Planes- civil aviation

Aircraft old & new

1950s-60s

BEA Viscount 701 G-AMOA at Heathrow in 1954. In January 1970 this aircraft broke its back when landing at Bristol in Cambrian Airways service

Starways Vickers Viscount G-ARIR arrives at Liverpool Speke airport in June 1961

It had been purchased from Air France in February 1961 and was sold on in 1963
Aer Lingus Fokker Friendship & Starways DC4 Liverpool Speke airport in June 1961

Aer Lingus Fokker Friendship & Starways DC4 Liverpool Speke airport in June 1961

Starways Vickers Viscount G-ARIR at Liverpool Speke airport in June 1961

Douglas C-47 Dakota4 G-ANEG from Executive Air Transport at Derby's Burnaston airport in summer 1962

A couple of Derby Aviation's recently-acquired Canadair Argonauts at Burnaston in 1962 still in Overseas Aviation livery

A Douglas Dakota DC3 undergoing maintenance at Burnaston Airport in 1962
Derby Airways Canadair C4 Argonaut G-ALHG at Burnaston airport in 1962 still carrying Overseas Aviation's colours. This aircraft crashed near the centre of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England on Sunday 4 June 1967. 72 of the 84 aboard were killed in the accident which was due to the aircraft running out of fuel after a flight from Majorca to Manchester

1970s

BMA DC9 takes off from Jersey in August 1974

Dan-Air Hawker Siddeley HS-748-225 Srs. 2A G-ATMJ taxiing at Jersey in 1974

This aircraft met with a sticky end catching fire when running up engines on test at Ronaldsway IoM on Thursday 11 April 2002

2000s

Antonov 124 near EMA 2009

Boeing 767 landing at Gatwick Airport 2008
Unidentified 747 over Stenson 2009

Ryanair 737-8AS over Stenson 2009
ATP landing at Gatwick Airport 2008

2010s

Ryanair 737-8AS EI-DPT over Stenson 26th March 2010

British Airways Airbus over Stenson 26th March 2010
BMIbaby 737 near EMA on 14th October 2011

Easyjet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIA approaching Luton on 22nd July 2011
Easyjet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIA landing at Luton on 22nd July 2011 Flybe - British European Bombardier Dash G-JECH approaching Luton on 22nd July 2011
Wizzair A320 Airbus approaching Luton on 22nd July 2011 Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS approaching Luton on 22nd July 2011
JCB Gulfsream Aerospace G-V-SP at Friedrichshafen on 24th May 2012 Aurigny Trislander G-JOEY over Eastleigh on 29th July 2013
Flybe De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 G-ECOB on the final approach to Southampton Airport on 29th July 2013 Flybe De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 G-JEDM on the final approach to Southampton Airport on 29th July 2013
NetJets Europe Hawker 800XP CS-DRP over Eastleigh on 29th July 2013 Airbus A318 G-EUNB takes to the sky at London City Airport on 25th July 2014
British Airways CityFlyer Embraer ERJ-190SR G-LCYO takes to the sky at London City Airport on 25th July 2014 Emirates Boeing 747 over Wandsworth Town on 28th June 2014
British Airways Boeing 777 G-STBA over Wandsworth Town on 28th June 2014 De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 LX-LGF at London City Airport on 25th July 2014
Embraer ERJ-190LR Lufthansa D-AECH at London City Airport on 25th July 2014 Bae 146 EI-RJE Cityjet at London City Airport on 25th July 2014

Brooklands 2012

BAC111 G-ASYD

Concorde G-BBDG
Vickers 668 Varsity T1 WF372

Vickers 1103 VC10 ex G-ASIX (1964)
Vickers Vanguard 

Vickers Viking G-AGRU
Vickers Viscount G-APIM

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