Parked at a gloomy Stansted at Easter in 1986. This was long before security measures at the airport rendered such close access to parked aircraft virtually impossible.

Delivered to Northwest Orient as N356US in 1964. To Pacific Western as CF-PWJ in 1973 and reregistered as C-FPWJ in 1974. To Abelag as OO-ABA then to Ontario Worldair as C-GRYO in 1979. To Air Belgium as OO-ABA in 1980 then to United African Airlines in 1981 as 5A-DIZ. Renamed to Jamahiriya Air Transport in 1983 and merged into Libyan Arab Airlines in 1986. To African Express Airways as 5Y-AXC in 1986 then to Omega Air as N8163G, Executive Air Services as TF-ANC and Rainbow Cargo Airlines as 9G-RCA in 1989. To Gas Air Nigeria as 9G-RBO in 1991. Damaged beyond repair at Ilorin, Nigeria in 1992.

Recent addition to China Southern Cargo fleet.

Delivered to Japan Air Lines as JA8042 in 1970. Sold as N25UA in 1986. Had returned from a short lease to Air Algerie when this photo was taken. To Trans Continental Airlines in 1989. Reregistered as N821TC and returned as N25UA in 1990. Converted to a DC-8-61(F) freighter for Kalitta Air in 1991. Reregistered as N814CK in 1992. Crashed while trying to land at Guantánamo NAS, Cuba in 1993.

One of the Ryanair replacements for small fleet of Learjet(s)

Ex VL360. Registered to Railway Air Services in November 1945 and although transferred to BEA when they took over that company in 1947, it was declared surplus to requirements and sold to the Ministry for Civil Aviation. Bought by the Wiltshire School of Flying in August 1954 for operation in Germany and sold shortly afterwards as N9951F but withdrawn at Frankfurt and broken there in December 1957. Cancelled from the US register in 1971.

Intended as OO-YCF but ntu and used for fire training at the dump

Fire training compound. Ex F-BGNY and G-AOJU. The tail of the Comet had been removed and installed on the fuselage of G-ALZK at Farnborough for use in Nimrod development work.

Fire Training Compound

Non-standard basic white livery

The crest of Sheikh Abdul Maksoud Khotah is on the fin. Location needs confirmation. Photographer unknown

Still active with the airline in early 2025