Weather diversion day at EMA. Probably from Luton. Sorry about the extra wing from a British Midland F-27 ! Very early build 757 delivered new to Monarch on 25 Apr 1983 as G-MONC. Leased to Hispania as EC-211 on 09 Nov 1988. Returned 14 Mar 1989. Leased to Condor as D-ABNY 04 Apr 1990. Returned 25 Mar 1992. Leased to Air Holland as PH-AHO 01 May 1997. Returned 28 Apr 1999. Ferried to Lasham and stored on 21 Nov 2008. Broken up 08 Feb 2009.

Seen visiting East Midlands on a cold winters day. Operated by the Royal Aircraft Establishment and based at Thurleigh near Bedford.. First flight 11 Dec 1958 as G-APDF. Delivered to BOAC on 31 Dec 1958. To the MOD as XV814 on 01 Mar 1967 and operated by the RAE. Scrapped Aug 1997 at Boscombe Down. The nose has been preserved.

Weather diversion day at EMA. This one should have gone into Stansted. Delivered new to Maersk on 23 Dec 1981 as OY-MBV. To Polaris as N164PL Nov 1990. Leased to Xiamen-CAAC as B-2529 04 Mar 1991 to 09 Sep 1993. Leased to Mandala Airlines of Indonesia as PK-RIR 29 Apr 1994. Noted stored at CGK 27 Feb 2006. To Branson Air in South Africa as ZS-GAV Sep 2007. Finally registered to TR-DAL on 25 Nov 2010 with Nationale Regionale Transport of Gabon. Last noted 24 Dec 2012 and since scrapped.

Weather diversion day at EMA. This one from Heathrow. Delivered new to BOAC on 28 Feb 1971. Merged into British Airways 01 Apr 1974. This aircraft met a sad end. On 02 Aug 1990 she was operating BA149 to Kuala Lumpur with scheduled stops at Kuwait and Madras. Unfortunately her arrival in Kuwait coincided with the Iraqi invasion. The passengers and crew were taken prisoner and a number were later used as human shields at key locations by the Iraqi forces. The aircraft was destroyed at the airport. Dates being reported as 18 or 27 Feb 1991.

Delivered new to Arkia of Israel as 4X-AHO on 10 Apr 1968. Bought by Express Air Freight Mar 1978 and registered G-BFRJ. Renamed Channel Express Jan 1983. Sold to Columbia Italy as I-ZERC 10 Mar 1984. Leased to Aligulia Oct 1985 to Jun 1986. WFU and stored EMA Aug 1986. Bought by Channel Express Jul 1987 and reregistered G-CEXP 29 Oct 1987. WFU and placed on display at Gatwick Mar 1996. By 25 Aug 2006 seen near the runway at Gatwick used as a fire trainer. Broken up Oct 2022.

Visiting Fields Aircraft Services who were completing green BAe Jetstreams at time. Operated by 750 NAS to train Navy observers. Based at Culdrose in Cornwall. Registered as G-AXXT on 23 Feb 1970 then stored. Delivered to the RAF as a model T1 on 14 Dec 1973 as XX478. Transferred to the Royal Navy on 29 Oct 1976 and converted to a T2 with first flight as such on 08 Feb 1979. WFU 31 Mar 2011. To Solihull College for ground instructional use on 22 Sep 2015.

In storage at East Midlands in former Aviaco colours. New to ONA as N852F on 07 Jul 1965. To Martinair Holland as PH-MAU on 01 Oct 1969. Leased to UTA 31 Oct 1971 to Apr 1972. To Aviaco as EC-DEM on 17 Nov 1978. To Progressive Air Services on 01 Feb 1985 and stored at EMA. To ACS in Canada as C-FDWW on 08 Dec 1986. To Kalitta - American International as N6161C 20 Jan 1993, noted with Kitty Hawk 03 Feb 1999. Stored on display at Oscada 20 Aug 2000. To Yankee Air Museum Belleville 07 Sep 2005. Reg Canx 23 Aug 2013, not sure of current status.

A nice snowy ramp shot at EMA. Still in the colours of former operator Avair of Ireland. First flight 04 Sep 1981 and registered G-BJLK with Shorts. Delivered to Avair on 22 Oct 1981 as EI-BLP. Repossessed 29 Feb 1984 and registered back to G-BJLK. Leased to Metropolitan Airways Dec 1984. To Fairflight Charters Aug 1985 and leased to Connectair May 1986. Leased to Gill Air Sep 1987, back to Fairflight 03Nov 1989. Bought by Celtic Airways Feb 1992 and leased to Bon-Accord Airways 23Apr 1993 to 21May 1993. Sold to Streamline Aviation Nov 1993. WFU and stored Southend. Broken up 05Dec 1997.

Probably a Heathrow weather diversion. Delivered new to British Airways on 29 Sep 1980 as G-BHBL. WFU to Mojave 04 Nov 1991. To American International Airways as N104CK on 07 Sep 1994 and converted to a freighter. Transferred to Kitty Hawk International on 07 May 1999. Stored Mojave 26Jun 2000. Scrapped at Victorville Sep 2009.

Seen at EMA still in basic Capitol Airways colours. Delivered new to Eastern Airlines as N8765 15 Nov 1968. Leased to Japan Airlines 21 Nov 1972 to 30 Mar 1976. On to Capitol International Airways 01 Aug 1976. Various leases to ONA, Saudia, Air Niger and Airlift International. Sold to Spantax as EC-DVC 27 Oct 1984. To Iceland as TF-IUF on 03 Jun 1988 and leased to Atlanta Icelandic and Birgenair. Reregistered TC-MAB with Birgenair on 01 Aug 1989. Sold to Airborne Express in the US on 01 Dec 1994 as N852AX. Noted being broken up at Greensboro 21 Oct 2002. PWFU 19 Nov 2002.

Delivered to Riddle Airlines as N6502R on 05 Jan 1961. To Capitol Airways 1 Jul 1962 and Zantop Air Transport 1 Sep 1965. Reregistered N895U with Universal Airlines on 21 Sep 1966 and sold to Sagittair 28 Feb 1972. Bought by Fields Aircraft Services 28 Mar 1977 and registered G-BEOZ. Sold to Air Bridge Carriers Aug 1979. WFU at EMA Mar 1986 and now preserved at East Midlands Aeropark.

A fairly short lived Blackpool based airline that merged into Jersey European Airways in 1985. Named City of Belfast. Delivered new to Brymon Airways as G-BGZP on 17 Apr 1980. Bought by Spacegrand in Mar 1983. Leased to Hubbardair Sep 1985 then National Airways Oct 1987 and BAC Charter Apr 1989. Bought by BAC Leasing Jan 1990. To Skytrails of Kenya 14 Mar 1990 as 5Y-SKS. To Unity Griyo in Canada as C-GKGQ on 15 Feb 2011. To Windward Islands Airways on 02 Mar 2012 as PJ-WII and still current in 2023.

Possibly a Gatwick or Stansted weather diversion. Delivered new to Qantas as VH-EBO on 05 Mar 1965. Sold to Singapore Airlines as 9V-BFN Nov 1973. To Arrow Air as N4225J Feb 1981. To Nigeria as 5N-ARQ with RN Cargo Oct 1983 and operated with GAS Air Cargo titles. To Dairo Air Services. Leased to Air Ivorie Jan 1997 and LACongolaise Nov 1998. Ferried to Ostend 10Aug 1999 and later scrapped.

Seen on a flying visit to Fields Aircraft Services, part of the Hunting group. The NDN-1T was designed by Desmond Norman famous for the BN-2 Islander aircraft. Three were built and operated by Specialist Flying Training. NDN put forward this aircraft for the RAF training contract to replace the Jet Provost. If chosen the aircraft would be built by Hunting. Sadly for NDN the contract was awarded to the Tucano. Built in 1984 and registered G-SFTS on 29 Jul 1883. Sold to the USA on 07 May 1992.

Built under USAAF serial 44-77104 but immediately transferred to the RAF as KP220 on 09 Jun 1945. Transferred to the UK civil register as G-ANAF on 17 Jun 1953 with BKS Aerocharter. Renamed BKS Air Transport 01 Jan 1954. To Hunting Aerosurveys on 07 Nov 1958. Air Atlantique acquired her on 21 Oct 1977. To Air Luton on 12 Mar 1985 and Topflight in Feb 1986. Sold to Starlight Corp as N170GP on 29 May 1987. Back to Air Atlantique as G-ANAF in 1989. To Racal Electronics Jan 1998 and Thale Avionics Aug 2001. To RVL Aviation on 13 Nov 2015 and still current in 2023 with Aero Legends flying as KP220.

Delivered new to British Midland Airways as G-AXLN on 12 Mar 1970. Leased to Court Line 29 Feb 1972 to 25 Sep 1973. Sold to Transbrasil as PP-SDU on 26 Sep 1973. Leased to AVIATECA as TG-AYA 21 Apr 1978. Sold to Cayman Airways as VR-CAL 29 May 1978. Bought by BIA Feb 1984 and registered back to G-AXLN. Reregistered to G-EKPT 30 Apr 1990 with Ryanair Europe and noted leased to London European Airways Aug 1990. Transfered to the Irish register with Ryanair as EI-CCX on 17 Dec 1990. Sold to Oriental Airlines of Nigeria 02 Dec 1994 as 5N-EYI. WFU and stored at Lagos Feb 2000. Broken up by 2005.

Operated by Olpetrading A/S. Delivered new to the USA as N485MA in 1974. Reregistered N485AH. To Denmark as OY-ARV Jul 1978. To Norway on 09 Nov 1982 as LN-MTU. Back to OY-ARV on 17 Jul 1984. Transferred to Spain as EC-GOK on 22 May 1997. To Russia 17 Apr 2015 registration unknown.

Delivered new as F-BUQP on 03 May 1974 . WFU Oct 2002.

Delivered new to British European Airways as G-AOYM on 19 Mar 1958. Sold to Cambrian Airways 08 Nov 1971 and merged into British Airways 01 Apr 1974. Bought by British Air Ferries on 27 Jan 1984. Leased to Manx Airlines 21 Feb 1985 to 07 Oct 1985. Sold to Lineas Aereas Canarias as EC-DYC on 25 Oct 1985. WFU and stored at Tenerife North May 1989. Moved to a night club in Santa Cruz Sep 1991 and later broken up.

Delivered new to South African Airways as ZS-CDX on 20 Dec 1958. Sold to British Midland Airways as G-AZNA Feb 1972. Leased to Manx Airlines Nov 1982. Returned to BMA Oct 1984. More leases to Manx Airlines in 1985 and 1988. WFU and stored Mar 1988. Sold to Baltic Airlines 01 Aug 1988. Leased to Gambia Air Shuttle Feb 1989. Returned Dec 1989. To Hot Air May 1990, returned Sep 1990. WFU and stored at Southend Jan 1991 and later broken up.