viscount & Boeing 707-138B

Boeing 707-321B & Douglas DC-8-43

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C & De Havilland DH106 Comet 4B

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