Some scanned images of Boeing 707s at Heathrow in January 1982: http://i.imgur.com/QDIpRjV.jpg G-ATZD, British Airways & SU-APE, Egyptair 10.1.82 http://i.imgur.com/qpZUG7R.jpg PP-VLM,VARIG 16.1.82 http://i.imgur.com/YjHbS53.jpg S2-ACA, Bangladesh Biman 16.1.82 http://i.imgur.com/KXs7eQ3.jpg 5B-DAL,...

Emirates A380 A6-EEK over Fairford 10.7.14
A6-EEK by IKB3, on Flickr

. . . and a little closer [the three-engined job is a 747]:
A6-EEK2 by IKB3, on Flickr

TriStar 500 G-BFCA, British Airways "Princess Margaret Rose" at Heathrow 24.1.82. Became ZD948 with RAF. https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2837/12968720493_47ec375da2_b.jpg G-BFCA by IKB3 , on Flickr TriStar 500 G-BFCD, British Airways "The Astral Rose" landing at Gatwick 30.1.82. Became ZD951 with RAF...

First-class shots, all of them!

I tried to get a similar shot of last night's FedEx flight. Everything looked lined up just right, then the moon disappeared behind a cloud at the critical moment. . .

FedEx Boeing 777 N863FD over Cirencester en route Frankfurt - Memphis 21.05.13:

N863FD by IKB3, on Flickr

Dubai Air Wing Boeing 747-412F A6-GGP westbound over Gloucestershire 18.11.12

A6-GGP by IKB3, on Flickr

Etihad Airbus A340 A6-EHA over South Cerney, Glos. 10.8.12
- at 35,000ft on flight ETD100 non-stop New York JFK - Abu Dhabi

a6-eha by IKB3, on Flickr

Competitor at the 2012 Wenlock Olympian Games:
Bungee launch of Schleicher Ka 6E G-DCGB at the Long Mynd 15.7.12


G-DCGB by IKB3, on Flickr

There now appear to be no Short 360s left flying in the UK, but they fomerly flew with a wide variety of airlines, many of them short-lived, but in some colourful schemes: Guernsey Airlines G-BLRT at Gatwick 26.5.89 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7449912436_a5896e204c_b.jpg G-BLRT by IKB3 , on F...

A selection of South American Boeing 707 freighters at Miami in May 1992: 707-323C CC-CDI of LAN Chile http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7337427976_6a81d13d36_b.jpg cc-cdi by IKB3 , on Flickr 707-331C CC-CUE of Fast Air http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/7337427488_f3ab96e640_b.jpg cc-cue by IKB3 ,...

Boeing 727-51 N5609 at Miami, May 1992

n5609 by IKB3, on Flickr

Olympic Torch A319 G-EUPC over Windsor approaching Heathrow 26.5.12

g-eupc by IKB3, on Flickr

Nowadays very busy with gliders; the RAF finally left in the mid-1970s.

Would you believe, a K8B (G-DETD) out of Aston Down.

Photos taken from a glider over Kemble today: Air Salvage International scrapping area: Believed to contain (l-r) - D-AGEG Boeing 737-35B I-EEZQ Airbus A319-112 G-STRP Airbus A320-211 D-AGEE Boeing 737-35B OK-SWV Boeing 737-522 G-JEBV BAe 146 EI-DTU Boeing 737-5Y0 G-EZKC Boeing 737-73V Nearby: EI-OZ...

They had two or three ATR42s as well, but I couldn't find a photo.

EMB-110 Bandeirante EI-BPI at Gloucester/Staverton 16.3.89 http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/6988968426_f0115c0747_b.jpg ei-bpi by IKB3 , on Flickr Avro 748 EI-BSE at Luton 24.7.88 http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/6988968412_16b814714f_b.jpg ei-bse by IKB3 , on Flickr Convair 580 LN-BWG at Luton ...

Air France Boeing 747-428 F-GITJ over Lydney, Glos. 13 April 2012

f-gitj by IKB3, on Flickr