Civilian Aviation

C-FDFC Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31M

HB-AEA BAe Jetstream 31 Air Engiadina Guernsey/GCI

HB-AKP Saab SF.340B Crossair. Guernsey/GCI

LN-NPD Fokker F.27-100 Friendship Busy Bee Guernsey/GCI

OO-DTC Fairchild-Hiller FH.227B Delta Air Transport Jersey/JER

OO-SVM Fokker F.27-100 Friendship Flanders Airline Guernsey/GCI

PH-JHD Fokker 50. DLT Guernsey/GCI

PH-KJL Saab SF.340A Netherlines Guernsey/GCI

TZ-AJW Douglas DC-3A Transport Aerien du Mali Dinard/DNR

Another interesting batch , thanks for posting.

Malian Dakota - Happy with that.

First a Bristol Freighter, then an exotic Dak!
Brilliant, I love the old props so thanks for sharing your captures

F-GDXY Fairchild F.27J Air Service Nantes, seen here in 1987 was broken up at Nantes, France in 1989.

F-BGNG Lockheed L.1049C Super Constellation
Unknown location - Slide in a collection given to me by a friend dated 1971.

G-APWH Handley Page Herald. British Island Airways 1978

G-BEDP Britten Norman Trislander. Lydd Air seen here in 2003 became a GCI regular when it later joined the Blue Islands fleet

N7025N Grumman HU-16C Albatross Guernsey 2002

And the gems continue!
First I became excited with the Connie but the Albatross is the ace in the pack.
Thanks again for sharing them

Royal Air Lao DC4/C54, XW-PND, at Kai Tak in 1976
Prop 02 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
BN Islander EI-BBR of Aer Arran at Sywell c1972 (I think)
BN Islander by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
HP Jetstream G-AXUO at Sywell following the collapse of Handley Page.
HP Jetstream G-AXUO by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

JezM wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 28, 2025 7:21 pm

F-BGNG Lockheed L.1049C Super Constellation
Unknown location - Slide in a collection given to me by a friend dated 1971.

The image was taken at Pontoise - Cormeilles-en-Vexin (LFPT/POX). The aircraft was used by Catair until 1972 when it was WFU. It was flown to Nimes-Garons in 1976 and stripped for spares before finally being scrapped at Nimes in 1979.