Delivered to BEA in May 1947. Named "Sir James Somerville" in 1951 as part of their "Admiral Class", but here it wears a non-standard colour scheme with no white top to fuselage. Sold as D-AGIL in Decemner 1955, later serving Air Ferry and Invicta before retirement in 1968.

Ex RAF FL522 and SAAF 6810. Operated by BEA from December 1950 until March 1959 as "Pionair" Class "Richard Howard-Flanders". Broken up for spares in August 1973.

Two V951 Vanguards at Ringway's domestic pier when operating UK internal schedules. G-APEA is at the rear and a Dan-Air Ambassador is in the holding bay. From Manchester Airport archive 40 years ago.

BEA's Sikorsky S-51 "Sir Lamorah" being prepared for the scheduled service from Speke via Wrexham heliport to Cardiff (Pengham Moors) airport. It wears the airline's "Speedkey" insignia.

The first production Viscount, "RMA Discovery" of British European Airways, making the first visit to Ringway of a turboprop-powered aircraft - a demonstration to travel agents and other interested parties. Crashed Ringway 15th March 1957 - see other photo.

BEA's "Elizabethan Class" "Sir Robert Cecil" prepares to depart on the first scheduled flight of the type from Ringway - to London Heathrow. G-AMAC served BEA from 11.52 until sale to BKS in 06.60.

This Trident served with BEA, Cyprus Airways and British Airways from 1968 to 1982.

Beautifully restored by the Herald Society and Museum of Berkshire Aviation, but very difficult to photograph due to the close fence - this shot, taken just before completion of red painting on top of wings, needed a tall ladder and a battle with some dense undergrowth full of brambles

First flew at Hatfield in 4.58, to BEA 12.59, operated the airline's last scheduled Comet service on 31.10.71 AGP-LHR and scrapped at Heathrow 7.72

After BEA and British Airways service, G-AVMN was flown by European Aircharter and sub-operations Air Belfast and Air Bristol. Wfu at Bournemouth 2.99 and joined aviation museum there in 5.01 but left on low-loader 2.05 for Denmark to act as a restuarant. Fuselage sold and moved from Slagelse to Fladholte in 3.10. G-AVMO in the foreground, the next off the BAC production line, has fared rather better and is preserved at East Fortune having been in the Cosford collection before

This aircraft was originally preserved at RAF Cosford. It is now stored in a dismantled state at the Scottish Museum of Flight