Ian Arnell 💙
@IanArnell
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You cant fix airplanes if they're not on the ground
Camberley UK
Joined March 2009
Departing from the North Side Terminal by BOAC Comet (& Thames Trader bus!) at London Airport (1959). A drab, easily missed collection of buildings on the A4 Bath Rd, North Side was the portal for transatlantic/long haul until the Oceanic Building (now T3) opened in 1961.
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What to do when you’re bored? You zoom into Toulouse Airport (TLS), marvel at the line-up of factory fresh Airbus being tested… and wish that you had a (slightly) bigger wallet. https://t.co/o8TekakLW4
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If this doesn't immediately make you sing 'wombling free' are you even human?
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Rover V8,-yes I know……….🥹
The V8 engine is fast becoming extinct - best choose which one you want to save. https://t.co/IXT6UADSFT
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Vintage image from a world that doesn‘t exist anymore unknown source
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Interesting to be involved with this I’m sure ✈️
Rolls-Royce’s Boeing 747-200 flying test bed with not 1, not 2, but 3 engine types mounted on the wing. The aircraft is currently testing the new Pearl 10X (the inboard starboard engine). https://t.co/W66fcKBIgx © Nick Sheeder
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Virgin A350-1000. Head on at Manchester. @VirginAtlantic @manairport #avgeek #aviationphotography #A350 #Airbus @airbus #airliner #manchester #manchesterairport @nats @NATSManchester
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O.P. Jones (1898-1980) was a very well known aviation figure. The Captain Brent (who he?🤔😉) character in Out of the Clouds (1955) was undoubtedly based on him James Robertson Justice was playing a similar character (Sir Lancelot Spratt) in the ‘Doctor’ film series at that time
We often get Junior Flyer logbooks to fill out the flight details in, but this was a first for the three of us. This book is still with the original holder and has a first flight back in 1957. I love the fact that the holder takes great pride in presenting their book on every
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Your #FlyingFriday surprise! Last Sunday, #Airbus families, friends and fans were treated to a spectacular 7 aircraft Airbus Family formation flight ✈️ high above Toulouse, 🇫🇷 Europe’s capital of aeronautics! Enjoy 😍 Watch the full video here 👉 https://t.co/6PAPld9tOC
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I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again. Best cartoonist in the U.K. by a country mile.
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A busy morning in Toulouse with Airbus of all of varieties joining a formation flight. https://t.co/AT8WhpsRok
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Airport Playground (1958) From back when ‘Greeters’ were not only tolerated but actively catered for. The Queen’s Building roof garden closed after 9/11. You could still see a rusting kids’ ‘rocket ship’ ride for years after from the walkway to T2. Remember the Ian Allan books?
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524’s rumbling on start, nearly time to go home 🥰
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Have you ever wondered how Spike Milligan would deal with an interloper on live television? Well, wonder no more. This is fantastic!
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They could never afford all that on the paltry amounts of money they charge.
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Like a zoo now 🥴
Avis Car Rentals at Heathrow (c.1967) Hadn’t realised they did chauffeuring (🇺🇸limo service) as well. The reps in their red uniforms resemble the GlamCabs drivers in Carry On Cabby (1963) The head of Avis UK at that time later became a big🧀 in the airline industry…
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Gotta luurve an SP
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