Taxying out at dusk, while operating for Channel Express.

Rainy day photo. 1957: TOS USAF. 12 Mar 57: Carried by a B-36 to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; assigned for static testing. 12 Aug 57: First flight. 9/57: 6592nd Test Squadron, Carswell AFB, TX. 1958: Converted to first RB-58A and tested recon pod. 1962: Loaned to NASA for sonic boom testing. Ca.1963: Converted to TB-58A; 305th Bomb Wing, Bunker Hill AFB, IN. 1/69: Suffered substantial damage due to a cockpit fire. Repaired only for display as a gate guard. 1987: Moved to the new Grissom AFB museum collection.

This ATR-72 was orginally delivered to TransAsia in September 1882. It was leased to Gill from October 1998 until September 2001 and is pictured pushing back from the terminal on one of its many visits. The plane started flying once again for TransAsia in February 2002 but crashed on 21st December 2002 en route to Taipei (TPE) - Macau (MFM) near Penghu Island after stalling due to a build up of ice on the wings.

This 320 was delivered to Translift in June 1994 as EI-TLF. During its commercial life it was extremely well travelled and flew for many airlines, including this short spell with Britannia from April until November 1999. After flying for Iran Assman Airlines as EP-API it was wfu and stored at Tehran (THR) from March 2020.

This TriStar was delivered to TAP AIr Portugal as CS-TEA in January 1983 and went on to have lease periods lease periods with BWIA and LAM before joining Air Transat as C-GTSR in December 1997. The plane was photographed whilst on lease to Star Airlines and is pictured taxiing out to rw23 for departure. In July 2004 the plane went to Joasro as SX-CVB and then, in September 2005, to Globe Jet Airlines as OD-ZEE. The plane was wfu in April 2007 and first stored at Santa Cruz (VVI) and then ferried in 2010 to Sebha (SEB), where it still semms to be extant.

This DC-10 was delivered to Zambia Airways in July 1994. It joined Monarch in March 1996 and gave faithful service until it was wfu in October 2001. The plane was broken-up at Manchester (MAN) with the forward fuselage saved and preserved at the Runway Visitor Park.

This 360 was originally delivered to Hazelton Airlines as VH-MJH in September 1989. It then joined BAC Express as G-KBAC in early 1998 and was leased to Gill during 1999-2000. The frame then went exotic by joining Air Seychelles as S7-PAL and Ayit Aviation as 4X-AVP. It was reported as for sale and arworthy still in 2018.

This F.27 was originally intended for Air Zaire but instead it went down under to East-West Airlines as VH-EWX in November 1983. It joined Jersey European in November 1990 and is pictured taxiing on to stand at EGPF on one of its many visits. The plane was eventually converted to a freighter and went on to fly with MNG but was written-off in January 2007 during a storm whilst parked at Covemtry (EGBE).

Built in 1977 and had been registered as above since 1979. Virginia based in 2023 still as N5TA.

7/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J. Ca.1954: Converted to TB-25N. 8/58: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 8/59: Ace Smelting Company; sold to Sprung Aviation, Tucson, AZ, who registered it as N3570. 7/60: Converted as a fire tanker. 5/68: Tallmantz Aviation, Orange County, CA; Reregistered as N3507G. 9/68 to 1969: Loaned to Filmways Inc, Hollywood, CA, who operated it in Mexico for the filming of the movie "Catch-22." 8/72: Grissom Air Museum, Grissom AFB, IN.

9 May 1945: TOS USAAF as 44-83690 and put into storage with the 4100th Base Unit at Patterson Field, OH. 11/45: 4168th Base Unit, South Plains Field, TX. 6/47: 4141st Base Unit, Pyote Field, TX. 9/18/47: TOS USAF. By 2/51: Converted to DB-17G and flew to Kwajalein in the South Pacific for Operation Greenhouse nuclear testing. 1956: 3235th Drone Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL. Converted to a DB-17P drone director for testing various anti-aircraft missiles until the end of 1959. 8/60: WFU. 1961: Flown to Bunker Hill AFB (now Grissom AFB), IN, for display with fake serial. 8/15: Trucked to the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB.

ex PH-EXA. Became PH-ZDG, OY-KAK, P4-JAS, PH-ZDH, YV-2936, wfu and stored 2019

ex F-WWIL, ZS-NZT, F-GLGJ, G-RRJE. Became TS-INE, N356MS, wfu in 2011, broken up

Operated by Flexjet. Ex N5011L, N610TM, N869JS. Became OY-LJD, N104SD, N60KJ, VP-BGB, N60KJ, N160AJ.

NATO 50 Years

Alas, this vantage point has long since been lost at GLA.