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- Thu Jun 12, 2025 6:58 pm
- Forum: Photo Competitions
- Topic: SPOTM June 2025 - Any US civil registered aircraft, airworthy, grounded or preserved
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2296
Re: Any US civil registered aircraft, airworthy, grounded or preserved
Flying Tigers B747 in the then new livery at Kai Tak in 1976
Flying Tigers 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

- Tue Jun 03, 2025 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Photography
- Topic: Picture caption anybody ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9944
Re: Picture caption anybody ?
What do you mean the white dashes are supposed to be inside the red lines?
- Thu May 22, 2025 12:52 pm
- Forum: Themed photo topics
- Topic: It's the Pitts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 614
Re: It's the Pitts
G-SOLO at Sywell, c1981.
Pitts Solo by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
and 'Smitty' G-BBOH also at Sywell, possibly c1972
Smitty G-BBOH v2 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

and 'Smitty' G-BBOH also at Sywell, possibly c1972

- Fri May 16, 2025 5:35 pm
- Forum: Themed photo topics
- Topic: HS Trident
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1226
HS Trident
I'll kick this off with a couple. BA Trident coming in to land at LHR in 1978 and CAAC Trident at Kai Tak in 1976. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54523972555_06f9b6bdff_z.jpg Trident 02 by Ian Pursey , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54522742307_14dc5c4c3b_z.jpg CAAC Trident 03A b...
- Sat May 10, 2025 11:52 am
- Forum: Photo Competitions
- Topic: SPOTM May 2025 - aircraft under maintenance
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5503
Re: SPOTM May 2025 - aircraft under maintenance
Cathay Pacific B707 receiving attention outside the HAECo hangars at Kai Tak in 1976.
Cathay 707 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

- Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:57 pm
- Forum: Nostalgia and Wrecks & Relics
- Topic: British Midland Airways
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8506
Re: British Midland Airways
Nice collection. Here's a couple from me; LHR 1978. DC9-15 N65358 and Viscount G-AZNC https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54485573865_657085ccbe_z.jpg BMA DC9-15 N65358 by Ian Pursey , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54271215906_a97866bf2b_z.jpg BMA Viscount by Ian Pursey , on Flickr
- Thu Apr 24, 2025 6:45 pm
- Forum: Themed photo topics
- Topic: The Piper Cub Family
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1327
Re: The Piper Cub Family
I think this is a Cub. Civilian registration unknown, location: Sywell c1980
ui Sywell by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

- Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:53 pm
- Forum: Themed photo topics
- Topic: Canadair CL44
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4411
Re: Canadair CL44
Think this is the Conroy version? LHR in 1977/8, apologies for quality but shutter on camera stuck.
Guppy by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

- Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:40 pm
- Forum: Nostalgia and Wrecks & Relics
- Topic: 'Old' Props
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8367
Re: 'Old' Props
Royal Air Lao DC4/C54, XW-PND, at Kai Tak in 1976 https://live.staticflickr.com/4748/39033409785_a867d5195b_z.jpg Prop 02 by Ian Pursey , on Flickr BN Islander EI-BBR of Aer Arran at Sywell c1972 (I think) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54266782863_178d856d58_z.jpg BN Islander by Ian Pursey , o...
- Tue Apr 15, 2025 2:54 pm
- Forum: Themed photo topics
- Topic: Emergency Medical Services 'Air Ambulance'
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19422
Re: Emergency Medical Services 'Air Ambulance'
G-TAAS on very soft ground in Abington Park, Northampton waiting for a patient.
G-TAAS by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

- Sun Apr 13, 2025 1:23 pm
- Forum: Photo Competitions
- Topic: SPOTM April 2025 - narrow bodied Boeing airliners
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16674
Re: SPOTM April 2025 - narrow bodied Boeing airliners
I'm spoilt for choice, so many 707, 727, 737 in my archives. Anyhow I'll go with this; THY B727 at LHR in 1978.
THY 727 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

- Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:11 pm
- Forum: Themed photo topics
- Topic: Light Rotary-wing Types
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2056
Re: Light Rotary-wing Types
Robinson R22. Myself taking controls for a trial lesson on 20 July 2023. Previously I'd been allowed to take control of Wessex in Hong Kong in 1977.
IMG-20230720-WA0015 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

- Wed Mar 19, 2025 7:40 am
- Forum: Photo Competitions
- Topic: SPOTM March 2025, the Piper PA-28 series
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10529
- Wed Mar 05, 2025 6:19 pm
- Forum: Themed photo topics
- Topic: Yakovlev
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1517
- Mon Feb 24, 2025 6:23 pm
- Forum: Nostalgia and Wrecks & Relics
- Topic: Paris Orly 1971 - Updated 9/3/2025
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2330
Re: Paris Orly 1971 - Updated 22/2/2025
Fabulous set of photos.
- Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:22 pm
- Forum: Themed photo topics
- Topic: Vickers Viscount
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3568
Re: Vickers Viscount
Just 3 from me; BA and BMA at LHR in 1978 and a CAAC from Kai Tak in 1976. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54270331317_58b4a6d779_z.jpg Viscount GAOYO by Ian Pursey , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54271215906_a97866bf2b_z.jpg BMA Viscount by Ian Pursey , on Flickr https://live.st...
- Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:55 pm
- Forum: Themed photo topics
- Topic: BN Islander 50 years young
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16775
Re: BN Islander 50 years young
Islander EI-BBR at Sywell, not sure of the date but as it's a B&W it was taken pre 1973.
BN Islander by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

- Thu Jan 02, 2025 5:40 pm
- Forum: Nostalgia and Wrecks & Relics
- Topic: Guernsey & Jersey 1971-1983
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1111169
Re: Guernsey & Jersey 1972-78 Updated 30/12/24
Great photos. I was on XX507 inbound to Guernsey on 22 March 1978 when we were forced to turn back because of bad weather.
- Tue Dec 31, 2024 7:17 pm
- Forum: Photo Competition Calendars
- Topic: SPOTM 2025 Calendar of topics
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7088
Re: SPOTM 2025 Calendar of topics
Nice selection. Checking through my archive I can throw entries in for 7 of these. Not great quality but it's taking part that counts - right?
- Mon Dec 09, 2024 5:38 pm
- Forum: 2024 photo competitions
- Topic: SPOTM December 2024 - XMAS
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12447