Thursday 28 March 2024

 Presidential Falcon
© Colin Smith

F-RAFJ Falcon 50 c/n 2 operated by the French Air Force brought in President Mitterand on a private trip to visit Hauteville House on 2 March 1985.


Wednesday 27 March 2024

 Spanish Saab
© Colin Smith

EC-IRR Saab SF.340 operated by Lagunair visited for maintenance in 2004

Tuesday 26 March 2024


 RAF Bulldog
© Mike Stedman

XX631 Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1. Royal Air Force 1 October 1988

Monday 25 March 2024

  Sunderland at St. Peter Port

A scanned postcard of Royal Air Force Shorts Sunderland MR5 being brought ashore at St. Peter Port Harbour in September 1954. The aircaft had been on a goodwill visit when it struck an underwater object, the aircaft was deemed beyond repair & scrapped. 

Sunday 24 March 2024

 RAF Vallletta

© Colin Smith


WG260 Vickers Valletta T3 operated by the Royal Air Force visited the island on 13 July 1963

Saturday 23 March 2024

 British Antarctic Survey
© Dave Bougourd

VP-FBC De Havilland Canada DHC.6- Twin Otter operated y the British Antarctic Survey visited Anglo Normandy Aeroengineering for maintenance 1996. Forty two years after it was built this aircraft is still flying for them in the Antarctic. © Dave Bougourd

Friday 22 March 2024

 Mitsubishi Mu-2
© Mike Stedman

27 May 1999 saw the distinctive shape of N60NB Mitsubishi Mu-2 grace the Guernsey ramp - not to mention the distinctive sound of those engines!

Thursday 21 March 2024

 Navy Jetstream
© Colin Smith & Dave Bougourd

XX490 Handley Page Jetstream T.2 operated by the Royal Navy visited on 15 September 1996

Sistership XX484 Handley Page Jetstream T.2 also operated by the Royal Navy visited in 1981.



Wednesday 20 March 2024

 Another Technical Problem
© Tony Carre


Another Technical Problem! Tony Carre captures an engineer working to solve an issue with this British Aerospace BAe ATP at Guernsey Airport. 

Tuesday 19 March 2024

 Crunch!
© Colin Smith

N27MW Beech 58 Baron suffered a landing mishap on 26 September 2009.

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