Civilian Aviation

More photos from Manchester Airport 1969.


B.O.A.C Vickers V.1151 Super VC10 G-ASGF or G-ASGP.


BEA Vickers V.951 Vanguard G-APEF. (my thanks to Garry Russell for identifying as 951 variant 'EF and not 953 'EP.


Bulair Ilyushin IL-18 LZ-BER.


British Midland Airways Vickers V.760D Viscount G-AWCV.


BEA BAC Super111 510 G-AVMX.


Transportflug Douglas DC.4 D-ABAG.


B.O.A.C Boeing 707-436 Unidentified (possibly G-APFC).


Thanks for looking.

Lovely, especially the Vanguard.

Fantastic set of shots that really bring back memories for me.

Have you any more?

Neil

neil t wrote:Fantastic set of shots that really bring back memories for me.

Have you any more?

Neil

Neil, I only wish that I had more photos from Manchester Airport, regrettably that was the only time I had my camera with me ( and enough pocket money to buy the film! ).

I do have more photos from various locations during the 60's, 70's & 80's which I'll be uploading in the future.

Thanks very much for your comments and I'm glad that they stirred up some memories.

The doors on that Viscount... amazing.

Thanks from a child of the nineties who only remembers 707s as a rare cargo treat once in a blue moon!

Excellent stuff... love the VC10 and great to see a BMA Viscount, the first ac I ever flew on

ZZ

Thanks for these

However the Vanguard is a V.951 so not G-APEP...'PEF?

garryrussell wrote:Thanks for these

However the Vanguard is a V.951 so not G-APEP...'PEF?

Hi Garry,

I couldn't decide if the last ( and most important ) letter of the Vanguard's registration was an 'F' or a 'P', however, under enlargement it looked more like a 'P' to me ( I also had the same same problem with the BOAC VC.10! ).

That said, you may well be right, I'd be interested to know how you can tell it's a V.951, I'm assuming that there's a visual difference to the V.953 variant?

Cheers

Dave H

Mr Redd wrote:

garryrussell wrote:Thanks for these

However the Vanguard is a V.951 so not G-APEP...'PEF?

Hi Garry,

I couldn't decide if the last ( and most important ) letter of the Vanguard's registration was an 'F' or a 'P', however, under enlargement it looked more like a 'P' to me ( I also had the same same problem with the BOAC VC.10! ).

That said, you may well be right, I'd be interested to know how you can tell it's a V.951, I'm assuming that there's a visual difference to the V.953 variant?

Cheers

Dave H

I've spent ages zooming-in on the Vanguard shot, it's impossible for me to say which one it is and have now given up ! I didn't think there was any external difference between the 2 types, I know that the 953 had a stronger fuselage and wing but that was about all.
Go on Garry and put me out of misery, what's the difference?

LOL... didn't remember replying to this before!

ZZ

Sorry...been away

The V.951/953 difference...the 951 has a horizontal bar on the almost triangualr cockpit window.

Great pictures and great memories.

Happy Days

Bob