Echo Papa as she was meant to be

[Speedbird217]

Hi Chaps,

Came across this set of pics from a Chris Grove featuring a variety of beauties from the CB AND CNB past....enjoy.

http://www.airlinefan.com/airline-photo ... nt-Groves/

ATB,
Robin

[Garry Russell]

Cheers for the link Robin

The EP pic is there

Larnaca Cyprus.....close enough Leif

3rd April 1962 so three and a half months in use roughly......13-Dec 1961 delivery

Garry

[DaveB]

And it was my 5th birthday!! Nice link Robin ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Garry Russell]

And it was my 5th birthday!! Nice link Robin ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Was that the band for your party????
:roll:



Garry

[DaveB]

Quite possible Garry :think: The only problem was.. I wasn't invited



ATB

DaveB :tab:

[DispatchDragon]

Dave

Sorry I didnt understand you - they look like standard bent beack and feathers probably VT/VC/CF/KA if the photos were prior to 66
At that time Eagle was trooping out of Heathrow and also staging through Lyneham to Woomera for MOD - there is a plain tailed
Brit parked around the side of the hangar - RKA/RKB were painted at LHR by BOAC and remained there most of their days at Eagle.

BTW I spy a York in the shot of EM

Some beautiful shots there Pete - thank you for sharing

[mayagrafix]

I like the orange wing scheme. Is it standard for all BEA aircraft or just that model? BTW is that a SAS Caravelle in the background?

[PeteP]

they look like standard bent beack and feathers probably VT/VC/CF/KA if the photos were prior to 66

This is the best I can do with them, Leif

there is a plain tailed Brit parked around the side of the hangar

You're absolutely right - as usual, Leif. Very fuzzy but there's what looks to me to be an ex-BOAC 102 and then the white one - a 300series of some sort?

BTW I spy a York in the shot of EM

Me too. I enlarged that as well but it's too indistinct to make it worth posting but you can see it's white and pale blue - Skyways, maybe?

Best
Pete

[PeteP]

BTW is that a SAS Caravelle in the background?

It certainly is.
Pete

[DispatchDragon]

Pete if your seeing pale blue its almost certainly Skyways - Both they and Dan hauled Proteus around for BOAC

And you blew the Brits up nicely the two around the corner are interesting I was going to agree with you about the white tail being a 300
but it might be a 100 - Im assuming the colour values tend to go to the red scale which makes the BOAC blue look purple when blown up.


I do love scouring around old piccies - especially ones with the clarity that you always provide

Leif