Civilian Aviation

The Queen of the skies reaches 50 and thought drop a small collection of pics on the Queen of the skies
feel free to add any of yours

B-18705 arriving at Manchester
Boeing 747-400 Cargo B-18705 by Mark, on Flickr

B-18705 lining up to depart Manchester
Boeing 747-400 Cargo B-18705 by Mark, on Flickr

B-HUK departing Manchester
Boeing 747-400 Freighter B-HUK by Mark, on Flickr

G-VLIP at Manchester
Boeing 747-400 G-VLIP by Mark, on Flickr

B-HKV departing Manchester
Boeing 747-400 B-HKV by Mark, on Flickr

HL7419 Stansted
Boeing 747-400 SCD Cargo HL7419 by Mark, on Flickr

A6-HRM at Stansted
Boeing 747-400 A6-HRM by Mark, on Flickr

PH-CKA Stansted
Boeing 747-400F PH-CKA by Mark, on Flickr

PH-MPS Stansted
Boeing 747-400 Freighter PH-MPS by Mark, on Flickr
G-CIVP LHR
Boeing 747-400 G-CIVP by Mark, on Flickr

G-VBIG NWI
Boeing 747-400 G-VBIG by Mark, on Flickr


Thanks for looking

Mark

Great selection of photos Mark. I thought I'd done a thread in the 'Themed' section but on checking I obviously had not.
So, vol 1 from me: Wardair at GTW the rest from LHR, all 1977-8. Apologies for the poor quality.
Wardair 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
Air Canada 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
Iran Air 747 02 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
JAL 747 11 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
LHR 02 Quantas 747s and BEA Comet by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
LHR Air India 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
LHR BA 747 GAWNH by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
Saudi 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
Seaboard 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
Syrian Air 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
TWA 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

and vol 2, all at Kai Tak 1976-7.
Air France 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
BA 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
China AL 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
CP Air 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
747 Thai by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
Air France 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
Northwest 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
NWO Cargo 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
Singapore 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
World 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
Flying Tigers 747 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
PanAm 747 03 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

When it comes to nostalgia then for me quality of image is far less important than content. You've got some real classics in there. Ok I'm biased when it comes to 747s - I just love 'em . I remember my first spotting trip to Heathrow back in 1985 and will never forget the sound of one taking off before I even saw it - fabulous! Thanks for taking me back in time

I have to agree with Nighthawke (who beat me to Heathrow by 1 year), your shots are most interesting waghorn41. For example, in your posts above I have never seen that Thai livery before, I didn't realise the ground training Comet at Heathrow was painted up in a hybrid BOAC/BA colour scheme (it was all over white by the time I saw it in the 1980s), and it's always a joy to a Seaboard World Containership!