Oldtimer

meerkat · Post by **meerkat** » 25 Oct 2003, 15:44

Following a discussion between the administrators about my age, I thought some of you might be interested to see a partial log of my first ever spotting visit to London Heathrow back in October 1964.

4X-ABB B720 EL AL
5H-AAF COMET EAST AFRICAN AW
9G-AAG BRITANNIA GHANA AW
CF-TJH DC-8 TRANS CANADA AL
D-ANAD VISCOUNT LUFTHANSA
EC-AVZ CARAVELLE IBERIA
EI-ALG VISCOUNT AER LINGUS
F-BJTA CARAVELLE AIR FRANCE
G-ALAL CONSTELLATION EURAVIA
G-ALHT ARGONAUT BOAC
G-AMAD AMBASSADOR BKS
G-AMOL VISCOUNT CAMBRIAN
G-AMSU DC-3 DAN-AIR
G-ANBJ BRITANNIA BOAC
G-ANUO HERON
G-AOCB VISCOUNT BRITISH EAGLE
G-AOZZ ARGOSY BEA
G-APDS COMET BOAC
G-APES VANGUARD BEA
G-APEZ DC-4 ACE FREIGHTERS
G-APJU VISCOUNT BEA
G-APYN PA22 TRI-PACER (AT HEATHROW!!)
G-ARGM COMET BEA
G-ARKA BRITANNIA BRITISH EAGLE
G-ARPC TRIDENT BEA
G-ASIU QUEEN AIR
HA-MOC IL-18 MALEV
HB-ICC CORONADO SWISSAIR
I-DAXI CARAVELLE ALITALIA
I-DIWS DC-8 ALITALIA
JA8007 DC-8 JAL
LN-LSB CARAVELLE SAS
LV-AHS COMET AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS
N763PA B707 PAN AM
N776TW B707 TWA
N790PA B707 PAN AM
N815PA DC-8 PAN AM
N90801 DC-7C SATURN AW
OD-AEG DC-6B TMA
OE-LCE CARAVELLE AUSTRIAN
OY-AOP BEECH TRAVELAIR
PH-LLL ELECTRA KLM
SE-DAZ CORONADO SAS
SP-LSA IL-18 LOT
SU-ALM COMET UNITED ARAB
SX-DAL COMET OLYMPIC
VH-EBH B707 QANTAS
YU-AHB CARAVELLE JAT
ZS-CKD B707 SAA

There were many more aircraft but this list represents one of each type/airline combination. Quite different types from today but many of the airlines are still around today.

Meerkat

63 · Post by 63 » 25 Oct 2003, 15:57

The most special plane in your list to me is the HB-ICC CORONADO SWISSAIR .

63

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 25 Oct 2003, 16:02

It's nice to see some Comets in there as well.

63 · Post by 63 » 25 Oct 2003, 16:57

This list also made me remember that the noses of the Comet and the Caravelle are identical.
Sud-Aviation bought the Comet nose in order to save time in launching the Caravelle. At that time there were not so many jet noses around.

63

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 25 Oct 2003, 16:59

Very nice spotting report. Quite unusual since I never saw many of those planes flying.

Chris
8)

qnnm · Post by **qnnm** » 25 Oct 2003, 22:55

How about this one:
Brussels 31 october 1973
between 12h00 and 17h00
Belgian aircraft and military regs were not noted
F-BHRG Cvl AF
N474PA 707 PA
SE-DAL DC9 SK
EC-BIU DC9 IB
SP-LHA Tu134 LO
OK-CFF Tu134 OK
N871PA 707 PA
CS-TJH DC8 AC
YR-IMK IL18 RO
SX-CBB 727 OA
HB-IEG 707 Phoenix Airways
EI-ANH 1.11 EI
I-DIZE DC9 AZ
OH-LSB CVL AY
G-AWZE TRI3 BEA
G-AVFH TRI2 BEA
F-BHRU Cvl AF
EC-BIA Cvl IB
5B-DAC TRI2 CY

Sabena_690 · Post by **Sabena_690** » 25 Oct 2003, 22:58

Very nice stuff above!

Ray: when are you planning your revenche on luchtzak?

Regards
Frederic