Yet another Caravelle that found its way to Colombia for its final days of service, sold to Aerogolfo in August 1993 as HK-3957X. It had first been delivered to Sterling in June 1970 and was leased to Air Toulouse International for summer 1992 as F-GHKP. The ultimate fate of the aircraft is uncertain but was likely given false identity HK-3869 for a drug run to Mexico in mid-1994 and is said to have been buried there. The genuine HK-3869X was c/n 232 which has been preserved by the Fuerza Aérea Mexicana.

Lovely scene at Gatwick from the old roof terraces, including an Austrian Caravelle and BUA VC10. OY-STI joined Sterling new in May 1969 and on 15th January 1992 flew their last Caravelle commercial flight CPH-LUX-CPH. Leased to Air Toulouse International as F-GHKN in February 1992, it returned in September for storage at Kastrup. In August 1993 it was sold to SEC Colombia as HK-3855X but was written off on 15th March 1994 on take-off from Bogotá carrying explosives when a tyre burst. It returned after burning off fuel but overran the runway, the pilot retracting the landing gear to halt it.

Unknown photographer

Ex Northwest.

Shortly before lining up for a RWY 01R departure due to strong northerly winds.

Pictured with Great Lakes Airlines, this CV580 was last with Air Tribe registered XA-TRB. On January 18, 2018, the aircraft suffered an unexpected partial landing gear retraction while mechanics were doing an engine run at Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport in Texas. Shattered propeller fragments sliced into the fuselage causing structural damage.

ex PH-EXK. Became ES-AFK, PH-AAO, YL-BAU, SE-MFD

Pictured with a nose cone in the new colors Pacific Western was transitioning to, CF-PWW was delivered to the airline December 20, 1972. The airliner would last fly passengers with Westjet Airlines as C-GWJG from November 1995 to November 2005.

Follows my 1982 shot and shows the improved titling presentation on roof and addition of tail logo. The aircraft survives as a pizza restaurant in Italy.

First operator was UTA from August 1966 as F-BOEE, then Sterling from March 1967. Leased to TAE in March 1976 for two months as EC-CUM and sold in August 1993 for operation by Aerogolfo as HK-3858X. Scrapped late 1997

Delivered to Finnair as OH-LSD in September 1964 and leased to CTA between March and November 1980. To Altair in June 1984 and painted in their own colours. Sold to EAS as F-GELP in March 1987 and leased by ACI in November 1989, wfu Perpignan 1990. To Air Toulouse International in May 1992, wfu at Toulouse in April 1995 with TT 53853, used for spares for F-BMKS and eventually broken up in 2004

Registered N1020U to United Air Lines in February 1962 and OY-SBZ to Sterling in March 1972. Sold in January 1976 to UTA for the République Gabonaise becoming TR-LWD and leased to Air Gabon in June 1977. Ferried to Venice in September 1978 and sold to EAS for spares in May 1979. Airframe moved off airport and displayed for a time before being broken up in 2006

Leased by CTA from Finnair from March to November 1980 and seen here with non-standard tail colours, this 1964-build Caravelle was sold to Altair in June 1984, as per my photo already on the database in their two-tone blue colours. B/u as F-GELP in 2004