Bristol Archive Photograph, obtained over 50 years ago.

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Short-lived Treffield International Britannia is sitting on a rain-soaked apron. Treffield leased a Britannia from Laker and started operations on May 1st, 1967. Due to technical problems and bad weather a lot of flights were delayed and the Britannia was returned at the end of June 1967. The airline was declared bankrupt on 27 July 1967. Any help with the location could be Manchester, confirmation would be welcome - (photographer not known)

Delivered as 9H-SZN

What is Blue Islands today started as Le Cocq's Airlink in 2001, was renamed to Rockhopper in August 2003 and finally adopted its current name in February 2006. In the past, the small airline has operated different commuter aircraft, mainly BAe 31 Jetstreams and ATR-42's, but also two BN-2 Islanders, a DHC-6 Twin Otter, a DO328 and a Fokker 50. The current fleet consists of five ATR-72, all of which were acquired 2nd hand as from 2017. Four are of the passenger version, and one - G-ISLP - is a freighter and only joined the fleet in mid March 2025. G-ISLM is seen here on a charter flight to BRN.

The aircraft was registered to USA Jet Airlines Inc. at the time of the photograph and carried small USA Jet titles on the fin tip. It is still shown as current on the USCAR but was last tracked in March 2024.