An Old Favourite

[speedbird591]

I'm more of a Tristar man, but BCal was always a good looking livery

Ben. I almost achieved both! I worked on Tristars for a couple of years based at LHR but due to aircraft shortages I worked this LGW based one a couple of times.

http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_P ... ?id=250437

It's not proper BCal but as close as you'd get on a Tristar. They squeezed about 350 seats on that thing. It was ghastly

That's a lovely shot, Nigel

Ian

[NigelC]

Th BCAL VC 10's were sold off in 1973/4

Likely it was a DC 10

1st DC-10s arrived March 77, so it was probably a 707 then?

[edetroit]

My apologies in advance....I could not resist adding this shot.

[edetroit]

I flew from Heathrow ( or was it Gatwick ? ) to Lagos, via Kano in 1976 with BCal, and I wonder now if it was a DC10 ? I have a feeling it was.

That's freeky! I also flew from London to Kano in 1976 on a BCal DC-10! ..... and my parents had a house in Little Shelford which is 4 miles outside of Cambridge!

[Airspeed]

Just another squawk from an old grump, while we're talking "favourites".....
Among my NOT favourites are: bird, kite, plane, airplane. A bit of respect, please, they're Aircraft.



It's OK, he's dropped off again, you can hear him snoring

[TSR2]

Lovely Nigel

[DaveB]

... and smashing shots as always Ed

ATB
DaveB

[TSR2]

I'm more of a Tristar man, but BCal was always a good looking livery

Ben. I almost achieved both! I worked on Tristars for a couple of years based at LHR but due to aircraft shortages I worked this LGW based one a couple of times.

http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_P ... ?id=250437

It's not proper BCal but as close as you'd get on a Tristar. They squeezed about 350 seats on that thing. It was ghastly

That's a lovely shot, Nigel

Ian

And if you look in the background, that looks like the first A320 with a British airline... well, one of the first anyway. Who'd have thought they'd be as common as muck now

[DaveB]

Look beyond that and there's a 73' with what looks like the makings of Landors successor too That can't be right can it?? Utopia didn't come in until '97

ATB
DaveB

[edetroit]

... and smashing shots as always Ed

ATB
DaveB

Thankyou Dave, I hope to meet you again one day.