Random Stuff!

[wolfheze]

This turned up today . KLM DC9/15 . Ideally wanted a series 30 but they are rare and rather expensive .View attachment 4199

 

[Ray Finkle]

The last three letters of the reg of the NLM aircraft to the left have just made me hungry.

It's been a long time since I've sampled some of the Colonels finest

 

[58terminus]

This turned up today . KLM DC9/15 . Ideally wanted a series 30

That really is attention to detail!

 

[wolfheze]

It was because the only KLM DC9 I ever saw at Birmingham (old terminal ) was a series 30 diverted from Heathrow.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Following my mention of G-JOEY in the 'Route Development and Rumours' thread, I found this -
https://planefinder.net/images/5983902:Photo:114961.jpg
Which I love. The attention to detail is outstanding. Even having 3-bladed props on the wing engines and a 2-bladed prop on the tail. I only wish they'd got the tail fin a little higher.

Kevin

 

[wolfheze]

Had a couple of diecasts arrive yesterday
This humble Laker one eleven is probably the pride of the collection so far as it's very rare. In fact I didn't realise aeroclassics had even produced it. It is also important in that it represents the only Laker aircraft I ever saw when one was diverted to Birmingham from I think Manchester in 77 /78 ? It came as half of a twin set with a Laker Caribbean 'short' 707/130 View attachment 4202 View attachment 4203

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there ray and all, don't know whether is news I have just read and found about is on this topic, but according to the daily mail, the guardian, the evening standard, express, independent and sky news, that on the 22nd November last month it was reported that Mr Willie Walsh who is boss of I A G, which includes British Airways, has now just found out to his horror that B A head office is now right in direct line of the flight pace of the third runway at Heathrow, furious with the airports commission and heathrow airport that he wasn't properly notified or consulted on this massive issue at all, but to his horror also B A will be fully build for the demolition costs. Now to me, this sounds like a massive opportunity for Mr Kehoe and Birmingham City council leader and Solihull Metropolitan borough council leader, for the three of them to get together in dialogue talks in trying to persuade Mr Willie Walsh at I A G to relocate and build B A new Hq near Birmingham airport in the west midlands, as he's been stabbed in the back by heathrow airport in not informing him of 3rd runway location, this coo for Birmingham could be massive if all both councils and the airport could try and find the land big enough for B A to relocate to the west midlands, if B A could be persuaded, then this would serve as a massive dent in heathrows relationship with B A, and of with hopefully the B A city flyer that might be based is where Mr Kehoe is going to need all of his experience in trying to pull off a massive master stroke with this... Andyc

 

[wolfheze]

Used to see one of these quite regularly lumbering across the skies above coventry View attachment 4238

 

[wolfheze]

Ground gripper in the striking (imho) northeast scheme . View attachment 4244 View attachment 4245

 

[Jon Dempsey]

Post no 19000 !!!

 

[58terminus]

Loved this livery.It was so unusual to see a Trident not in BEA/BA livery.Was lucky enought to see it posing at Heathrow
amongst the other Tridents.
Whats next on your list? Northeast Viscount or Cyprus Aiways Trident?

 

[wolfheze]

Never saw the northeast trident but believe it did come to Birmingham a couple of times . Not sure what I'll get next, still looking for red tail BA 747 and Tristar plus a Qantas 747/100 as seen at Birmingham in 1978 .

 

[wolfheze]

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235013062-vintage-heathrow-airport-footage-6672/

 

[wolfheze]

Found another Dan Air One Eleven View attachment 4266 in the later seventies livery to replace the late sixties white tailed version which can now go to auction .

 

[wolfheze]

Been busy tonight putting up me tree . View attachment 4272

 

[wolfheze]

And wrapping some presents ho ho ho View attachment 4273

 

[Kevin Farnell]

And wrapping some presents ho ho ho View attachment 4273

Infinitely better than my wrapping skills. As a youngster, my Mom banned me from wrapping presents due to the amount of wrapping paper that I used. I haven't improved.

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Found another Dan Air One Eleven View attachment 4266 in the later seventies livery to replace the late sixties white tailed version which can now go to auction .

I flew on Dan-Air BAC One-Eleven G-BDAE in the '70's scheme. I estimate it would have been Feb 1978. A great flight, on which I got a flightdeck visit on the out bound leg. The same aircraft was used for the return.

Kevin

 

[Ray Finkle]

For those who like their Christmas markets the article below compares Birmingham and Prague, it also contains a plug for Czech Airlines.

http://ht.ly/P7m03074HQT

 

[wolfheze]

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