A blast from the past

[Cosmo]

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 ..

Loving the CP Air's

Superb stuff !

http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=7452

regards

[jid]

Just been looking through the same shots.. some great old stuff there.

[Alex - Spot-This !]

Great memories yes !!!

another guy with a few good old ones too... http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=29843

[G-DALE]

If only we still had the access to those locations!...

Dale

[BA747-436]

If only we still had the access to those locations!...

Dale

You weren't even borne when most of those shots were taken mate, so you can't be missing much lol

[Cosmo]

You weren't even borne when most of those shots were taken mate, so you can't be missing much lol

Neither were you Dan

Spent many an evening walking down the tops of the old piers ... and when the Aer Lingus was due we got cleared off untill it had offloaded .

Them were the days ....

[BA747-436]

Hence my lack of response to the thread

[Cosmo]

Hence my lack of response to the thread

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

Ohh and not forgetting the daily Guppy !

[BA747-436]

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.

[exmanx]

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!!!!

Andy

[brianw999]

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 !!

[Cam]

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.