80's Airline Scene

Three aircraft types that were to be seen at Guernsey in the mid 1980's were - G-BDDH Fokker F.27-200 Friendship. Air UK, G-ARMW Hawker Siddeley HS.748 Series 1. Dan Air, & G-BITX Shorts SD-330. Guernsey Airlines

Images taken in 1984 by Kevin Colbran

 Challenger

HB-ILK Canadair Challenger 601

1990

  JEA Friendship

G-JEAB Fokker F.27-500 Friendship. Jersey European Airways. 1988

Pic -Steve Blood

 Anson

TX154 Avro Anson C.19 operated by the Royal Air Force visited  24 September 1960

Pic - Colin Smith

 Guernsey Airlines Viscount

G-BFYZ Vickers V.735 Viscount at Guernsey Airport in 1979. The aircraft was acquired by Alidair (Guernsey Airlines parent company) from Iraqi Airways in 1978 it was later written off in Kirkwall on 25/10/1979 in a landing accident.

Pic - Colin Smith

 Dan Air Dak

G-AMSS Douglas C-47 Dakota 4 was operated by Dan Air & is seen here in 1961. 

Pic - Colin Smith

 Channex Herald

G-BEZB Handley Page Dart Herald. Channel Express. 1984

Pic - Kevin Colbran.

 Autocratic Auster

G-AHAV Auster J/1 Autocrat.

1974

Pic - Chris Grunwell

 Channel Express Freighter

G-STVN Handley Page Dart Herald. Channel Express. 1989

Pic - Steve Pattimore

 Air Atlantique

G-BEKG Hawker Siddleley HS.748. Air Atlantique. 1988

Pic - Steve Blood.