This bizjet was built in 1973 and initially came onto the British register as G-BBMD. Shown here are the earlier colours of G-BSHL during operations with McAlpine. The last registration of the airframe was N411GA, seen wfu at Houston TX in 2004 and 2008.

Ground test crewmen checking the RR RB211-535C engines of the 757 after completion of engine runs. The engines were started and initial checkout begun on January 23, just 10 days after the aircraft rolled out. The next day, full power runs were made to takeoff thrust of 37.000 pounds and trim tests were completed. Additional runs on January 25 were for calibration purposes, acceleration response, fuel flow measurement and checks of the engines' electronic control system. the RR engines were said to cut fuel consumption by 48% comparted to the aircraft it would replace. Photo from Boeing

Quebecair leased this 1979 737 from Trans European Airways (OO-TEK) in the winters of 1979/80/81/82 and 1985 for charters to sunshine destinations. The aircraft was last leased, and then bought by Aloha Airlines, who flew it from 1989 to 2002. It was stored at Mojave, CA until broken up in 2005.

Became PK-GRG and later PK-MFI.

Outstanding visitor, posed nicely in unusual conditions for Heathrow. This machine was first noted in 10.81 and was converted to IL-76T standard by 1994, now flying in Syrian's revised livery

A welcome sight on a winter's day amongst the modern heavyweights, lifting off 09R on a freight run

Near the end of a 27-year Naval career but looking immaculate - operated at the time as a VIP transport by Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe. To MASDC in 1983 and stored at Fairbanks by Everts from 1999 as N2409R

VH-KIK arrived in Australia in 1981, a seemingly ordinary Cessna 172. But it was in fact the first aircraft for the Singapore Air Force, acquired from the Singapore Flying Club (9V-BBP) in September 1968 and given the serial AF100. It was to serve until 1979, when it returned to 9V-BBP before being sold in Australia.

Crashed at Malboona Station, Queensland, on February 9, 1982, when the pilot fell asleep at the controls. He survived with minor injuries.

Columbia Air was to be a Baltimore - Washington based start up and ordered two DC-9s from Air Canada. They were unable to get financing together and the order was not taken up. Only one DC-9 had the full Columbia colors and the new US registration. This DC-9, formerly CF-TLP, went on to fly with Altair, PSA and US Air.

Registered in 1980 and current in 2017.

Only eight months old at the time of this winter scene, this 747F was leased to Saudia from new, not going into Korean service till 2.84. Sold to MK as 9G-MKS 11.04 and later G-MKDA,scrapped at Filton 2012

Delivered 12.71 and scrapped at JNB in 2004