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.

This is an early Avro built 748. Delivered to BKS Air Transport as G-ARRW on 23 April 1963. Later to Skyways Coach-Air who were merged into Dan-Air on 12 April 1972. To EI-BSE with Ryanair. Back to G-ARRW with London European Airways and British Independent Airways. To G-MRRV then to Nepal as 9N-ACM on 10 November 1992 with Necon Air. DBR on 06 November 1997.

Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Delivered 1962 as G-ARMW to Skyways Coach Air. Leased to LIAT as VP-LII spring 1965. Dan Air 1974, leased to Air BVI as VP-LVO 1985. Returned 1990 and leased to Aberdeen Airways. Clewer Aviation G-ERMV 1992, refurbished as 9N-ACH for Necon Air at Southend. Withdrawn Kathmandu 1994 becoming derelict, finally scrapped 2007.

Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Delivered 1962 as G-ARMW to Skyways Coach Air. Leased to LIAT as VP-LII spring 1965. Dan Air 1974, leased to Air BVI as VP-LVO 1985. Returned 1990 and leased to Aberdeen Airways. Clewer Aviation G-ERMV 1992, refurbished as 9N-ACH for Necon Air at Southend. Withdrawn Kathmandu 1994 becoming derelict, finally scrapped 2007.

Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Built 1963 as G-ARRW for BKS. Subsequently operating as Skways Coach Air, Skways International and Dan Air Skyways before becoming Dan Air proper 1974. Ryanair EI-BSE 1986, British Independent G-ARRW 1990. Refurbished 1992 by Clewer Aviation as G-MRRV and delivered to Necon Air as 9N-ACM. Damaged beyond repair 6 November 1992 after runway excursion and collision with HS.748 9N-ACW at Pokhara.

Photographer: Daniel Ruhier.

Emerald Airways

Heavily cropped from the original, as my lens at that time did not have the "reach" of today's equipment. This aircraft finished its flying career with Ryanair as EI-BSF.

G-ARAY, YV-C-AMC, G-ARAY, PP-VJQ, G-ARAY, VP-LIO, G-ARAY, PI-C784, G-11. Became G-ARAY, broken up 1990 Lasham, UK

G-ARAY, YV-C-AMC, G-ARAY, PP-VJQ, G-ARAY, VP-LIO, G-ARAY, PI-C784, G-11. Became G-ARAY, broken up 1990 Lasham, UK

Second prototype Avro 748. Dan-Air's first of the type. Acquired in May 1971, ex-OY-DFV. Here operating a "Link City" service (titles on cabin door). Withdrawn from use at Lasham in October 1989 and scrapped April 1990.

from my collection, photographer unknown

Revised livery