With Fighter Squadron "Argonne" markings ( EC 02-007).

One of several livery variations on this aircraft.

Ex Alaska Airlines, subchartered by Airtours for that summer season.

What a machine... one of a pair of 4° Stormo Starfighters present at RIAT '95, this one was wfu by 5.04 at Grazzanise

Awesome 2nd BW monster begins the long journey home to Barksdale AFB, LA.

This veteran of the 1991 Desert Storm campaign was displayed before returning to the RSAF's 7 Sqdn, having received attention from BAe at Warton

Former identities were D-ALAS, G-AZPE, TI-LRK and on acquisition by Dan-Air in 3.82, G-BJYL. When Dan-Air closed 10 years later, went to BAF along with many others in the fleet, becoming G-OBWH with BWA. Bought by Oriental 4.95 and seen here looking immaculate just before delivery, but wfu in Nigeria 2002 and stored at Owerri

It was good to see this Antonov in the UK (support for the Biało-Czerwone Iskry aerobatic team), bringing back memories of a noisy flight in her from KRK to PRG and return in 1991. One of three which were operated by the military in LOT colours for ten years from Mar 1986, this one was otherwise known as 1604 and was delivered to the Polish AF as such in Mar 1973 and reverted to those marks in Feb 1996. Reported wfu 2005 but seen parked at KRK 2008 in the two-tone green and grey camo; registered SP-EKF and noted at KTW 2010, still there 2017 as '1604'

This 1953-vintage Canberra spent a lifetime on trails work at the RAE, latterly with the DTEO and Flight Refuelling at Llanbedr where she was eventaully scrapped at the end of 2004. The cockpit section found its way across the world to the Ashburton museum in NZ

This always brings a lump to my throat. The sight of the Ansett aircraft on the Brisbane ramp takes me back to the days when Ansett graced the Australian skies. Here VH-RMN taxies to the gate with some of her fellow aircraft in the background.

Delivered to TAP Air Portugal March 8, 1983, this L1011 was leased to Tajikistan International Airlines for only a very short time before being taken back by TAP. Continuing leases to a multitude of airlines over the next 15 years until retiring in 2010 made it the last L1011 operating in Europe.

Scanned from Kodacolor Gold 200 ISO negative, Canon AE-1, 70-210 lens

This aircraft was brought to the UK for planned pleasure flights though permission was never obtained. I however managed to get a flight in it at Tollerton. It was based at Wymeswold, Leicestershire and subsequently went to Africa where it was destroyed by shell fire during a war.

I recently had the pleasure of photographing this much-loved machine in its current Euro Atlantic colours, but there are literally hundreds of images of her in those colours on the net, so here's something different. Bought by Tajikistan International 6.7.95, but repossessed by TAP only a month later