First flight 13 July 1966 at Hurn and delivered new to British Eagle 22 July 1966 as G-ATPL. Leased to SAS as G-ATPL "Arnold Viking" from 4 August 1967 to 1 March 1968 as SAS first DC-9 deliveries were delayed. Flew for EGT until WFU 6 November 1968. Then to Dan-Air 14 October 1969 until 1990, going to Ladeco as CC-CYI on 17 December 1990. WFU November 1994 and stored at Santiago. Broken up for spares in 2000. Dan-Air started to fly to FBU from Newcastle three times a week in May 1985, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and this was an ice cold Friday. DC-9s LN-RLK and OY-KGA seen behind.

First flight 17 March 1969 at Long Beach, delivered new to SAS 12 April 1969 as SE-DBP "Rane Viking". Repainted to the new SAS Colours in 1984. 22 October 1990 re-registered to OY-KID, still "Rane Viking" and flying for SAS. Sold February 1998, and leased by SAS until wfu at CPH 1 December 2000. Returned as N338CA April 2001, and the leased to Aeropostal as YV-12C 27 September 2001 and flown until wfu and stored at Caracas in 2006. DC-9-41 SE-DAM seen parked behind

First flight 28th February 1959 as a L-188A Electra, delivered new to Ansett Airlines as VH-RMB. October 1972 VH-RMB was converted to a L-188AF freighter and op until wfu January 1984. In September 1984 N358Q for TPI International. Seen outside the Fred Olsen Hangar during a two month lease to Fred Olsen, this ice-cold final day of 1985, still in ex Ansett colours.

Seen resting in the northern corner of FBU, a quiet last day of 1985. Note the small bee stripes added to the top of the tail fin in October 1985.

The last and Final DC-8 produced at Long Beach, first flight 4 April 1972, and delivered new to SAS 13 May1972 as SE-DBL "Tord Viking", transferred to Scanair 1 April 1982 and repainted to the new Scanair colours as seen on photo in February 1984. The winter 1985/1986 SE-DBL flew 3 domestic schedules from Oslo to Bergen from Monday to Friday, and it is photgraphed while taxing for a rwy 24 departure to Bergen. Wfu 27 April 1989, and sold as N797AL to Aerolease for converion to freighter. Delivered to Emery Worldwide as N797AL in August 1989. Stored at Victorville in 2002

First flight 12 February 1971 at Renton, Delivered new to Lufthansa as D-ABHE "Darmstadt" 18 February 1971. Transferred to Lufthansa Cargo in 1985, before this photo was taken, and transferred to German Cargo in May 1990, and returned to Lufthansa Cargo in May 1993. In September 1994 transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-ABF, opf Lufthansa Cargo, wfu at the end of 1999, then on 11 July 2000 to N767TW for Ameristar Airways, in 2006 to Ameristar Air Cargo. Wfu 2008 and used for parts and broken up at Roswell, USA

First flight 14 October 1959 as a L-188C registered N9724C, and delivered new as ZK-NEA to TEAL Tasman Empire Airways . In January ZK-TEA transferred to Air New Zealand, named "Aotearoa". To N31231 27 May 1972 with Flamingo Air Lines. Converted to freighter in December 1972, and bought by FOF as LN-FOI 11th September 1973, op cargo flights for SAS and other carrieres. Seen outside the FOF Hangar in October 1985, with a white nose-cone instead of the usual black one. In 1986 repainted to the new white livery, which LN-FOI wore until Fred Olsen shout down the airline in 1997. Moved to Coventry January 1998.

First flight 17 March 1978 at Renton as N1247E. Delivered to TACA on 3 July 1978 as YS-08C. After Braathens returned their first B767 LN-SUV to Boeing, who leased it to TACA in basic Braathens colours, they got B737 YS-08C on lease via Boeing from TACA in this basic TACA livery as YS-08C, very fresh on 26 Sep 1985. In May 1986 Braathens received new 737s from Boeing, and YS-08C went back to Boeing. 28 May 1986 N171AW for America West, 17 Feb 1988 F-GHXK for EAS, in May 1995 transferred to Air Toulouse, also flown for Air Afrique, Emerald Air, Corsair, Aeris and Bellview Airlines.

First flight was 23.December 1982, delivered new to British Airways 25.January 1983 and as "Windsor Castle", config CY190. In 1986 G-BIKB was repainted to the new Landor BA colurs, still "Windsor Castle". in 1999 G-BIKB got the "Chelsea Rose" tail, as part of the BA World Tails. In 2002 wfu and converd to freighter B757-236(SF): 1.July 2002 OO-DPS for European Air Transport, opf DHL in DHL colours. 26.March 2010 D-ALEB DHL EAT Leipzig tfd and repainted to the yellow DHL colours. 01.September 2015 G-BIKB rr DHL Air transferred.. In August 2017 wfu at Madrid, and broken up there. Op as BA642

From the Collection of Fornebu Historical Society, BAC flew One-Eleven EI-ANH to Fornebu for presentation to Braathens SAFE which were evaluating Jet airliners to replace their DC-6B fleet. EI-ANH was delivered to Aer Lingus in September 1965, repainted in 1975 and passed on to 5N-HTB in July 1991, later broken up. Photo shot by Leif Høel for Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.

From the collection of the Fornebu Historic Society. The only Aeroflot flight with a Tu-104 that has been identified, seen taxing after arriving on the new main runway at FBU. This was taken more than six years before Aeroflot started a weekly schedule SU211 from Moscow via Stockholm-Arlanda with Tu-134s.

First flight at Toulouse was 28.April 1979 as F-WZEN, for participation at the Paris Air Show in SAS colours as the first A300 with Pratt & Witney JT9A-59A engines. 15.January 1980 LN-RCA delivered to SAS as LN-RCA "Snorre Viking" as the 1st of four A300B2-320s. In 1983 LN-RCA was converted to A300B4-120 and leased to Scanair, and early 1984 it was repainted to the new bright white and orange DK livery as seen on this photo. 24.October 1987 sold to Conair as OY-CNA. 1.January 1994 Scanair and Conair merged to Premiair, OY-CNA did not get Premair colours before 1998.Later TC-OYC until wfu 2003

First flight 12.September 1984 as N6018N at Everett. Delivered new as second B767 to Braathens SAFE two weeks later. It is seen this Friday in May 1985 ready to depart rwy 06 on scheduled domestic flight to Stavanger - Sola airport. 2.Spetember 1986 Returned to Boeing as N768BE, Later PP-VNM for Varig, ZK-NBD for Air New Zealand, DQ-FJA for Air Pacific and in the end of 1994 N651 TW for TWA. in 2000 converted to freighter, as N713AX for ABX Air and a N655GT for Atlas Air, (opf DHL in DHL colours).

First flight was 14.June 1966 and ten days later delviered new to British Eagle. In winter 1967 - 1968 it flew 4 months on lease to Swissair due to delayed DC-9 delvieries. 11. April 1970 VP-BCP Bahamas Airways. 18 February 1971 back as G-ATPK for Laker Airways. In 1982 to 1985 it flew for fims Willwbrook and Chemco Equipment Finance. 3.April 1985 it flew for Dan-Air, and this week of May 1985 Dan-Air opened a new schedule 3x a week from NCL to FBU, using One-Eleven 300s. From May 1991 it flew as 5N-OMQ for Okada Air for six years until wfu and stored at Benin in December 1997.

First flight was 13 January 1970 at Long Beach, delivered new to SAS as LN-MOW Roald Viking on 25 Feburary 1970. In ca March 1984 LN-MOW was repainted to the new SAS colours as seen on this photo. 23 December 1987 sold as N772 to United Air Leasing. 15 June 1988 it was re-registered N772CA for Tropical Airways, and 2 April 1990 N772CA flew for Rich International Airways. 1997 wfu at Miami, and January 1998 it was broken up there. Photographed ready for take-off at the western end of runway 06

First flight at Palmdale was 3.October 1974 and delivered new to British Airways 22.November 1974, named "Bridgewater Bay". In 1981 the new large "British" titles, as shown on this photo. Less than 6 months after this photo, it was repainted to the new BA "Landor" colours. March 1993 VR-HMW for Dragonair. October 1995 C-GTSX for Air Transat. 2.May 2002 wfu and stored at Montreal-Mirabel airport, and four months later broken up there. Due to the Swedish ATC strike, BA changed two daily 757s to 2 Daily TriStars to Fornebu for two weeks

First flight at Renton was 14.February 1974, and delivered new to Lufthansa 25.February 1974 as D-ABSI and named "Hof". 6.June 1990 sold to Pan Am as N359PA March 1994 it was wfu at Perpignan, France without engines... Seen taxing and soon to enter western end of runway 06, these weeks in May 1985, there was a strike in Swedish ATC, whcih gave us buses with pax from Stockholm and from Gothenborg, and this made many airlines send larger aircraft than the normal ones to FBU