Friday, 3 April 2026

Thursday, 2 April 2026

 Crossair
HB-AHR Saab SF.340A
HB-IXG British Aerospace BAe RJ85
Images - Tony Carre.



Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Vintage Guernsey Airport

Submitted by Andy Geary Stevens

                                           Universal Flying Services DH89 Rapide G-AHGD

British European Airways DH-89 Rapide G-AGSH in the original Keyline colour scheme.

British United (ex Jersey Airlines) Douglas DC-3 Dakota 6 G-AMYJ

Pickford Airways Miles M57 Aerovan G-AILF. (Later written off in a landing accident at Jersey)

BEA Douglas DC-3 Dakota 3 in the old Keyline colour scheme.
Guernsey & Jersey Airways de Havilland DH-86 G-AENR
BEA Douglas DC-3 Dakota 3 G-AKJH in final colour scheme to be worn by the Pionairs fleet. Later this aircraft went on to serve with Derby Airways / British Midland.
Jersey & Guernsey Airways DH-86s G-ACYR and G-ACZP. Quite a crowd on the observation deck as well as down below.

Press cutting 

Guernsey & Jersey Airways de Havilland DH.89 Flamingo.

Jersey Airways Saro Windhover G-ABJP Flying Boat at St Peter Port Harbour in 1936
Photo supplied by Les Stewart
Blackburn Beverley C1 XL130 at Snells Lane, Guernsey airport on 4 July 1964. It was visiting the island for operation SeaSplash, where it would drop paratroopers into the sea off St Peter Port harbour - Photo provided by Andy Geary Stevens


Tuesday, 31 March 2026

 Westpoint Aviation
An unidentified Douglas DC-3 Dakota operated by Westpoint Aviation at
Guernsey/GCI circa early 1960's.
Pic - Alan Bridle via Roger Sweet.


Monday, 30 March 2026

 Fokker Demo
PH-NVF Fokker F.27-100 Friendship operated by Fokker Aircraft BV seen here at GCI/Guernsey on a demo flight on 3 October 1957.
Pic - Roger Sweet.

Sunday, 29 March 2026

 Karhumaki Airways
OH-VKB Douglas DC-3A Dakota operated by Karhumaki Airways visited Guernsey/GCI
on 10 March 1957.
Pic - Alan Bridle via Roger Sweet.

Saturday, 28 March 2026

 Formula One Biz
G-DEZC British Aerospace BAe 125-700B was owned by Formula One team founder Eddie Jordan. 18 January 2000
Pic - Roger Sweet.


Don Everall Aviation 
G-AMSF Douglas C47 Dakota 4 operated by Don Everall Aviation is seen here at
Guernsey/GCI on 28 July 1959.

Pic Alan Bridle via Roger Sweet.



Friday, 27 March 2026

 Cambrian Airways
G-AORJ de Havilland DH.114 Heron 2E. Cambrian Airways at Guernsey/GCI circa 1956/58.
Pic - Roger Sweet.


Thursday, 26 March 2026

 Sikorsky S.51
G-ANAL Westland/Sikorsky S.51 Series 1 seen here at Guernsey in September 1953 was owned by The Evening Standard newspaper & latterly Fairey Aviation, the aircraft was re-registered G-ANZL in February 1955.
Pic - Brian Guille via Roger Sweet.


 An-2 D-FKME Antonov An-2T Pic - Tony Carre