UK & Irish Airports - From the 1950s to the 1970s

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UK & Irish Airports - From the 1950s to the 1970s DVD Cover .

Documentary (2012)

Starring:
Howard Asbridge (Narrator)

We start with some wonderful film taken at Blackbushe in 1959; Falcon, Continental, Orion, Pegasus and Eagle Vikings, Dan Air Yorks, Bristol Freighters and Ambassadors and lots more, all in colour, as is the rest of this DVD, of course.

Then we’re off to look at many UK Airports, twelve in all, plus Dublin and Shannon, during the next couple of decades. Among the regional airports are Liverpool with British Eagle DC4s and arrivals at Cardiff for a Rugby match that include a Catair Super Connie and a Trans-Union DC6.

Heathrow’s not forgotten; there’s a fascinating visit to BOAC’s maintenance hangar with 707s, Comets, DC7C, Britannia and VC10. Remember BOAC’s only CL44? It’s here too.

Two trips to Southend reveal lots of Carvairs, BAF Heralds, BMA Viscount, etc. Prestwick has a good mix of sixties jetliners and military types, refuelling before making their Atlantic crossings.

707s and DC8s are seen at Manchester too, along with a BOAC 747 and an Aer Turas DC7. Luton has Britannias of course and more 707s.

Fancy a seat on the flightdeck of a BEA Airtours Comet or a trip in a Transglobe Britannia? No problem, they’re just part of two visits we make to Gatwick.

Right at the end, we have a quick look at Shannon and Dublin in the 1980s with Aer Turas DC8 and CL44, Ryanair 748 and 1-11s and more!

Also from this series:
Avion Video Series

City of Birmingham Airport 1972

Birmingham Airport nowadays (BHX/EGBB).

Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1

Registration N305EA c/n 193A-1006. This Court Line/Eastern Air Lines demonstrator aircraft was the first ever visit of a Lockheed Tristar to Birmingham in 1972.

Reg.N190AT Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1 of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
Reg.N190AT Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1 of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
Reg.N190AT Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1 of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
Reg.N190AT Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1 of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.

Blackbushe Airport 1959

Blackbushe Airport (BBS/EGLK).

Handley Page HP.81 Hermes 4A

One among the three Hermes operated by this short-live company (1959-61).

Handley Page HP.81 Hermes 4A of Falcon Airways.

Vickers VC1 Viking 1A

Orion Airways (1956) operated three Vikings from 1956 to 1960. Not to be confused with Orion Airways of the 1980s.

Vickers VC1 Viking 1A of Orion Airways (1956).
Vickers VC1 Viking 1A of Orion Airways (1956).
Vickers VC1 Viking 1A of Orion Airways (1956).
Vickers VC1 Viking 1A of Orion Airways (1956).

Vickers 610 Viking 1B

Registration G-AHOY, c/n 128. 1st delivered to Ministry of Supply on June 1946, then BEA from October 1946 to February 1948, James Stuart Travel Ltd, Field Aircraft Services, Hunting Clan Air Services, Pegasus Airlines (1959) and last with Invicta Airways. WFU in 1969. Pegasus Airlines (1959) must not be confused with present Turkish low cost company Pegasus Airlines launched in 1990.

Vickers 610 Viking 1B of Pegasus Airlines (1959).
Vickers 610 Viking 1B of Pegasus Airlines (1959).

Vickers 635 Viking 1A

Registration G-AMGH, c/n 293. Ex BEA from 1950 to 1955, then sold to Germany as D-CEDO (Dr.Tigges).Went back to UK in 1959 with Continental Air Services (1957-1960) that will change to Continental Air Transport during the last year of its existance. Not to be confused with US subsidiary of Continental Airlines called Continental Air Services, Inc.

Reg.G-AMGH Vickers 635 Viking 1B of Continental Air Services Ltd.
Reg.G-AMGH Vickers 635 Viking 1B of Continental Air Services Ltd.

Vickers VC1 Viking 1

Vickers VC1 Viking 1 of Eagle Airways Ltd.
Vickers VC1 Viking 1 of Eagle Airways Ltd.
Vickers VC1 Viking 1 of Eagle Airways Ltd.
Vickers VC1 Viking 1 of Eagle Airways Ltd.
Vickers VC1 Viking 1 of Eagle Airways Ltd.

Airspeed AS.65 Consul

Airspeed AS.65 Consul.
Airspeed AS.65 Consul.
Airspeed AS.65 Consul.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Trans Arabia Airways.

De Havilland DH104 Dove

Blackbushe air traffic control tower in the background.

De Havilland DH104 Dove.

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk 31

Registration G-APLH c/n 13250. Delivered new on March 1958. Sold to Canada on November 1968.

Reg.G-APLH Bristol 170 Freighter Mk 31 of Dan-Air London.
Reg.G-APLH Bristol 170 Freighter Mk 31 of Dan-Air London.
Reg.G-APLH Bristol 170 Freighter Mk 31 of Dan-Air London.
Reg.G-APLH Bristol 170 Freighter Mk 31 of Dan-Air London.

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk 31E

Registration G-AINL c/n 12827.

Reg.G-AINL Bristol 170 Freighter Mk 31E of Dan-Air London.

Douglas Dakota IV

Registration G-AMSS, c/n 16092. First civilian register in 1952 with William Dempster Ltd, then with Dan-Air London in 1953 until 1968. Sold to Iran.

Reg.G-AMSS Douglas Dakota IV of Dan-Air London.
Reg.G-AMSS Douglas Dakota IV of Dan-Air London.

Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster

Registration 39124, c/n 10495.From the VR-24 Navy Transport Squadron.

Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster of the US Navy.

Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster

Registration 91998, c/n 10750.From the VR-24 Navy Transport Squadron.

Reg.39120 Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster Città di Napoli of the US Navy.
Reg.39120 Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster Città di Napoli of the US Navy.
Reg.39120 Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster Città di Napoli of the US Navy.

Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster

Registration 39120, c/n 10443. From the VR-24 Navy Transport Squadron.

Reg.39120 Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster Ciudad de Palma of the US Navy.
Reg.39120 Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster Ciudad de Palma of the US Navy.
Reg.39120 Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster Ciudad de Palma of the US Navy.

Avro 685 York C.I

Registration G-ANXN, c/n MW258. Delivered new on Dec.1954 to Aviation Traders Ltd. Sold to Dan-Air London on Sept.1956. WFU Sept.1964.

Avro 685 York C.I of Dan-Air London.
Avro 685 York C.I of Dan-Air London.
Avro 685 York C.I of Dan-Air London.
Avro 685 York C.I of Dan-Air London.
Avro 685 York C.I of Dan-Air London.

Dan-Air's Dakota in the background.

Avro 685 York C.I of Dan-Air London.

Vickers 614 Viking 1

Registration G-AHPG, c/n 139. Delivered in 1946 to CAA-Central African Airways from Rhodesia. Went to Independant Air Travel Ltd from 1957 to 1959 then sold to Falcon Airways who operated the aircraft until 1962. Then sold to Belgium.

Reg.G-AHPG Vickers 614 Viking 1 of Falcon Airways.

Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador

Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador of Dan-Air London.


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