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By: 14th April 2006 at 11:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-These 'old school' shots are just incredible, you have one hell of a back catalogue!
Especially love the Braniff 74', and Condor DC10. :)
By: 14th April 2006 at 12:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Wow......just... wow
By: 14th April 2006 at 12:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Brilliant, just brilliant. It's quite interesting to see the colours aircraft wore the year before I was born!
Paul
By: 14th April 2006 at 13:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Those are fantastic pictures. Just as interesting, or even more so than the ones we get today! That Braniff 742 is awesome!
By: 14th April 2006 at 13:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Splendid pictures. :)
It brings a tear to the eye - just like the LA smog! ;)
By: 14th April 2006 at 13:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-26 years ago - could most of those aircraft still be flying today? It would be interesting to check on the ones with visible registrations - but I don't have the wherewithal to do it!
By: 14th April 2006 at 13:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Love the shot of the Condor at dusk
By: 14th April 2006 at 13:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Splendid pictures. :)It brings a tear to the eye - just like the LA smog! ;)
It's no smog, it's haze :D
By: 14th April 2006 at 14:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-It was smog in the 1980s, Frank! :diablo:
By: 14th April 2006 at 14:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-26 years ago - could most of those aircraft still be flying today? It would be interesting to check on the ones with visible registrations - but I don't have the wherewithal to do it!
10 mins produced the following
N68053 Continetal DC10 - Possibly still flying with Fed Ex
N606BN Braniff 747SP - Possibly flying as A40-SP
N472GB Boeing 737 Air California - Scrapped in Peru
Braniff DC-8 - ???
D-ADPO Condor DC!0 - Now N540AX with Omni Air
HS-TGA Thai Boeing 747 - Now N523MC with Atlas Air
G-BDXE Boeing 747 of BA - Scrapped
F-BTDC UTA DC10 - Stored ?
XA-AMA Aeromexico DC9 - Now a corporate jet
Only two defenitely scrapped and probably the Braniff DC8 as well
By: 14th April 2006 at 22:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-It brings a tear to the eye - just like the LA smog! ;)It's not that bad. Nothing that a good Santa Ana wind can't take care of once in a while. ;)
A Condor DC-10? No idea LH used to send those guys down here. A UTA 3-holer as well!
By: 14th April 2006 at 22:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-SUPERB...nothing more can be said!
By: 14th April 2006 at 22:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-It's not that bad. Nothing that a good Santa Ana wind can't take care of once in a while. ;)A Condor DC-10? No idea LH used to send those guys down here. A UTA 3-holer as well!
That's why the high desert is nice ;)
And that sure is nice to see all those long gone liveries!
By: 14th April 2006 at 22:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Amazing how Thai had not changed their corperate identity for over 20 years
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By: Robert Pittuck - 14th April 2006 at 11:09