Aviation Nostalgia Thread

[Finger66]

@lbaspotter that was the last I heard too but was a few years ago so wondered if there was any updates. Thanks anyway

 

[jason1-11]

I was a member in circa 1985-88 ish maybe longer. I used to be get Rotate but I think I collected it from Air Supply on the high street.

I used to do the trips. Heathrow was my first with plenty of 727’s, 707’s etc. There was also a Luton visit on the way home.

I seem to recall a visit to Coventry via Wellsbourne, Bristol in the poring rain and one to Stansted where we had a tour of the hangars which had one exotic 707’s/DC8’s from Africa. These were on a minibus not the coach though.

Hopefully my memory isn’t fading and these were trips organised as some of the others were air shows I attended which were excellent compared to todays health and safety requirements.

I certainly went on some of their coach trips in the late 80’s. I’m 99% sure the routing was Heathrow, Gatwick with a quick drop into Luton on the return. I wonder how many people on those coaches ~35 years ago are now active LBA F4A contributors

 

[Finger66]

I might be!!!!!!!!

 

[Seasider]

hi all
this has stirred up old memories, i still see some of the lads from the days of B.I.A.S.but we are not young any more,in my case 78 years young,one of my favourite speakers was capt dave henry of uk leisure,i was lucky to have a jump seat 14 landing on return from malaga.
happy days
regards
sm

.....and there was I thinking I was the oldest member.

 

[ls27]

Well I can give Seasider a few years to me catch up!

 

[scottrhino]

I certainly went on some of their coach trips in the late 80’s. I’m 99% sure the routing was Heathrow, Gatwick with a quick drop into Luton on the return. I wonder how many people on those coaches ~35 years ago are now active LBA F4A contributors

Yes you’re right Jason. I loved #Gatwick it had airlines that only served the uk from there. CP Air, Northwest, Air Zimbabwe, Meridiana to name but a few.

I was at a family gathering recently with Trevor Paget who I believe worked in dispatch for many years. His wife Jean was an air traffic controller from memory.

I also used to live close to Mrs Elias (not spelt correctly I don’t think). I think she was originally from Hungary and ran the flying club bar for many years. She was quite a local legend.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Yes you’re right Jason. I loved #Gatwick it had airlines that only served the uk from there. CP Air, Northwest, Air Zimbabwe, Meridiana to name but a few.

I was at a family gathering recently with Trevor Paget who I believe worked in dispatch for many years. His wife Jean was an air traffic controller from memory.

I also used to live close to Mrs Elias (not spelt correctly I don’t think). I think she was originally from Hungary and ran the flying club bar for many years. She was quite a local legend.

Trying to think of her first name, must admit I thought she was German.

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

Hilda, and she was definitely German.

Trevor Padgett worked in ATC Tels.

BH

 

[Peter Barber]

She also had an assistant called Amy, who did a parachute jump, and at the time was the eldest female to do a parachute jump in the UK. I believe that it was televised on YTV’s Calendar with Austin Mitchell. That was when the parachute club was based at LBA. They had a drop zone behind the Avro factory at that time.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

She also had an assistant called Amy, who did a parachute jump, and at the time was the eldest female to do a parachute jump in the UK. I believe that it was televised on YTV’s Calendar with Austin Mitchell. That was when the parachute club was based at LBA. They had a drop zone behind the Avro factory at that time.

Yes, Hilda and Amy. I recall a jump pilot called Andy Skelly.

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

TAP Air Portugal

The diversion last night, detailed and discussed on the other forum threads, prompted me to have a look at their other LBA offerings.

The Portuguese state carrier first appeared in the summer of 1993 with Boeing 737-300s operating a weekly TAP9647 inclusive tour flight to Faro. Four different aircraft were used with first visits being CS-TIH 07 May, CS-TIA 14 May, CS-TIG 21 May, and CS-TIF 04 June.

The next two flights were operated by Airbus 320 CS-TNA in September 1998 transporting the Madeira football club Maritimo to play Leeds United. On the 13th TAP9084 arrived from Oporto and positioned out to Lisbon as TAP462P, then on the 16th TAP463P positioned in from Lisbon to operate TAP9085 back to Funchal.

Our last visit was Airbus 319 CS-TTA which diverted in from Manchester on 08 November 2017 operating TAP324R from Lisbon, and after a short apron stay departed to Manchester as TAP324.

BH

 

[oldendays]

Speaking of TAP, I don't think we ever saw Air Atlantis at Leeds Bradford. Just about every other UK airport for their relatively brief existence but not LBA.

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

Speaking of TAP, I don't think we ever saw Air Atlantis at Leeds Bradford. Just about every other UK airport for their relatively brief existence but not LBA.

I’ve had to go down to the archives in the Barnsley cellar to get this for you ‘Oldendays’.

Air Atlantis Boeing 737-300 CS-TII visited LBA on 06 March 1992 operating from and to Faro as ‘AIA581/582’.

BH

 

[Scottie Dog]

@BarnsleyHolidays - congratulations on your filing system. You put me to shame, but I'm happy to award you the accolade of "Filing Supremo".

 

[mdobuk21]

Didnt Air Atlantis operate on Friday mornings in the early 90s? Seem to remember a busy morning with Caledonian 757 and spanair md83 at the same time.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Didnt Air Atlantis operate on Friday mornings in the early 90s? Seem to remember a busy morning with Caledonian 757 and spanair md83 at the same time.

You are correct, friday mornings were pretty good between 10 and midday with the above airlines plus others. Caledonian stepped in and took on the toronto flights.
Wow good old days!

 

[White Heather]

You are correct, friday mornings were pretty good between 10 and midday with the above airlines plus others. Caledonian stepped in and took on the toronto flights.
Wow good old days!

I have a photo of Air Atlantis at LBA. It's not a good photo though so relegated to my rubbish photo collection, which I can't find!

 

[mdobuk21]

Ive got a photo with them all lined up, think there was a sun seeker leisure 737-400 on lease from BA too.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Out of interest what are we all going to do with our photos and LBA ephemera in order to pass them on to future generations. Donate to a museum?

 

[YorkshireLad]

Out of interest what are we all going to do with our photos and LBA ephemera in order to pass them on to future generations. Donate to a museum?

How about make a mini lba museum somewhere near the airport?