On the ramp at Shannon Airport. Delivered new to the US register as N83FJ in Nov 1981 and operated by Anheuser-Busch from Mar 1982 to 10 Apr 2000. Since then it has gone through various US companies and amazingly it is still current in 2023 as N83FJ, never having changed it's registration.

'St Patrick' taxing onto the ramp at Shannon Airport. Delivered new to Aer Lingus as EI-ASI on 15 Dec 1970. Leased to Air Siam as HS-VGB 29 Sep 1973 to 17 Apr 1976. Sold to Kabo Air of Nigeria as 5N-ZZZ on 14 Feb 1997. Seen stored at ROS 06 May 2000. Broken up Apr 2003.

Delivered new to the Canadian Armed Forces as 10319 on 25 Aug 1965. Reregistered to 130319 on 27 May 1970. Believed to be stored at Abbotsford in 2023.

Taxing onto the ramp at Shannon Airport. Aeroflot regularly called in at Shannon for fuel on their transatlantic flights in the 80's. Built 07 May 1982 and first noted with Aeroflot as CCCP-86522 at Heathrow on 04 Jun 1982. Last noted with a CCCP registration at Shannon on 11 Oct 1991. First seen as RA-86522 at Miami on 11 Jan 1993. Last noted at Moscow SVO stored Dec 2002. SOC as life expired 14 Feb 2003 and cancelled from the register 09 Apr 2003.

Air Tara Corvette taxiing in at Shannon Airport. Delivered new to the USA as N613AC on 26 Aug 1975. To France as F-BTTS on 07 Jun 1976. To Gabon as TR-LWY in Jan 1977. To F-ODKS then F-BTTV on 12 Dec 1979. To the Irish register as EI-BNY on 26 May 1983. To France as F-WFPD on 22 Oct 1988 then F-GKGA in 1990. WFU at Toulouse by Dec 2009 and now resides in the Aeroscopia museum in Toulouse-Blagnac.

Delivered new to Flying Tiger Line as N779FT on 28 Jun 1968. To Cargolux as LX-ACV on 19 Jun 1976. To Aer Turas as EI-BNA on 15 Apr 1983. Ferried to Marana for storage 30 Nov 1999. Last noted 20 Oct 2007. Since scrapped.

I flew to Shannon for the day from East Midlands on an Air Bridge Argosy to get the following shots on a lovely sunny day. Owned by John Woods Inc. Stored at Shannon for several years. Delivered new to the Royal Canadian Air Force as 5327 on 29 Jun 1964. To the Tanzania Air Force as JW9005 on 15 Jun 1971. To N10169 in Mar 1979. to 5H-MRQ by May 1980 and N3760D in Mar 1981. Scrapped at Shannon early 1990.

Seen on a cold winters day at EMA. Built for a USAAF contract and as 44-76853 on 01 May 1945. To the RAF as KN566 on 05 May 1945. To the UK civil register on 25 Feb 1952 as a DC-3C with JA Wilson as G-AMPO. To Starways on 03 Feb 1953. To Eagle Aircraft Services 10 May 1954. To First Air Trading Co 29 Oct 54. Back to Starways 16Oct56. To British Westpoint Airlines Jan64. To Norway as LN-RTO with Polaris A.T. on 29Dec 1964. Back to G-AMPO with Field A.S. on 17 Jun 1969. Then with various UK operators including Air Atlantique and Air Luton. WFU at CVT Jan 1998. On display at Brize Norton in 2023.

This aircraft is in a hybrid scheme with the black lower fuselage and engines from its time with Euroair. Delivered new to BEA - British European Airways as G-AOHT on 03 Jul 1957. Merged into British Airways 01 Apr 1974. To British Air Ferries 17 Jul 1981. Various leases while owned by BAF to Bouraq Indonesian, Polar Airways, Euroair and Virgin Atlantic. WFU and stored at Southend SEN Jul 1987. Broken up Mar 1991.

Operated by Air Bridge Carriers based at East Midlands. Now with its Elan Air titles replaced with TNT IPEC. New to the Royal Malaysian Air Force on 17 Jan 1964 as FM1022. To British Air Ferries as G-BEYF on 15 Aug1977. It spent time on lease with various companies over the years including Occidental Oil, Libyan Arab Airlines, TNT-IPEC of which Elan was a part. Bought by Channel Express Apr 1988. Last flight 09 Apr 1999 at BOH and WFU. This was the last Herald flight. Preserved at Bournemouth Air Museum then scrapped 30 Jun 2008 with the cockpit being preserved.

Pictured ready to go out on a winter lease to America West Airlines. Delivered new to Orion Airways as G-BKHO on 14 Mar 1983. It went on winter leases to America West Airlines 07 Nov 1985 to 19 Mar 1986 and 23 Oct 1987 to 14 Mar 1988. To Malev as HA-LEC on 18 Nov 1988. Next to Vanguard Airlines in the USA as N120NJ on 20 Mar 1999. To South America as HC-CFH with Aerogal on 22 Nov 2005. Next to Avior Airlines as YV-491T on 05 Jun 2011 and reregistered to YV3151 Sep 2015. Stored at BLA in Mar2020.

Seen at East Midland is this Uni-Air F-27 from France. Delivered new to Trans Australia Airlines as VH-TFC on 18 Jun 1959. Sold to Uni Air as F-BYAP on 18 Nov 1977. Leased to Air Inter on 20Nov 1979 and returned to Uni Air in Apr 1981. Leased to Servisair 26 Sep 1988 and registered OO-SVL on 22 Dec 1988. Merged into Flanders Airlines 01 Jan 1990. WFU and stored at Dinard in Feb 1992. Scrapped around 2010.

Operated by Instone Air Line and flying for Air Atlantique / Atlantic Air Transport. Delivered to the Royal New Zealand Air Force as NZ5912 on 17 Mar 1955. Leased to Straights Air Freight Express as ZK-BVI Dec 1957 to Mar 1958 then returned to the RNZAF. Bought by Dwen Airmotive Aug 1978 as ZK-EPH. Sold to Instone Airlines as G-BISU 06 May 1981. To Trans Provincial Airlines of Canada as C-FDFC 20 Dec 1988. Bought by John Duncan and Partners Jul 1994. Damaged beyond repair on take of from Enstone in Oxfordshire on 18 Jul 1996.

In storage at EMA. This aircraft had been used as a water bomber. To US Navy with BuNo 64017. To the US civil register and converted to a water bomber as N2846D then N5555H coded E87. In 1964 to France with the Securite Civile as F-ZBAV. To Avalon Aviation as CF-HNH in 1966 and leased to Haydn Air Charter (Norway) from 1978 until 1985. To the UK as G-BPFY on 23 Dec 88 with Aces High Ltd. To N212DM on 6 Jun 1989 then back to G-BPFY on 05 Mar 1990. To the US as N285RA on 19 Aug 1998. The registration was cancelled on 22 Mar 2006 and the aircraft was exported to Israel where it is currently on display at the Israeli Air Force Museum at Hatzerim Airport.

A weather diversion from Birmingham. Delivered to NLM as PH-CHF on 07 Mar 1979. Merged into KLM CityHopper on 01 Aug 1990. Sold to Merpati in Indonesia as PK-MSV on 03 Dec 1996. Repossessed and registered back to PH-CHF on 25 Aug 1998. To 9M-MSV with Pelangi Air in Mar 1999. Seen with Libyan Arab Airlines as 5A-DTH on 17 Mar 2000. Noted WFU at Tripoli 14 Jun 2009.

A weather diversion from Birmingham in the then new 'Landor' colours. Delivered new to British Airtours as G-BGJK on 10 Mar 1981. Later transferred to British Airways. Sold to Fina / Transaero as YL-BAB on 07 Apr 1994. To Transaero as RA-73000 in Jun 2000. To Indonesia with Bouraq Airlines as PK-ALK in Jun 2001. To Star Air 27 Sep 2001. Reregistered PK-CJK with Sriwijaya Air on 06 Mar 2006. Seen stored at CGK 15 Sep 2013.

Operated by 826 NAS of the Royal Navy. First flight 08 Jul 1976. Delivered to the Royal Navy on 01 Sep 1976. To storage at DCAE Gosport on 01 Jul 2003 and then used for ground instruction with the code A2670. Shipped to Australia arriving at NAS Nowra 24 Jan 2006 for use as a spares source. Put up for disposal Sep 2011.

Operated by what was then the West Germany Air Force aircraft belongs to the FBS which was the WGAF VIP unit based at Cologne-Bonn airport. In 1985 Bonn was the capital of West Germany. Delivered new to the WGAF. Stored at Leipheim May 1993. Donated to Eritrea Apr 1994 as ER-IAAS it was corrected to E3-IAAS in Jul 1994 and delivered to Asmara Airlines. Reregistered E3-AAA Jul 1998 and believed to be still current in 2023.

Operated by the Empire Test Pilots School. and based at Boscombe Down. Delivered to the RAF on 03 Nov 1966. WFU at Boscombe Down on 31 Aug 2012. To TL-AEW on the Central African Republic register in Apr 2013. Written off 10 Nov 2015 shortly after take off from Malakal Airport in South Sudan.

Delivered new to Britannia Airways as G-BLKW on 25 Mar 1985. To Air New Zealand as ZK-NBJ on 21 Sep 1990. Short leases to LOT Polish in 1992, 93 and 94. Leased to Britannia 26 Apr 1997 to 01 Nov 1997. WFU 04 Apr 2001. Broken up at AKL 10 Sep 2003. Fuselage used for rescue training and noted 08 Mar 2006.