Little British

[Garry Russell]

Not seen this before

May have been others but BA was not around my area by then

seem to have adopted "British" identity by simply losing the airways.

http://www.airlinehobby.com/listings/de ... /index.cfm

[DarrenL]

Prior to getting the "Airtours" added, in some way being prepared for it?

http://www.airliners.net/photo/British- ... 4e2ce77636

[Garry Russell]

It was new to Airtours and later transferred to BA

Maybe they had just doen the tail and remover the Airtours temp before adding the big British titles.

[petermcleland]

Tridents had a period when the livery just had "British"...I never liked it very much. We do have that livery in David Maltby's selection.

Edit...Perhaps you are not really talking about that?

[Garry Russell]

Hi Peter

Yes there was the British period but the single British was very large almost half way across the roof

This is the old British airways style with the airways missing and is very much smaller

[DarrenL]

I have to say this was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title

[Garry Russell]

The title was a play on that

[DaveB]

seem to have adopted "British" identity by simply losing the airways.

Not seen that one either. As you say, it came to Airtours new. That phot is dated Jul 83 and it went to BAR 9/83 so yes.. it seems to have just lost the Airtours title to conform. There is another shot if it on Airliners wearing small 'British' dated a month before the shot in the link and while my ref material doesn't show it going to Airtours again.. it certainly did during the 'Landor' years.

ATB

DaveB

[Garry Russell]

Cheers Dave

Which confirms my suspicions except, of course, it simply lost the airtours and gained a BA tail.

[FlyTexas]

I have to say this was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title

What the... I don't think that show ever made its way across the pond. Looks like pure comedy though. They even have a DC-10 in the shot.

Brian