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albeback · April 24, 2011, 10:32:45 AM

A few more goodies taken at Edinburgh over the years. The Trans Brazil Boeing 767-300ER had just completed the longest ever (at the time) non stop flight to Edinburgh - 5900 miles from Sao Paulo. The Boeing 707 was a real good catch!! The registration cannot be made out in the photo but, it's Moroccan! All photos taken with my trusty old Canon AE-1. ( remember 35mm film anyone??)

rallymodeller · April 24, 2011, 10:57:19 AM

I do remember 35mm film, and I still have my AE1 body.

Those are some fantastic shots. Please, please, please share more!

(Especially Caravelles. Love me the Caravelle.

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albeback · April 24, 2011, 11:38:48 AM

Quote from: rallymodeller on April 24, 2011, 10:57:19 AM
I do remember 35mm film, and I still have my AE1 body.

Those are some fantastic shots. Please, please, please share more!

(Especially Caravelles. Love me the Caravelle. )

Anything to oblige!! I believe I have more Caravelle shots. These 2 both arrived over the same weekend bringing French rugby supporters for the 6 nations match at Murrayfield. I think we actually had 3 in over that particular weekend - as well as a Belair Ile de France 727-200, an Air Toulouse 727-200 an Air Outre Mer DC-10......................................!!!!!

I've since gone Digital & I now use a Canon EOS 350D. My partner now has the AE-1 (

I SOLD it to her!! Too good a camera to GIVE away!!)

Captain Canada · April 24, 2011, 01:12:23 PM

Beauty shots....thanks for sharing ! Whoi doesn't appreciate old airliners ?

I was a Nikon guy myself.....digi is alot easier and cheaper, but I still miss the joy of having a roll developed and the anticipation of how your shots turned out.

bobbo · April 24, 2011, 04:47:47 PM

(snicker) I just dug my Old Camera Collection out, put some film in some of them - the Praktica/Vivitar Series 1 70-210 zoom set, the FED 3 body and gasp! - the Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta A !! I will TRY to ge some shots these next few weeks and learn to post them . . . BTW, the Super Ikonta has 120 film in it now.

bobbo

Jschmus · April 24, 2011, 06:34:05 PM

In the 9th photo down, is that a BAC 1-11 in A & A EE colors?

rallymodeller · April 24, 2011, 09:41:27 PM

Quote from: Jschmus on April 24, 2011, 06:34:05 PM
In the 9th photo down, is that a BAC 1-11 in A & A EE colors?

It is indeed. Specifically it's "ZE433", used first for Foxhunter radar trials and later for tests of the Typhoon's radar system.

albeback · April 25, 2011, 12:05:10 AM

Quote from: rallymodeller on April 24, 2011, 09:41:27 PM
Quote from: Jschmus on April 24, 2011, 06:34:05 PM
In the 9th photo down, is that a BAC 1-11 in A & A EE colors?

It is indeed. Specifically it's "ZE433", used first for Foxhunter radar trials and later for tests of the Typhoon's radar system.

It was a fairly regular visitor. The radar was actually manufactured in Edinburgh by Ferranti ( now BAE systems or whatever they call themselves now!!)

I kind of miss the old flim days - especially when you are frantically trying to get your camera reloaded just as that F-111 does a "dump & burn" flypast at Fairford!!!

Yes, that happened to me!!. My language was fairly explicit.............!!! ( got it the next day!!). Now of course I can get 900 photos on one battery charge!!!! Sign of the times I guess!!