UK Aviation in the '50's

[VC10]

This guy has a great collection of photo's of UK aviation in the '50's.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth ... 046129064/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth ... 473106539/

The rest of his collection is worth a look at too.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/sets/

Paul

[Garry Russell]

What a fantastic collection Paul

Thanks for that.

Some real rarities in there like pics of Viscounts G-AOHP,'OHU,'ORC that were early write offs and Superfreighter G-AMLP in the first BUA Superfreighter livery only worn by a handful of aircraft quickly painted before it was changed. Photos are rare. Also G-AHJI a Mk.21 in full BUA livery painted for one season only. Superfreighter G-APAU joined Silver City from Channel Air Bridge in May 1962 to replace G-ANWL lost at Guernsey the previous November. CAB no doubt could spare is as the Carvair was entering service. At the end of that year Silver City was no more having been taken over and merged with CAB to form BUAF. Pics of 'AU in SCA livery are like hens teeth.

Many Viking's show rare variations...take the Martins Air Charter for example

[airboatr]

...take the Martins Air Charter for example

I'll have two please.

[VC10]

You're welcome Garry.

I've got to say I am surprise at the apparent lack of interest shown here for these collections.

Paul

[Garry Russell]

Hi Paul

I think the interest is there, maybe it's just that not everyone says so...thanks again

[DaveB]

Yup.. I enjoyed em Paul and passed the links on to the Vanguard crew

ATB
DaveB

[Dev One]

No lack of enthusiasm here - just loads of memories of Vikings at Blackbushe, Hermes, not to mention my uncles Speed Six, My fathers Proctor, Derby airways Marathons etc......
Keith

[Garry Russell]

There you go...very close to the heart and sould of many here

[DaveB]

Very close to many NOT here too mate I've just heard back from one of the Vanguard crew and he needed a tissue to dry his eyes A LOT of the Dak's and York's he worked on as a young chap in the late 40's. He never worked on the LAC Halibags.. only when new for BOAC

Talking of LAC Halibags.. those are the clearest B&W shots I've seen of that livery. I'm going to have to check my reference shots but I'm sure they showed the cheatline as a single, solid entity. Those shots show it as two thin lines. That might mean the Halifax paints I did are not.. right

ATB
DaveB

[WarHorse47]

You're welcome Garry.

I've got to say I am surprise at the apparent lack of interest shown here for these collections.

Paul

Thanks for posting the collections. I spent a good part of the day looking at as many as possible using the slideshow feature.

--WH