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Just browsing the latest Manchester shots and came up with Neil Lomax latest stuff ! a real blast from the past .... brings back some memories alright ..
You really missed out Dan .... seriously .. it was fantastic
You had allsorts of stuff back then and the photo facilities were awsome !
If only you could go back and re-live .... well... with my current camera of course !
CP Air , B Cal , Laker Skytrain , Aviogenex , Spantax , Pam Am , british Airtours , Dan Air .... 707's , 727's & VC-10's etc etc everywhere
Yeah I know I do envy you (only slightly though ). Far back as I can remember was 747-100's, Gatwick full of Tristars (now taken over by 777's and 330's) and Heathrow having some interesting Russian metal on the ground.
Well, if we're talking reminiscing.......who else can remember Gatwick with just three piers you could walk on and watch the aircraft. The General Aviation Terminal next to the North Pier, where my ATC squadron helped with the England - Australia Air Race in 1968. Ariana Afghan Airlines DC-6's starting up in a cloud of smoke and flame, SAM DC-6's, CAF C-47's, Israeli AF C-97's. And further back, Transair DC-4's, assorted Connies, Capitol DC-8's, ONA DC-8's - damn, the list makes me want to cry - I never had a decent camera at 10 years old!!!!
Remember it well Andy...along with being able to walk into the hangars off the south side road, chat to the engineers and not have a gun pointed at you !!
If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
Remember it well Andy...along with being able to walk into the hangars off the south side road, chat to the engineers and not have a gun pointed at you !!
Those were the old days Brian....no more! Sad really.
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