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Little British
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 15:19
by 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
Re: Little British
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 16:06
by DarrenL
Prior to getting the "Airtours" added, in some way being prepared for it?
http://www.airliners.net/photo/British- ... 4e2ce77636
Re: Little British
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 16:25
by 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.
Re: Little British
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 17:42
by 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?
Re: Little British
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 20:13
by 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
Re: Little British
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 20:25
by DarrenL
I have to say this was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title

Re: Little British
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 20:27
by Garry Russell
The title was a play on that
Re: Little British
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 21:35
by 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

Re: Little British
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 21:37
by Garry Russell
Cheers Dave
Which confirms my suspicions except, of course, it simply lost the airtours and gained a BA tail.
Re: Little British
Posted: 04 Jan 2011, 19:04
by FlyTexas
DarrenL wrote: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