Civil and Military Aircraft from 1978 Part 1

All photographs on this page courtesy of John Smith

Negatives for all of these photos are available should you wish an original, please respect the copyright of the photographer and if you wish to use the photos other than for your own pleasure then please email me. Copies can be obtained from the original negatives, if you are interested please contact me via email.

Due to some colour variations in these prints I have converted some of them to black and white to maintain the quality, subsequently the black and white pictures are not available for reprints.

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1. Wessex HU5 XS496 RN at Lee on Solent 23/02/78 (b/w)	16. Boeing 747-124F 4X-AXZ EL AL Cargo at Amsterdam 19/05/78 (b/w)
2. Sioux AH1 XT131 at East Midlands 01/03/78 (b/w)	17. Boeing 737-2K2C PH-TVE Tranavia-Holland at Amsterdam 19/05/78 (b/w)
3. Hercules N9232R Southern Air Transport at East Midlands 19/03/78 (b/w)	18. Boeing 747-230B D-ABYJ Lufthansa at Amsterdam 19/05/78 (b/w)
4. Fan Jet Falcon OE-GDP 'Dr Polsterer' at East Midlands Airport 30/03/78 (c)	19. FH227B Friendship OO-DTB 'Delta Air Transport' at Amsterdam 19/05/78 (b/w)
5. Partenavia P68B D-GANE at East Midlands Airport 19/04/78 (c)	20. Herald 400 G-BEYD British Air Ferries at East Midlands 22/05/78 (b/w)
6. Boeing 737-222 PH-TVI Transavia-Holland (on loan to BA) at Heathrow 01/04/78 (c)	21. Nimrod MR1 XZ285 at St Mawgan 30/05/78 (b/w)
7. Boeing 727-108C TF-FIE Icelandair at Heathrow 01/04/78 (c)	22. Nord 262 Aeronavale at St Mawgan 30/05/78 (b/w)
8. Boeing 707-3L5C 5A-DAK Libyan Arab at East Midlands Airport 03/04/78 (b/w)	23. Phantom FGR2 XX418 19 Sqn at St Mawgan 30/05/78 (b/w)
9. Viscount 735 YI-ACM Iraqi Airways (Del to Alidair) at East Midlands 09/04/78 (b/w)	24. Phantom FGR2 XX491 19 Sqn at St Mawgan 30/05/78 (b/w)
10. Britannia 312F G-AOVS 'Redcoat' at East Midlands 23/04/78 (b/w)	25. Hercules C1 XV200 Lyneham TAC wing at St Mawgan 30/05/78 (b/w)
11. Boeing KC135A 71486 19BW USAF at Mildenhall 26/04/78 (b/w)	26. Convair VT29B N98085 (ex 15115 USAF) at East Midlands 06/06/78 (b/w)
12. SR71 Blackbird 17964 9SRW USAF at Mildenhall 26/04/78 (b/w)	27. Boeing 720-051B OY-APZ Maersk Air at East Midlands 06/06/78 (b/w)
13. Boeing KC135A 71504 305ARW USAF at Mildenhall 26/04/78 (b/w)	28. Aerostar 601P N90693 at East Midlands 14/06/78 (b/w)
14. Bulldog T1 XX687 EMUAS at RAF Newton 13/05/78 (b/w)	29. King Air 100 LN-KCK at East Midlands Airport 14/06/78 (b/w)
15. Bulldog T1 XX661 Oxford UAS at RAF Newton 13/05/78 (b/w)	30. Viscount 738 G-BFMW Alidair-Scotland at East Midlands 14/06/78 (b/w)

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