Lufthansa Curtiss C-46 N9891Z was one of three of the type leased from Capitol. It is seen visiting Heathrow on August 22, 1964.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss-Wright C-46 / CW-20 Commando - СШАUSA - 1940

BEA Viscount 701C G-ANHF Mathew Flinders heads a line-up of the company’s Dakotas at a very basic Heathrow around the mid-to-late 1950s.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935Vickers Viscount - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948

Dakota G-AGNG of BOAC, seen flying over the huge ‘cement factory’ during the final construction phase of the Heathrow complex. G-AGNG was a Lend-Lease transport,formerly KK216, which was transferred to the company on January 21, 1945.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

By the 1950s, air cargo had become an important part of BEA’s activities. Pepsi-Cola vending machines are seen here being loaded onto a DC-3 for transporting from London to Jersey.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

Boeing Stratocruiser Clipper Flying Eagle N1035V was a frequent visitor to Heathrow. It is seen here in the early 1950s, sporting the revised PAA livery and the addition of weather radar in the nose.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing C-97 / Model 377 Stratocruiser - СШАUSA - 1944

Lockheed Constellations in the original BOAC maintenance area. British Airways hopes to have an engineering unit adjacent to the proposed Terminal 5.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Constellation C-69 / C-121 - СШАUSA - 1943

Transportes Aereos Portugueses (TAP) L-1049H-03 Super Constellation CS-TLD seen at Heathrow around 1958/9 whilst on lease to the airline from Seaboard & Western Airlines. Visible in the background is one of BEA’s first Viscounts, Srs 701 G-ALWF, which is the oldest survivor of the type and is now preserved at the IWM Duxford.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049 / C-121C - СШАUSA - 1951Vickers Viscount - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948

BOAC Douglas DC-7Cs at Heathrow

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-7 - СШАUSA - 1953