RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted April 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28 A few pics taken in Istanbul on my way back to Singapore from Brussels. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted April 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28 Stuff other than Turkish. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted April 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28 A nice aspect of Istanbul airport is that they operate simultaneous take off and landing on parallel runways, so if you are on the right side of the aircraft in a window seat you can watch other aircraft descending or climbing alongside, not too far away. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted April 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28 6 hours ago, jjb1970 said: That is the nicest paint scheme that I have seen in quite a while. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted April 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28 (edited) Talking of Turkish Airlines, back in 1972/73 I worked for THY in London as a ticket agent and trade sales rep. There were only about 10 of us in the station, both central London and at LHR. We had three flights a week operating Ankara/Istanbul/Paris/London. Usually a DC-9 but occasionally a 707. One day I received a message from HQ that we would be getting a DC-10! It turned out to be the first DC-10 to visit LHR. Here it is, and yes, it is the one lost over Paris in March 1974. THY have come a long way in 50 years! Edited April 28 by Martino I can’t spell! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted April 29 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29 Nowadays Turkish is a global powerhouse offering excellent service and a very comprehensive route network. Their A350s are superb and their food offering is well above average IMO. The new airport at Istanbul is also extremely impressive. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted May 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 1 A Turkish 787, there was something in the news the other day about them deferring a potential big order with Boeing and leaning more towards Airbus. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted May 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 1 I can understand their logic. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted May 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1 On 29/04/2024 at 09:32, jjb1970 said: Nowadays Turkish is a global powerhouse offering excellent service and a very comprehensive route network. Their A350s are superb and their food offering is well above average IMO. The new airport at Istanbul is also extremely impressive. Yes, very impressed with Turkish when we flew with them Istanbul-Madagascar a few years ago. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Fascinating film about the history of Heathrow/London Airport. https://archive.org/details/london_airport_TNA/london_airport_TNA_300K.wmv steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted Sunday at 14:57 Share Posted Sunday at 14:57 My first post in this topic as I confess that aircraft aren't my core interest. Clearing out my parents' house yesterday I discovered a hoard of about 50 old photos featuring RAF aircraft and aircrew, I think mostly 1920s in Africa. I'm going to scan and post them on Flickr in this album (just a few there so far): A few more examples: Can anyone help me caption them? Most have no writing on them at all. Cheers, Mol 5 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted Sunday at 17:13 RMweb Gold Share Posted Sunday at 17:13 2nd is Avro 504K trainer and 4th is Handley Page 0/400. I can't think what the plane is in 1 and 3 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted Sunday at 17:15 RMweb Premium Share Posted Sunday at 17:15 (edited) 1/3 are Vickers Vernon troop transports. see later posts for correct type Edited Sunday at 19:24 by PMP 1 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted Sunday at 17:16 Share Posted Sunday at 17:16 1 minute ago, Metr0Land said: 2nd is Avro 504K trainer and 4th is Handley Page 0/400. I can't think what the plane is in 1 and 3 Super, many thanks! There's nearly 50 photos in the Flickr album now. 'The KDH archive' has been busy identifying the Vickers Victoria and Vickers Valentia which are the bulbous-nosed twin engine types. I think there's also a Vickers Vimy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted Sunday at 17:20 Share Posted Sunday at 17:20 1 minute ago, PMP said: 1/3 are Vickers Vernon troop transports. Many thanks, that was my first conclusion but they may be the later variant Vickers Victoria. Certainly the engines look more like those on the Victoria. I think there is a Vernon in the album as well though? Many thanks for all the input so far! 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted Sunday at 17:37 RMweb Gold Share Posted Sunday at 17:37 (edited) The Vickers Valentia JR8063 in 3rd pic actually appears in this film approx 7 mins in! https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/history/ww2/planes-of-hindustan/ Edited Sunday at 17:40 by Metr0Land 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted Sunday at 17:46 Share Posted Sunday at 17:46 I've scanned and uploaded most of the aircraft photos now; a few more to do but probably of less interest. The link to the full album is here: Having spent 3 days single-handedly emptying junk from my parents house and filling a large skip, it was nice to find something interesting and save/share it! Cheers, Mol 3 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted Sunday at 17:55 RMweb Premium Share Posted Sunday at 17:55 Interesting pics, thanks for sharing. But what are those three points sticking out of the clouds? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted Sunday at 17:56 Share Posted Sunday at 17:56 1 minute ago, ColinK said: Interesting pics, thanks for sharing. But what are those three points sticking out of the clouds? These? 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted Sunday at 18:01 Share Posted Sunday at 18:01 (edited) 6 minutes ago, ColinK said: Interesting pics, thanks for sharing. But what are those three points sticking out of the clouds? WHat I haven't yet worked out is where this is: Edited Sunday at 18:02 by Mol_PMB Railway interest bottom left! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochgorm Posted Sunday at 18:11 Share Posted Sunday at 18:11 50 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: Many thanks, that was my first conclusion but they may be the later variant Vickers Victoria. Certainly the engines look more like those on the Victoria. I think there is a Vernon in the album as well though? Many thanks for all the input so far! The squadron badge on the front of the Victoria is 216 Squadron. Charlie 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted Sunday at 18:21 Share Posted Sunday at 18:21 15 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: WHat I haven't yet worked out is where this is: I don't know - but I'm wondering if it is the Cairo Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Mosque. The roads on the side of the open space (lower left) suggest the Salah El-Deen. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted Monday at 04:30 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 04:30 Some heavy arrivals over the weekend. The Asiana 747-400F is a passenger to freighter conversion, with the stretched upper deck (newbuild freighters retained the original short upper deck even for -400 and -8 series). The Lufthansa 747-8I is quite a rare bird, not rare in terms of being able to see them but in terms of numbers. Only a relative handful of -8I's were built for Lufthansa, Air China and Korean Air plus some governmental examples. Air China provide the Chinese equivalent of air force one using their 747-8I. On Asiana, they're being bought by Korean Air, it'll be a shame when they are taken over as I find them an excellent airline. Their food offering is excellent, unashamedly Korean and all the better for it. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted Monday at 04:37 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 04:37 Some Chinese arrivals. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted Monday at 04:40 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 04:40 And from 'the other' China, Taiwan/Republic of China. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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