Aviation News - June 2016

The highlight was undoubtedly the LOT

Polish Airlines Ilyushin Il-62M, SP-LBC, while

also from behind the Iron Curtain was Tarom

Rombac One-Eleven YR-BRB. KLM 747-200

PH-BUD was a welcome surprise. The bright

colours of Iberia’s yellow, orange and red

scheme was always a favourite of mine and I

thought the 727-200s suited it particularly well.

Another livery that seemed to suit a

particular type of aircraft was the Saudia

scheme on the TriStar so it was a pleasure to

see HZ-AHO.

The Boeing 747 was the long-haul king

back then whereas today, other than the

British Airways  eet, few frequent Heathrow.

In addition to the KLM example mentioned

above, jumbos from Air Canada, Air India,

El Al, Japan Air Lines, Pan Am, Qantas,

Singapore Airlines and TWA were noted. Plus

there were two Flying Tiger freighters, one of

which wore Avianca colours yet sported the

Israeli registration of 4X-AXZ.

One of the day’s highlights was a LOT Polish Airlines Ilyushin Il-62M similar to this one.

Richard Vandervord

People enjoying the view from the ‘Queens Building’ in August 1990. George Canciani

Saudia TriStars were regular visitors to Heathrow for many years. Richard Vandervord

Pan Am aircraft were seen at Heathrow for many years. The author logged

four of the carrier’s jumbos similar to these examples. Richard Vandervord

HEATHROW LOG –

APRIL 11, 1984

Aer Lingus – 4 x 737-200

Air Canada – 1 x 747-200, 1 x TriStar 100, 1 x TriStar 500

Air France – 1 x F28-1000 Fellowship (operated by

TAT), 3 x A300

Air India – 1 x 747-200

Alia – 1 x TriStar 500

Alitalia – 1 x 727-200, 2 x A300

Austrian Airlines – 1 x DC-9-32

British Airways – 13 x 737-200, 19 x 747-200, 9 x 757,

3 x Trident 2, 14 x Trident 3, 10 x TriStar 200, 10 x BAC

One Eleven, 2 x Concorde

British Midland – 2 x DC-9-14, 3 x DC-9-15, 1 x DC-9-

30, 1 x Viscount, 2 x Short 360

BWIA – 1 x TriStar 500

Cyprus Airways – 1 x A310

EgyptAir – 1 x A300

El Al – 1 x 747-200

Finnair – 1 x DC-9-15, 1 x MD-82

Flying Tigers – 2 x 747-100F (one in Avianca colours)

Genair – 1 x Short 330

Iberia – 3 x 727-200, 2 x DC-9-32, 2 x A300

Japan Air Lines – 1 x 747-200

JAT Yugoslav Airlines – 1 x 727-200

KLM – 1 x DC-9-33, 3 x A310, 1 x 747-200

Libyan Arab Airlines – 1 x 727-200

LOT Polish Airlines – 1 x Il-62M

Lufthansa – 2 x 727-200, 4 x 737-200, 1 x A310

NLM Cityhopper – 2 x F28-4000 Fellowship

Olympic Airways – 2 x A300

Pan Am – 4 x 747-100

Qantas – 1 x 747-200

Sabena – 2 x 737-200

SAS Scandinavian Airlines – 8 x DC-9-41

Saudia – 1 x TriStar 200

Singapore Airlines – 1 x 747-200, 1 x 747-300

Swissair – 2 x A310

TAP Air Portugal – 1 x 727-200, 1x 737-200

Tarom – 1 x Rombac One-Eleven

Trans Mediterranean Airways (TMA) – 1 x 707-300C

Trans World Airlines (TWA) – 1 x 747-100

Varig – 1 x DC-10-30

RAF – 1 x TriStar K1, 1 x TriStar KC1

USAF – 1 x VC-137B

G-BSAN Gulfstream GIII

G-JSBA Jetstream 31

HB-IAA DC-9-14

VR-BHW Boeing 727

VR-CBM Boeing 727

G-APDT Comet 4

36 Aviation News incorporating Classic Aircraft June 2016

One of the day’s highlights was a LOT Polish Airlines Ilyushin Il-62M similar to this one.

People enjoying the view from the ‘Queens Building’ in August 1990. George Canciani

Saudia TriStars were regular visitors to Heathrow for many years. Richard Vandervord

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