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Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 13:09
by Garry Russell
Hi Leif

The far Viking does seem to be in the red roof paint.

Not sure if I can see a Freighter, but Eagle did have one knocking about for a bit and of course it could be another operator's *-)

Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 13:30
by DaveB
Ee-gads Leify.. I can't even see that with a magnifying glass :lol:

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Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 13:32
by Garry Russell
Can you see the red roof Viking Dave?? *-)

Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 14:13
by DaveB
No mate.. I can't :'( Hang on.. I'll get my binoculars ;)
EDIT:.. ok, if I use my imagination a bit, the end one could have a red roof :) I dunno about 800x600 or 2000x2000.. I need Cinemascope to see that with any sort of detail.. even the colour :lol:
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Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 14:37
by PeteP
DispatchDragon wrote:Ian/Pete
DO my old eyes deceive me or is there a Bristol Freighter parked in amongst the Eagle Vikings in the back ground of the Eagle Dc6???? The furthest Viking on the line appears to be in Eagles old solid red paint. Leif
I don't know if this will help or not Leif but here's an enlargement from the original scan.

Image

Best
Pete

Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 14:41
by PeteP
ianhind wrote:Pete And we previously discussed "Raffles 1" so definitely the same era!
We did, indeed, Ian. Can't be many private pilots who got their own personal call signs but Eric certainly did. Somehow, I couldn't see him being allowed to do it at today's Heathrow!
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Pete

Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 14:55
by Garry Russell
DaveB wrote:No mate.. I can't :'( Hang on.. I'll get my binoculars ;)
EDIT:.. ok, if I use my imagination a bit, the end one could have a red roof :) I dunno about 800x600 or 2000x2000.. I need Cinemascope to see that with any sort of detail.. even the colour :lol:
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DaveB B)smk
Blimey Dave I can even nearly read it off...I think it's G-AMGI *-) 8)

Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 16:30
by DispatchDragon
Ok smart guys.....what I thought was a tall bristol freighter tail is the light on the hangar corner ...BUT the Viking on the end does have a red roof


Leif

Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 16:51
by Garry Russell
Hi Leif

No doubt about the red roof Viking

I never doubted you :lol:

That was clear in the original posting :)

Re: London Airport in the 50s & 60s - Part 2

Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 17:39
by DaveB
That was clear in the original posting
Err.. :lol:

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