Photographer unknown. After retirement by the RAF in 1975, XL658 became EI-BBY with a company called Interconair, which specialised in exporting beef from Ireland to other European countries. Its career was cut short on 30 September 1977 when a propellor malfunction on short final to runway 24 at Shannon led to a deviation from the approach and a crash-landing in a farmer's field across the road. The aircraft was a write-off but all on board walked away.

Photographer unknown. "November Alpha" is seen at Heathrow in August 1974, a few months after BOAC and BEA were merged into British Airways. Only a minimal livery change had taken place at this stage, with replacement of the BOAC titles with those of the new carrier. Later, the new BA tail colours were applied as a further interim measure before a repaint into full BA livery in 1977. G-AWNA was the first 747 to be delivered to a British airline, this taking place on 20 April 1970. It continued in service until 31 October 1998.

Photographer unknown. Amongst the most unusual visitors ever to Dublin Airport were a total of five ex-French Skyraiders which passed through in 1977 en route to the USA. The first two to arrive were N91935 and N91945, in March 1977.

Turning in to the gate, summer 1974 - a view from the Queen's Building viewing balcony. While a TWA 707 starts its takeoff roll on runway 28R, next in line are a British Airways 707, a Northeast Trident 1E and Air Jamaica DC-8-62 6Y-JII. EI-ASH had been leased to Transair Canada from 16 November 1973 to 15 May 1974 as CF-TAR. It was leased to the same carrier for the next two winter seasons also, as C-GTAR, hence the retention of these garish colours when it returned to Ireland for the summer months. Photographer unknown.

Photographer unknown. An undated image of this Aer Lingus Viscount preparing to depart from Shannon. I estimate it to have been taken circa 1960-1. Note the group of press photographers at bottom left, presumably focusing on a notable passenger of the time. Construction of the taxiway from the apron to the recently-built runway 24 is still underway.