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European Airports - From the 1960s to the 1980s DVD Cover .

Documentary (2012)

Starring:
Howard Asbridge (Narrator)

HEATHROW: BERLIN-TEGEL: BERLIN-TEMPELHOF: LISBON: PARIS-ORLY: PALMA: AMSTERDAM: ROTTERDAM: OSTEND:

and one more; a delightful scene with a Jersey Airlines Herald and a Derby Airways DC3 that’s probably in the Channel Islands, but we can’t be sure!

Our ramble round Europe takes in British Westpoint and Aer Lingus DC3s at Heathrow plus many other 60s airliners there, including an Iraqi Viscount. On to Lisbon for Varig and Pan Am 707s, CPA DC8 and various 727s. Then Schiphol, again in the mid -60s, with KLM DC8s, DC9-15s and Electras, MAC DC7Cs, DC3s and CV600 and more. Palma, at about the same time, has a bevy of Britannias; Laker, BKS, BUA, British Eagle and Transglobe, plus more classic jetliners.

Berlin-Tegel starts with a Dan Air 707 and an Air France Concorde in the same shot; a hard act to follow, but one managed successfully with a collection that includes; Aeroamerica 720, Air Berlin USA 707s, Mackey, World and Capitol DC8s and lots more. Tempelhof’s got Pan Am 727s and BEA Viscounts under its famous roof, in the 60s. Then we return in the 70s for a C97, CV240, 747SP, C5 and more, arriving for the well-known USAF open days.

An Air Madagascar 707 at Paris, Channel’s Viking and DC3 at Rotterdam and of course, so much more; all in colour and all [with the sole exception of a Hastings!] with authentic sound.

Also from this series:
Avion Video Series

London Heathrow

London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL).

Boeing 707-436

Blue Tail Twin Stripe livery.

Boeing 707-436 of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Boeing 707-436

Golden Speedbird livery.

Boeing 707-436 of BOAC-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas DC-8-43

The Winged Arrow livery.

Douglas DC-8-43 of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Vickers 951 Vanguard

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

1 - Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA.
2 - Ilyushin Il-18B of LOT-Polskie Linie Lotnicze.
3 - Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.
4 - Boeing 707-436 of BOAC.
5 - Bristol 175 Britannia possibly from British Eagle International Airlines.

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Douglas Dakota IV

1 - Douglas Dakota IV of Dan-Air London.
2 - Douglas DC-8 possibly from SAS.
3 - Bristol 175 Britannia 312 of British Eagle International Airlines.
4 - Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Reg.G-AMSS Douglas Dakota IV of Dan-Air London and several other aircraft.

Closer view of G-AMSS, c/n 16092. Ex RAF as KN415. Civilian use with William Dempster Ltd from 1952 to 1953, then with Dan-Air London from 1954 to 1968. Sold abroad afterwards.
BEA's Vanguard in the foreground.

Reg.G-AMSS Douglas Dakota IV of Dan-Air London.

British Eagle's Britannia in the background.

Reg.G-AMSS Douglas Dakota IV of Dan-Air London.

1 - Douglas Dakota IV of Dan-Air London.
2 - Bristol Britannia of British Eagle.
3 - Vanguard of BEA.
4 - Comet 4B of BEA.

Reg.G-AMSS Douglas Dakota IV of Dan-Air London.

Two BEA's Vanguard in the background. An unknown to the left.

Reg.G-AMSS Douglas Dakota IV of Dan-Air London.

Vickers 803 Viscount

BEA's Vanguard in the background.

Vickers 803 Viscount of KLM-Royal Dutch Air Lines.

British Eagle's Viscount and Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System in the background.

Vickers 803 Viscount of KLM-Royal Dutch Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6B

Found in 1959, this Kuwaiti company operated two Douglas DC-4 and three Douglas DC-6B, it merged in Kuwait Airways in 1964. Registration 9K-ABB, c/n 43263 built in 1951.
BEA's Vanguard in the background. Unidentified Douglas DC-4 or DC-6 airliner in the far background to the right.

Reg. 9K-ABB Douglas DC-6B of Trans Arabia Airways.

Bristol Britannia of British Eagle and BEA's Vanguard in the background.

Reg. 9K-ABB Douglas DC-6B of Trans Arabia Airways.

In background, BEA's Vanguard and Comet 4B beside a SAS's Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III which hides a Boeing 707 of Lufthansa to the right.

Reg. 9K-ABB Douglas DC-6B of Trans Arabia Airways.

Vickers 951 Vanguard

Vickers 951 Vanguard of BEA-British European Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R

Registration CS-TCB, c/n 125.
BEA's Vanguard in the background and Boeing 707 of Lufthansa behind it.

Reg.CS-TCB Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R Damao of TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses.

Alitalia's Douglas DC-8 in the background.

Reg.CS-TCB Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R Damao of TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C

Registration G-APDH, c/n 6409.
Leased from B.O.A.C in Blue Tail Twin Stripe livery , with Air Ceylon red markings.

Reg.G-APDH De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C operated by Air Ceylon.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Registration F-BHBB, c/n 4621.
BEA's Vanguard in the background. Unidentified Douglas DC-4 or DC-6 airliner in the far background to the right.

Reg.F-BHBB Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

BEA's Vanguard, SAS's Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III and Boeing 707 of Lufthansa in the background.

Reg.F-BHBB Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R

Notice the JAT's Caravelle III to the left background.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Iberia-Lineas Aereas de Espana.

KLM's L-188 Electra to the left, and Super G Constellation of Air France in the far background.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Iberia-Lineas Aereas de Espana.

BEA's Comet 4B to the right.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Iberia-Lineas Aereas de Espana.

Tupolev Tu-104 of ČSA Československé Státní Aerolinie, a Douglas DC-8 of Pan American just behind it, and rare Ghana Airways's Bristol Britannia in the far background. Unidentified airplane very far behind it.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Iberia-Lineas Aereas de Espana.

Better view of the Pan American's Douglas DC-8 in the background.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-R of Iberia-Lineas Aereas de Espana.

Lockheed L-188C Electra

Lockheed L-188C Electra of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Registration F-BHRU, c/n 58.
In the far background, Boeing 707 possibly from TWA. Foreground right nose of BEA's Vanguard.

Reg.F-BHRU Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III Poitou of Air France.

Tupolev Tu-104 of ČSA Československé Státní Aeroliniein the background, already seen above.

Reg.F-BHRU Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III Poitou of Air France.

Convair 440-61 Metropolitan

Same ČSA's Tupolev Tu-104 in the background.

Convair 440-61 Metropolitan of SABENA.

Background: an unknown Caravelle on the right, and unavoidable BEA's Vanguard on the left.

Convair 440-61 Metropolitan of SABENA.

Another Caravelle III from SAS this time in appearance on the left.

Convair 440-61 Metropolitan of SABENA.

Already seen JAT's Caravelle III to the left background, and KLM's L-188 Electra to the right.

Convair 440-61 Metropolitan of SABENA.

Boeing 707-138B

Boeing 707-138B of Qantas.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

BEA's Vanguard in the background and foreground right.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of British Westpoint Airlines.

BEA's Viscount in the background.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of British Westpoint Airlines.

Vickers 806 Viscount

Two others in the background.

Vickers 806 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways .

Boeing 707-436

Registration G-ARRA, c/n 18411.
B.O.A.C's Blue Tail Twin Stripe livery, with Nigeria Airways markings.

Reg.G-ARRA Boeing 707-436 of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation/ Nigeria Airways.

Seen again: Ghana Airways's Bristol Britannia in the far background.

Reg.G-ARRA Boeing 707-436 of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation/ Nigeria Airways.

Vickers 803 Viscount

Tupolev Tu-104 of ČSA in the background, already seen above.

Vickers 803 Viscount of KLM-Royal Dutch Air Lines.

BEA's Vanguard in the background.

Vickers 803 Viscount of KLM-Royal Dutch Air Lines.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Scandinavian Airlines System in the background left.

Vickers 803 Viscount of KLM-Royal Dutch Air Lines.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle IA

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle IA of Finnair.

Tupolev Tu-104 of ČSA in the background, already seen above.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle IA of Finnair.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Registration EI-AFA, c/n 44-15166. This aircraft was delivered to the USAAF in 1944, it was sold to DDL Det Danske Luftfartselskab as OY-AUB in Nov-46. It was sold to Aer Lingus as EI-AFA in Nov-48 and stayed with them until it was sold to Nepal Airlines as 9N-AAL in Oct-63.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of Aer Lingus.

Vickers 735 Viscount

Registration YI-ACL, c/n 68. Delivered to Iraqi Airways on November 1955. Damaged beyond repair after an emergency landing at Mosul on the 17 April 1973. Sold to Alidair for spares.

Reg.YI-ACL Vickers 735 Viscount Sinbad of Iraqi Airways.

Finnair's Caravelle IA in the background.

Reg.YI-ACL Vickers 735 Viscount Sinbad of Iraqi Airways.

SAS's Caravelle III on the left background and BEA's Vickers Vanguard to the right.

Reg.YI-ACL Vickers 735 Viscount Sinbad of Iraqi Airways.

Again the ČSA's Tupolev Tu-104 in the background, behind it an unidentified Douglas C-47 Skytrain and a Douglas DC-6.

Reg.YI-ACL Vickers 735 Viscount Sinbad of Iraqi Airways.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N

Registration YU-AHB, c/n 135. Delivered to JAT in February 1963. Stored nowadays in front of the Belgrade Aeronautical Museum.
Finnair's and Scandinavian's Caravelle in the background, with a BEA's Comet 4B to the left background.

Reg.YU-AHB Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N Bled of JAT Yugoslav Airlines.

SAS's Caravelle in the background.

Reg.YU-AHB Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N Bled of JAT Yugoslav Airlines.

Background, BEA's Vanguard and Comet 4B.

Reg.YU-AHB Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N Bled of JAT Yugoslav Airlines.

Iberia's Caravelle III in the background.

Reg.YU-AHB Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N Bled of JAT Yugoslav Airlines.

Convair C-131 Samaritan

Unusual on an European Airport.

Convair C-131 Samaritan of the US Navy.

Unidentified Caravelle behind the Convair C-131 Samaritan, and Ghana Airways's Bristol Britannia in the far background.

Convair C-131 Samaritan of the US Navy.

Boeing 707-131B

Registration N783TW, c/n 18402/316.Delivered on September 26, 1962. WFU by TWA in June 1982. Stored at DMA (Davis-Monthan) as N783TW, and parted out for KC-135E parts wearing "CZ033" on nose.

Reg.N783TW Boeing 707-131B Super Jet of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Already seen above, Ghana Airways's Bristol Britannia in the far background.

Reg.N783TW Boeing 707-131B Super Jet of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C

Registration G-APDR, c/n 6418, in Blue Tail Twin Stripe livery. Delivered to B.O.A.C on October 1957. Sold to Mexicana de Aviación in December 1964.

Reg.G-APDR De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Vickers 707 Viscount

Might be a 755D as well.

Vickers 707 Viscount of Cunard Eagle Airways.

BEA's Vickers 802 Viscount in the background.

Vickers 707 Viscount of Cunard Eagle Airways.

Boeing 707-344

Boeing 707-344 of South African Airways/Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C

Registration VP-KPK, c/n 6433. Delivered to EAAC as VP-KPK in September 1960. Re-registered 5H-AAF in April 1964. Sold to Dan-Air for spares in January 1971.

Reg.VP-KPK De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of East African Airways.

Convair 440 Metropolitan of SABENA in the background.

Reg.VP-KPK De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C of East African Airways.

Berlin Tegel (Part I)

Flughafen Berlin-Tegel / Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL/EDDT)

Boeing 707-321

Boeing 707-321 of Dan-Air London.

Air France's Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101 in th background, listed further.

Boeing 707-321 of Dan-Air London.

Another view, maybe not the same?

Boeing 707-321 of Dan-Air London.

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101

Registration F-BVFA, c/n 205. First aircraft delivered to Air France for commercial operations in 1976.

Reg.F-BVFA Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101 of Air France.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Registration F-BHRK, c/n 26. Delivered to Air France on March 1960, then transferred to Air Charter International. WFU and scrapped in 1980.
Boeing 727 of Pan Am to the right.

Reg.F-BHRK Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III Corse of Air France.

Several aircraft in the far background.

Reg.F-BHRK Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III Corse of Air France.

BAC 111-510ED One-Eleven

In Negus & Negus livery adpated in 1974.

BAC 111-510ED One-Eleven of British Airways.

Maybe not the same.

BAC 111-510ED One-Eleven of British Airways.

BAC 111-414EG One-Eleven

Registration G-AZED, c/n 127. Delivered to Dan-Air London on August 1971. Sold to USA on March 1988.

Reg.G-AZED BAC 111-414EG One-Eleven of Dan-Air London.

Nice trio, with in background an ex BEA wearing British Airways markings on previous Speedjack livery, and newer British Airways BAC 111 already listed above.