Hi Here are a few taken during 1979 at Gatwick I hope you enjoy them Cheers Paul :thumb: http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/usnavypatchman/MIA/LGW%20OCT79%20DANAIR%20V800_zpsxsetgp9f.jpg http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/usnavypatchman/MIA/LGW%20NOV79%20AVIOGENEX%20TU134_zpsqoz5mv1o.jpg...

Thank you guys , glad to jog a few memories

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Paul

Thanks guys

Yes Andy that last one does give a good impession of wghat was around back then

Will try to get some more pics up tomorrow I hoipe

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Paul

Hi Again Found a few 747SPs from around and about Hope they are of interest .... :???: Thank you for looking Paul :thumb: South African Airways ZRH AUG 1982 http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/usnavypatchman/MIA/ZRH%20AUG82%20SA%20B747SP_zpshdgqnwqn.jpg Iran Air LHR OCT 1984 http://i914.photobu...

Hi Paul

It worked OK

Thats the 1980 Farnborough I think PH-ZBW/PK-GKC according to my logs

Great stuff well done

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Paul

Thanks guys :clap: I have to admit the Tristar is one of my favs too , lovely curves to it , unlike the DC-10 ...which I also like a lot Sleeping in the terminals was OK ...but kept getting woken up by the "brown army" :lol: Only lived a 20 min bike ride away and then from 1973 worked there ...must ...

Mike wrote:Wonderful stuff Paul, I really wish that I'd taken more shots in those days.

Thanks Mike ...and so do I

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paul

Hope these are OK for you , had a few scanned so here they are :thumb: Eastern MIA JUL 1979 http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/usnavypatchman/MIA/MIA%20JUL79%20EA%20L1011_zpstp9mg9i3.jpg Eastern MIA JUL 1979 http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/usnavypatchman/MIA/MIA%20JUL79%20EA%20L1011B_...

Thanks :clap: I will sort some more out shortley ....any airline or aircraft in particular that I might have shots of that anyone is interested in :???: Cheers Paul :thumb: I love a nice Tristar if you have any of those? I have a small number of photographs from Heathrow in the 80's and 90's, inclu...

Good morning Here are a few from Gatwick taken during various visits during 1980 Working on some earlier ones but thought I would post these for now :thumb: Thanks for looking Paul :thumb: http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/usnavypatchman/MIA/LGW%20SEP80%20TA%20B747_zpsikaqomgi.jpg http://i914...

Thanks

I will sort some more out shortley ....any airline or aircraft in particular that I might have shots of that anyone is interested in

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Paul

Thanks for the comments guys , glad you find them interesting :clap: The UTA DC-8 was parked on the Fields aera ..note the open fromt door ..why ..no idea , but OK for a photo :lol: Cyprus did indeed lease 2 DC-9-15s in 1975 for the LHR route they were N48200 and N54648 Thanks again for looking , wi...

Hi All Here are a dozen from Heathrow taken during 1976 , not many of these still around :( :( The Pan Am/Fields area was a great place back then for photos unlike today :( Thanks for looking Cheers Paul :thumb: http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/usnavypatchman/MIA/LHR%20MAY76%20FO%20L188_zps4...

The one that got away The one UK registered one I didnt get to fly on

Great pics

Paul

Hi All Here are a few more scans , this time of biz jets in airline colours ...and not Saudi Gulfstreams :lol: First is a Libyian Arab Jet Star at LHR taken at when it was parked over at the Field Aviation area in Set 1979 , followed by an Alia Sabreliner at the same location in Nov 1980 , and lastl...

Thanks everyone :thumbs: Glad you like them As for the operating theatre ...yes there was one , but I never saw it as this was the only aircraft that I could not get on :( ...security was very tight on them ..in all my years working there Will see what else I can dig out , I have a lot landing/taxi-...

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Paul

Hi Here are a couple more including one of the Saudi invasions of the base, this one in 1987 with 2 taken from the car park and one on the ramp ..interesting to note the change in the hangar behind in comparison to the earlier BA 747 post . The Air Seychelles Boeing 767 was again from the car park ,...

Thanks for the comments guys

Found a few more to post later

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Paul

Hi When I statred with BOAC back in 1973 it was a different world , I used to work on the 9th floor ofTBC ..on top of the car park which gave great views :clap: I used to walk from the Aerial Hotel around to work , and it was quicker just to walk across the ramp , where some of these were taken ...I...