Coming onto the central pier next to Wardair 747 C-FFUN. In the background 707's of British Airtours, Pelican Air Cargo and BCAL. A DC8 of Finnair OH-LFY, a Dan Air 1-11, and the Dan Air Comet cabin trainer. Delivered new to TIA as N101TV on 19 Apr 1973. Renamed Transamerica Airlines and noted as such on 01 Oct 1979. To Federal Express as N301FE on 20 Apr 1984. Converted to a MD-10F on 02 Sep 2001. To Project Orbis as N330AU on 01 Mar 2010 and still current in Dec 2023.

Picture taken from car park 2 before catching the Greenline coach down to Gatwick. Unusual visitor as Air Zaire did not operate a scheduled service into Heathrow. In the background in the cargo area is a US Air Force VC-135 or VC-137. Delivered new to Air Zaire as 9Q-CLI on 08 Jun 1973. Noted parked up at Tel Aviv from 28 May 1995. Scrapped there in Apr 2002.

Backtracking Rwy 12 for parking on a weather diversion from Mildenhall.

Delivered to Finnair as OH-LHA in 1975. To Air Liberte as F-GPVA in 1996 who were renamed to AirLib in 2001. Sold as N956PT in 2004 and stored at Opa Locka, FL. Scrapped in 2009.

Delivered to United Airlines as N1817U in 1973. To Federal Express as N383FE in 1999 and converted to a DC-10-10(F) freighter. Converted to an MD-10-10(F) in 2003. Withdrawn from use at Victorville, CA in 2021.

Delivered to JAL as JA8542 in 1980. Sold as N825VV in 2005 and stored at Marana, AZ. Still there in 2013. Later scrapped.

One of just 2 DC-10's in service with BCAL at this time. They were still mainly Boeing 707 equipped for long haul services. There is an IAS DC-8F is in the back ground. Delivered new to BCAL as G-BEBL on 31 Mar 1977. Merged into British Airways on 14 Apr 1988. To the USA on 15 Feb 2000 as N16949 for conversion to a freighter. To Varig Log as PP-VQY on 29 Apr 2001. To Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GKFB on 10 Sep 2008. Registration cancelled 07 Apr 2015. Seen at Hamilton 29 Nov 2015 engineless. Noted being broken up 18 Mar 2016.

The second DC10 off the line, carries the Skytrain logo of Lakers low cost trans Atlantic services. In the background 3 BCAL 707's and one from Dan Air. Three Dan Air Comets including a cabin trainer. 2 BIA Heralds and a British Airways 747 still with a BOAC cheat line. First flight on 29 Jan 1971 as N101AA. To N10DC with Douglas in Dec 1972. To Laker as G-BELO on 03 Jun 1977. To American Trans Air as N183AT on 21 Feb 1983. To Cal-Air as G-GCAL in Feb 1986. Renamed Novair International on 01 Jan 1989. To Project Orbis as N220AU on 27Nov91. Ferried to Davis Monthan 07Nov16 for the Pima Museum.

Delivered to Balair as HB-IHK in 1979. To Martinair as PH-MCO in 1993 then to McDonnell-Douglas as N526MD in 1994 and Challengair as OO-LRM in 1995. Leased to various operators. To Boeing as N526MD and converted to a freighter in 2000. To World Airways in 2001 and returned in 2002 then to Arrow Air in 2004. Withdrawn from use at Opa Locka, FL in 2010 and scrapped in 2012.

Delivered to JAL as JA8543 in 1980. Sold as N826VV in 2005 and stored at Marana, AZ. Still there in 2023.

Delivered to Lufthansa as D-ADLO in 1975. To Condor in 1995 then to Continental Airlines as N13086 in 1997. Returned to the lessor in 2001 and converted to a freighter then to World Airways as N303WL in 2002, returned to the lessor in 2010 then to Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GKFT in 2012 and returned to the lessor as N917KW in 2018. Withdrawn from use at Kansas City, MO in 2019 and later scrapped.

AS Turkish Airlines Flight 981 this aircraft crashed into the Ermenonville Forest near Paris, with the loss of all 346 aboard.

About to land on Runway 30 at Prestwick for an overnight stop. Carries the markings of the USAF's Air Mobility Command 305th AMW / 514th AMW, from McGuire AFB, New Jersey.