Britannias - Part 3, 300 Series, Airlines I-T

[Moses03]

Really enjoyed the pics, especially the safari version. Thanks for posting.

Moses

[Trev Clark]

Great shots Pete (as always).

Leif, would you care to expand a bit on your flying days? They seem to encapsulate the era of the UK airliner decline and would be of great interest to many of us. I have a single Brit trip logged (as an ATC cadet in the dreaded form 3822) and would love to hear your stories.

[DispatchDragon]

Not a big thing Trev

1964-1968 Luton Flying Club resident Airport Kid along with Jon Pinchin the owners son

1971-1973 - SLOJO/Ops Officer Dan Air Luton

1973 -1978 IAN LGW first doing Dip Clearances and Overflights for 6 months and remainder as Brit/Cl44/DC8 loadie


There you go
as I said t'aint no big thing just got to live through the twilight time is all
Leif

[Macs]

Any cockpit shots by any chance? Thanks,
regards,
Macs

[JD_Wyberton]

Evoking memories of 13 hours - most over the gorgeous Med - in the hot summers of '71 (outward) and '74 (return).

Frustration that we didn't manage to wangle a hotly-contested VC10 seat and elation at avoiding the dreaded Hercules (purely from a passenger point of view, of course... ;-) ) :flying:

Luvvly stuff! :tab:

[DispatchDragon]

JD, Patience my friend and you will soon be able to relive those lost moments. The only pax configured Brits I flew on were Britannias 100s , and the sensation was pleasent - they lived up to their nickname All of the 300s I flew on as a loadie had no soundproofing and sheet aluminum on the inside - the flight deck was a quiet cozy haven - but 9 hours in the back tended to degrade your upper end hearing.

Leif

[Trev Clark]

Frustration that we didn't manage to wangle a hotly-contested VC10 seat and elation at avoiding the dreaded Hercules

.....or 15 hours in a Belfast

You are not alone with hearing loss Leif......I SAID YOU ARE NOT ALONE WITH HEARING LOSS LEIF!!

I recon I now have about 60% heaing in my left ear and a bit more in right ear, now I know why we have balance control on stereo headsets! Bloody helicopters

[DispatchDragon]

Trev, in truth it wasnt the Brits fault entirely - I dont remember anyone on the ramp at Luton in the early 70s wearing ear defenders, and you were subject to Speys,Darts,Tynes,Proteus, JT8s JT4s the occasional RB211 on a daily basis, its a wonder any of the Ramp rats that worked back then have ANY hearing, first time I saw sponge plugs was when I worked at KATL
almost ten years later

Leif OFFTOPIC