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
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