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BN Islander 50 years young

Post by apgphoto » Fri May 08, 2015 12:49 pm

Celebrating 50 years in June, lets see some Islanders!

Farnborough 2000 (non airshow)
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Farnborough 2006
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Farnborough 2008
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The latter all at Farnborough 2010
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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by waghorn41 » Fri May 08, 2015 4:56 pm

The only photo of an Islander I've got, date must be 1972 or earlier. Taken at Sywell.
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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by Mike » Fri May 08, 2015 5:22 pm

Oh good, another one of my favourite aircraft. :thumbs:

A few from the Caribbean...................

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On approach to St. Barts..................

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The kamikaze dive into St. Barts..................

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Taken from the harbour, this is the angle that every aircraft is at on finals.................

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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by Rugbyref » Fri May 08, 2015 6:44 pm

I agree - the Caribbean is the place to catch Islanders. Like this one:
ImageSt Barths1_10 by philstevens158, on Flickr

ImageSt Barths1_9 by philstevens158, on Flickr

Let's see some more!

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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by keithnewsome » Fri May 08, 2015 8:44 pm

I also agree the carribean is an island hoppers paradise ! A couple of Islanders from Mustique landing at Barbados ! more to come !

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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by TheMightyOz » Mon May 11, 2015 7:51 pm

N188AM Farnborough 13/07/2012

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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by TheMightyOz » Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:01 pm

Just going through my late father's photos and found this. G-AWVY on the old grass strip at Luton, 1979. Scanned from slide and cropped.

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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by keithnewsome » Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:35 pm

A couple more from the Carribean, St Maarten, May 2011, Windward Express.

Keith ;)

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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by keithnewsome » Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:10 pm

And a couple more from me ......

G-BCEN.
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G-JPEG.
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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by LondonEye » Sun Jan 24, 2016 5:57 pm

A great British aircraft, over 1000 built. All these pics are from scans. Had to put a few Trislanders in too.

The first five pics were taken at Bembridge in April 1976

ImageIslander G-BDHU Bembridge

ImageTrislander G-BDOT Bembridge

ImageIslander HP-712 Bembridge

ImageIslander Indian Navy IN130 G-BDPT Bembridge

ImageIslander Belgian Army B-05 G-BDPP Bembridge

Had to include this, one of the first few I saw, and a Zambian at Biggin Hill !

ImageIslander 9J-ACL Biggin Hill

Haywards Aviation used to be seen at Gatwick and Shoreham.
ImageIslander G-AXXJ Gatwick


ImageIslander G-BHXI 1 Biggin Hill

Harvest Air used to do an Oil Pollution contract and based several at Southend.

ImageIslander G-BJWL Southend

I was lucky enough to fly in this.

ImageIslander G-BCEN Hurn

Some Trislanders

ImageTrislander Aurigny Guernsey

ImageTrislander G-BCJX Farnborough

Many Islanders modified for surveillance work.

ImageIslander G-RAPA Middle Wallop

The Dowty Fan engine Islander.

ImageIslander G-FANS 1 Farnborough

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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by keithnewsome » Fri Jul 29, 2016 7:28 pm

And another, it arrived at Norwich yesterday, French registration but familiar colour scheme ??
F-HPIX.
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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by acw367 » Sat Jul 30, 2016 1:37 pm

keithnewsome wrote:And another, it arrived at Norwich yesterday, French registration but familiar colour scheme ??
F-HPIX.
F-HPIX is one of the fleet that spend the season acting as TV relay aircraft for cycling races including the Tour de France. This is for the Ride London cycling event.
Canon PowerShot SX740 HS - https://www.flickr.com/photos/acw367

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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by acw367 » Sat Jul 30, 2016 1:42 pm

Some more

G-JSAT Britten-Norman BN2T Islander Chewton Glen Aviation/Fly B-N Ltd RIAT Fairford 10 July 2016. In golden anniversary scheme.

ImageG-JSAT RIAT Fairford 10 July 2016 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-BCWR Britten-Norman BN2A-20 Islander. JARTS fuselage which was roaded in and out of RIAT Fairford on Thursday 12 July 2007 for use in the emergency exercise scenario.

ImageG-BCWR RIAT Fairford 12 July 2007 by ACW367, on Flickr

C6-ASA Britten Norman BN2A Islander Flamingo Air Charter Grand Bahama International Freeport 12 December 2002

ImageC6-ASA Grand Bahama International Freeport 12 December 2002 by ACW367, on Flickr
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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by GCIJem » Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:44 pm

BN Islanders at Guernsey Airport - except where stated.

G-BESO Jersey European Airways
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G-BADK at Bournemouth
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G-UERN Air Sarnia
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G-MAFF FR Aviation TVS Airshow, Bournemouth
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G-CIAS Channel Islands Air Search
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G-OSEA South East Air - Shoreham
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G-AXWR Aurigny Air Services - wfu/stored
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G-AZXR at Shoreham
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G-AXYM
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G-BCEN
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G-DEMO
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RP-C664
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G-BFNU
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G-PASU
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G-AXDH
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G-BJWL Harvest Air
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G-WOTG
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Monserrat Airways, ex Aurigny machine G-AXDH?
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G-BCEN at Lydd
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G-BVXX at Jersey Airport
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G-BKJH
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G-OSEA
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G-HPAA
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G-UERN
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G-BESW Alderney Air Ferries
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Re: BN Islander 50 years young

Post by Mike » Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:39 pm

Plenty of excellent shots by everyone so far, keep them coming please. :thumb:

I've updated the dead Botophucket links in my earlier post with ones from my Flickr album if anyone's interested. :)
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