Worldwide Oldjets & Props (part 2.)
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From September 1988 until December 1991, I was working, as a Cargo Tracing Officer, for the now defunct AeroGround Services. Fortunately, I had the privilege to roam around the platforms and photograph this colorful CL-44D-4 N122AE of Aeron Int'l Airlines (Oct. 17, 1988).
The Canadair CL-44 was an impressive aircraft and only 39 were built
The Rolls-Royce RB.109 Tyne is a twin-shaft turboprop engine developed in the mid to late 1950s by Rolls-Royce Limited. It was first test flown during 1956 in the nose of a modified Avro Lincoln. Following company naming convention for gas turbine engines this turboprop design was named after the River Tyne.
Designed in 1954 by a team under Lionel Haworth and intended as a more powerful alternative to the Dart, the RB.109 Tyne was initially designed for a power of 2,500 shp but when first run in April 1955 the engine far exceeded expectations and was soon being type-tested at 4,220 shp. The Tyne was developed primarily for the four-engined Vickers Vanguard airliner, the prototype first flying on 20 January 1959 equipped with four Tyne Mk.506 of 4,985 e.s.h.p. Production deliveries of the engine were made from mid-1959 onwards to power the 43 Vanguards delivered to British European Airways and Trans-Canada Airlines.
The engine was further developed with greater power and used in the later twin-engined Dassault-Breguet Atlantique long-range reconnaissance aircraft; also in the Canadair CL-44 and Transall C-160 transport aircraft.
Designed in 1954 by a team under Lionel Haworth and intended as a more powerful alternative to the Dart, the RB.109 Tyne was initially designed for a power of 2,500 shp but when first run in April 1955 the engine far exceeded expectations and was soon being type-tested at 4,220 shp. The Tyne was developed primarily for the four-engined Vickers Vanguard airliner, the prototype first flying on 20 January 1959 equipped with four Tyne Mk.506 of 4,985 e.s.h.p. Production deliveries of the engine were made from mid-1959 onwards to power the 43 Vanguards delivered to British European Airways and Trans-Canada Airlines.
The engine was further developed with greater power and used in the later twin-engined Dassault-Breguet Atlantique long-range reconnaissance aircraft; also in the Canadair CL-44 and Transall C-160 transport aircraft.
This particular aircraft first flew on February 06, 1962, as N449T for the Flying Tiger Line. She changed owners in 1969 and was exported to the UK where she started working for Trans Meridian London as G-AXAA. This company changed its name to Trans Meridian Air Cargo a year later. The name was later revised to Transmeridian and in 1979 to British Cargo Airlines.
In 1980 G-AXAA was stored and a year later bought by Air Express International and reregistered as N122AE. They put a name on her: "Dixie". This ownership changed to leasing company, CFG Aircraft II Inc., in 1985. The operator remained the same but changed its name in Aeron International Airlines that same year. In 1988 N122AE was stored at Dallas-Love Field,TX. A new owner appeared on the scene in 1989. Blue Bell Aviation (Blue Bell Inc is better known as Wrangler Jeans) became the proud owner of the CL-44. The aircraft was ferried to Greensboro,NC, but was never put in operation. At some point the aircraft was donated to the Greensboro Fire Dept., which did little good for her secondhand market value. Finally she was scrapped in 1999.
In 1980 G-AXAA was stored and a year later bought by Air Express International and reregistered as N122AE. They put a name on her: "Dixie". This ownership changed to leasing company, CFG Aircraft II Inc., in 1985. The operator remained the same but changed its name in Aeron International Airlines that same year. In 1988 N122AE was stored at Dallas-Love Field,TX. A new owner appeared on the scene in 1989. Blue Bell Aviation (Blue Bell Inc is better known as Wrangler Jeans) became the proud owner of the CL-44. The aircraft was ferried to Greensboro,NC, but was never put in operation. At some point the aircraft was donated to the Greensboro Fire Dept., which did little good for her secondhand market value. Finally she was scrapped in 1999.
A rare visitor. Iraqi Airways Antonov An-12BP YI-AFJ (msn 8345910) at Schiphol on September 18, 1986. In the back-ground Freightstation 4 in which Avia Persto and Aero Ground Services were housed.
Note: - The bulge is for the weather radar and is made of plastic.
Note: - The bulge is for the weather radar and is made of plastic.
The Antonov An-12 is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. The An-12 has a round, slender body with stepped cockpit and glassed-in nose.
The first prototype An-12 flew in December 1957. Over 900 had been built (both military and civilian versions) when Soviet production finally ended in 1973. The An-12BP entered Soviet military service in 1959. In terms of configuration, size, and capability, the aircraft is similar to the United States-built Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Soviet military and former-Soviet An-12s have a defensive tail gun turret.
Note: - Landing gear pods bulge at lower body midsection. Upswept rear section.
The first prototype An-12 flew in December 1957. Over 900 had been built (both military and civilian versions) when Soviet production finally ended in 1973. The An-12BP entered Soviet military service in 1959. In terms of configuration, size, and capability, the aircraft is similar to the United States-built Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Soviet military and former-Soviet An-12s have a defensive tail gun turret.
Note: - Landing gear pods bulge at lower body midsection. Upswept rear section.
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Aer Turas Teoranta was an Irish airline and later a freight operator based in Dublin, Ireland from 1962 until May 2003.
Aer Turas started operations in 1962 as an air taxi service from Ireland to the UK with a single de Havilland Dragon Rapide. They soon began to focus on freight rather than passenger operations and were quite successful for many years. In the 1980s Aer Lingus acquired a majority shareholding in Aer Turas. However a decade later, soaring insurance costs, increased competition and the turbulence following September 11th terrorist attacks in the USA all contributed to an overall operating loss and ultimately resulted in the company going into receivership.
Aer Turas started operations in 1962 as an air taxi service from Ireland to the UK with a single de Havilland Dragon Rapide. They soon began to focus on freight rather than passenger operations and were quite successful for many years. In the 1980s Aer Lingus acquired a majority shareholding in Aer Turas. However a decade later, soaring insurance costs, increased competition and the turbulence following September 11th terrorist attacks in the USA all contributed to an overall operating loss and ultimately resulted in the company going into receivership.
Even in 1978 the number of active Bristol Britannia's were rapidly dwindling.
Redcoat Air Cargo was a British cargo airline between 1977 and 1982 with headquarters at Horley in Sussex and an operating base at Luton Airport. The company started operations in 1976 using a Bristol Britannia leased from Geminair. It used the aircraft to operate cargo flights from the United Kingdom to West Africa. It later bought its own Britannias, several being ex Royal Air Force Transport Command aircraft, and by 1979 was also operating freight charters for the Ministry of Defence.
The crash of the Britannia in 1980 led to the purchase of a Canadair CL-44 from British Cargo Airlines. Delay in acquiring the aircraft from the official receiver and subsequent engine problems led to cash flow issues and in 1982 the company entered voluntary liquidation.
The first time I saw "Amy" was on the Sunday afternoon of June 26, 1978. The location was at Schiphol-East. Delivered in October 1958 to BOAC as G-AOVS, this Britannia 512 was scrapped at Luton during August 1979.
Redcoat Air Cargo was a British cargo airline between 1977 and 1982 with headquarters at Horley in Sussex and an operating base at Luton Airport. The company started operations in 1976 using a Bristol Britannia leased from Geminair. It used the aircraft to operate cargo flights from the United Kingdom to West Africa. It later bought its own Britannias, several being ex Royal Air Force Transport Command aircraft, and by 1979 was also operating freight charters for the Ministry of Defence.
The crash of the Britannia in 1980 led to the purchase of a Canadair CL-44 from British Cargo Airlines. Delay in acquiring the aircraft from the official receiver and subsequent engine problems led to cash flow issues and in 1982 the company entered voluntary liquidation.
The first time I saw "Amy" was on the Sunday afternoon of June 26, 1978. The location was at Schiphol-East. Delivered in October 1958 to BOAC as G-AOVS, this Britannia 512 was scrapped at Luton during August 1979.
A classic early Propliner is this Trans International Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules N12ST. I photographed her at the Schiphol-East in the late 70s.
This 1970 build ship seems still active in Uganda as part of the Uganda Air Cargo fleet!
This 1970 build ship seems still active in Uganda as part of the Uganda Air Cargo fleet!
Tropical Airlines CL-44-44D4-2 is seen here at Schiphol-East in 1979. She ended-up in the DRC for the Congolese Air Force.
Argosy G-APRL worked the airways for Elan in the late 80's.
Unloading live eel at Amsterdam. She returned empy East Midlands airport that same night.
G-BEYF is a HPR.7 Herald-401 and initially flew for the Royal Malaysian Air Force from 1963 until 1977.
On a very cold April 30, 1979 (Old Queens-Day of Holland), I took a slide of this Air Charter S.A. Canadair CL-44 N4993U.
N4998S at Schiphol-East in the late 70s. She started her career with Loftleidir
Same plane at Miami in April 1980. She was sold to AECA in Ecuador. She finally crashed in 1988 while landing at Baranquilla, Colombia, while operating for Lineas Aereas Sudamericanas.
Zorro-masked Skyways Fairchild Hiller FH-227B at Amsterdam-Schiphol on a lightly overcasted day in 1979.
G-SKYA was the first FH-227 (licence built stretched Fokker 27) onto the British Register when Skyways Cargo Airline expanded their fleet by adding three former Wien Alaska Fairchild Hiller FH-227 turboprop freighters to its DC-3 piston freighters. After gaining her cargo door, G-SKYA came to England in August 1978. However, Skyways Cargo Airline's expansionist strategy was not as successful as hoped and growing financial difficulties forced the closure of Skyways' final incarnation in October 1980. G-SKYA past on to TABA of Brasil following Skyways' demise as PT-LBG. Fate hit a blow on June 1982. On an internal scheduled passenger flight from Eirunepe, Brasil to Tabatinga, Brasil, our Fairchild hit a lighting tower and crashed into a car park; the aircraft exploded and burned, and all 44 on board were killed.
Stellair spit and polish C-47, F-GEOM, from Nantes, is seen here at Amsterdam Schiphol-East, awaiting her cargo of crates with urgently needed oil drilling equipment, before the flight continuous to Bergen, Norway, on the late afternoon of May 22, 1987.
Note the windows! - The C-47 Skytrain had holes in their windows for the troopers to shoot trough for a certain feeling of defence.
Stellair’s prestine C-47, F-GEOM, tops up with oil and gasoline at Amsterdam Schiphol-East.
Built as Douglas C-47A-35-DL (c/n. 9798) 42-23936 this aircraft started life as a military transporter during World War II, originally being delivered to the US Air Force in North Africa Oran with the 8th AF in 1943. By February 1944 she had been transferred to the European Theatre, in time to take part on D-Day, Arnhem, crossing of the Rhine and other major events of that period.
In 1946 she was demobbed and began civilian life in the Czech national airline Ceskoslovenske Aeroline as OK-WDU.
Following her airline service she was transferred to a Air Research and Test Institute and then in 1958 until 1983, she served in the French Navy as a navigation trainer (note astrodome positioned above the main cabin).
Registered as F-GEOM, in 1983, this redoubtable aircraft was sold to Stellair at Nantes and later transferred to Transvallair at Caen.
Between 1985 and 1993 she was registered G-OFON and operated by Classic Airways and sold in 1994 to Air Atlantique in Coventry and remained there in storage until South Coast Airways took operation of her in 1996 to 2006.
In 2006 the aircraft was flown into the Lelystad and stored at aviation museum Aviodrome. When Aviodrome became bankrupt, the aircraft was transfered to Classic Wings and for restoration. After some time, G-DAKK was bought by Dutch aviation company ClassicWings. They dismantled her, had the paint stripped and transported her fuselage by road to Weeze (ex-RAF Laarbruch) for restauration. Things didn't worked out as planned and in the morning of December 07, 2017, the C-47 arrived at Warmuseum Overloon, Netherlands from Weeze, Germany. The restoration of the C-47 is presently (2020) underway.
In 1946 she was demobbed and began civilian life in the Czech national airline Ceskoslovenske Aeroline as OK-WDU.
Following her airline service she was transferred to a Air Research and Test Institute and then in 1958 until 1983, she served in the French Navy as a navigation trainer (note astrodome positioned above the main cabin).
Registered as F-GEOM, in 1983, this redoubtable aircraft was sold to Stellair at Nantes and later transferred to Transvallair at Caen.
Between 1985 and 1993 she was registered G-OFON and operated by Classic Airways and sold in 1994 to Air Atlantique in Coventry and remained there in storage until South Coast Airways took operation of her in 1996 to 2006.
In 2006 the aircraft was flown into the Lelystad and stored at aviation museum Aviodrome. When Aviodrome became bankrupt, the aircraft was transfered to Classic Wings and for restoration. After some time, G-DAKK was bought by Dutch aviation company ClassicWings. They dismantled her, had the paint stripped and transported her fuselage by road to Weeze (ex-RAF Laarbruch) for restauration. Things didn't worked out as planned and in the morning of December 07, 2017, the C-47 arrived at Warmuseum Overloon, Netherlands from Weeze, Germany. The restoration of the C-47 is presently (2020) underway.
A typically smokey-start-up for a C-47’s Pratt & Whitney R-1830.
With 1200 hp of tired iron turning on either side, F-GEOM is held against the brakes.
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