Unusual visitor to East Midlands on a freight flight. Delivered new to Pan Am on 23May1967 as N450PA. Sold to Tarom in Aug1975 as YR-ABM. Leased to Air Afrique on 04Dec1992 and crashed short of the runway at Abidjan on 15Jan1993.

The Aer Lingus run to East Midlands was normally done by an Aer Lingus Commuter SD330 or SD360. Delivered new to Aer Lingus as EI-ANH on 09Sep1965. WFU and stored at Shannon Mar1991. Leased to Hold Air of Nigeria as 5N-HTB on 29Aug1992. Had an accident Feb2002 and presumed WFU. Seen stored at Kaduna Jan2004.

This was at the height of the miners strike and there were a number of charters into EMA bringing police officers from various parts of the UK to police the picket lines of the coal mines in the Midlands. To Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-PXH 30Sep1963. To LV-IEE in Oct1963. To Dan Air as G-BEKG 12Jul1977. To Cayman Airways as VR-CBH Feb1982. To G-VAJK in Feb1984 with Venture Airways named Lady Godiver. From 24Aug1985 with Euroair. To G-BEKG on 03Jul1986. To G-DAAL 11Aug1992 with Alexandra Aviation. To Emerald Airways on 04Oct1993. WFU at Blackpool Dec1996. Registration cancelled on 18Mar1997.

A regular summer visitor operating a Spanish charter flight. Air Bridge Herald G-BEYF is in the background in Elan colours. Delivered new to Eastern Airlines on 19Jan1968 as N8770. To ONA - Overseas National Airways on 27Dec1973. Reregistered to N869F with ONA Jun1975. To Spain as EC-CZE with Spantax on 01Apr1977. WFU and stored Palma in 1988. To N814GB on 15May1990. To Miami and scrapped in Nov1999.

Registered new as G-AWWS on 10 Jan 1969. To Canada as CF-VAN with Field Aviation on 16 Mar 1970. To Airesearch Aviation as N7978 Jul 1970. Back to the UK as G-AWWS with Vernair Aug 1978. Sold to Ireland on 19 May 1983 as EI-BNN with Shannon Executive Aviation. On to Danish Air Transport as OY-JRL Aug 1990. to the Liberian register as EL-ALH 22 Feb 2000. Then the Swaziland register as 3D-AER with Swala Aviation Aug 2003. Seen on various occasions up to 2009 at Nairobi Wilson in a worsening semi derelict condition.

Delivered new Qantas on 16 Aug 1961 as VH-EBI. Sold to Braniff as N105BN on 28 Sep 1969. To Montana Austria as OE-IRA on 30 Oct 1976. Reregistered OE-URA Nov 1982 with AirLease Egypt. Reregistered SU-FAB Mar 1983 and leased to Egyptair. Noted with Misr Jan 1984. To West Coast Airlines Jul 1985. To N245AC Air Crew Leasing Jun 1986. To the KC-135 spares programme and broken up Tucson in 1991.

Still in the colour scheme of its former operator Quebecair. This was at the height of the miners strike and there were a number of charters into EMA bringing police officers from various parts of the UK to police the picket lines of the coal mines in the Midlands. Delivered 28Ap1967 to British Eagle International Airlines as G-ATPH. Repossessed Nov1968. To Quebecair as CF-QBN 15Apr1969. Bought by Airways International Cymru Mar1984 and registered G-YMRU. Repossessed 19Jan1988. To Dan Air as G-BPNX 29Apr1988. To Okada Air of Nigeria on 29May1991 as 5N-MZE. WFU and stored at Benin City Dec1997. Noted May2010.

A rare visitor to EMA on a cargo flight. Global International only existed between 1981 and 1984 and was allegedly involved in illegal arms shipments relating to the Iran-Contra scandal. Delivered to American Airlines as N8417 on 30 Aug 1968. It had two spells in 1971 and 1972 leased to BCAL as G-AYZZ. To Global International on 22 Apr 1981. Repossessed Dec 1984. To Davis-Monthan AFB 21 Nov 1985 for parts for the KC-135 program.

Delivered new to Robert Bosch in Switzerland as HB-VGG on 23 Aug 1979. Transferred to the UK as G-BWCR on 1 May 1995. Reregistered G-JETG Sep 1995. Reregistered to G-DEZC on 28 May 1996. To the Aruba register as P4-AMH on 21 Sep 2005 and based in Russia. Believed still current in 2023 but no recent photos of her. If she is still in Russia I assume she will have been transferred to the Russian register.

Registered new as G-BJBG on 25 June 1981. To G-BLEC with Lec Refrigeration (UK) Plc on 28 October 1983. To Greece as SX-DKA also with Lec on 30 March 1993. To Roraima Airways in Guyana as 8R-GRC in January 1997 and still active in November 2023.

Seen at East Midlands prior to delivery. First flight as G-31-633 on 30 April 1984. Delivered to Jetstream International Airlines as N825JS on 26 July 1984. WFU and stored at Little Rock AR in March 1991. Broken up at Kingman AZ in January 1997. Sadly another Jetstream with a short life.

Seen at East Midlands when owned by Brown & Root (UK) Ltd. Delivered new as G-AVVB on 29 Sep 1967. Reregistered to G-DJLW on 19 Jan 1989. To the Bahamas register as C6-MED on 16 Dec 1999. To the US register as N140LF on 21 Nov 2003. Registration cancelled 23 Oct 2008 and broken up.

Seen on the ramp in the evening before departing for Shannon. 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.

An evening view of her being loaded up to operate a service for Air Bridge Carriers. Delivered to Safair Freighters as ZS-JVM on 3 Nov 1976. To Air Botswana Cargo as A2-ACA in May 1979. To Zimex Aviation as HB-ILF on 24 Aug 1987. Crashed shortly after take off from Kuito, Angola on 14 Oct 1987.

Seen pre-delivery at East Midlands. First flight 20 December 1983. Delivered to Eastern Metro Express as N404MX on 28 July 1984. A lot of these Jetstream's had short lives. WFU and stored at Kingman AZ January 1991. Broken up in September 1996.

Delivered new to EAT as OO-JPI in February 1976. To Swiftair on 20 July 1994 as EC-666, later EC-FZB. WFU at Barcelona by 02 April 2011 and stored.

One of many biz jets based at EMA by JC Bamford over the years. Delivered new to East Midlands on 20 Apr 1981. Sold to Maersk Air as OY-MPA on 14 Dec 1983. To France as F-GODB on 31 Jul 1993. To Switzerland as HB-VLC Oct 1994. To the USA as N795A 16 Aug 1996. To Mexico as XA-LUN on 14 Jul 2011. Noted WFU at San Pedro Sula La Mesa on 17 June 2023 looking very dirty.

This aircraft spent some time at East Midlands flying for Air Bridge Carriers. Delivered to Safair Freighters as ZS-JVM on 3 November 1976. To Air Botswana Cargo as A2-ACA in May 1979. To Zimex Aviation as HB-ILF on 24 August 1987. Crashed shortly after take off from Kuito, Angola on 14 October 1987.

Operated by IDS Aircraft Ltd. This aircraft spent it whole life on the UK register. Delivered new to IDS as G-JETC on 28 May 81. Reregistered to G-JCFR on 14 July 1995. Back to G-JETC on 29 April 2002. Broken up at Southend by 06 February 2013 and registration cancelled on 07 January 2014.

Delivered new to Peregrine AS as G-BKHI on 30 December 1982. Later to SE-IPC, OY-CLC, LN-FAL and N78019. Registration cancelled in August 2013 as PWFU and since scrapped.