YoM 1970. Ex G-14-42, G-AXLC, SX-BBO. Op by Göteborgs Fallskärmsklubb 1994-2006 as SE-LDK. Sold in the Congo as 9Q-CLD. The name Βετεράνος (ΒΕΤΕΡΑΝΟΣ) means Veteran. Previous owner Air Forum is a failed Greek airline set up in 1990, which never started operations.

SHORTS official photo CN70430-12,15 & 17. Original caption reads: "Short Skyvan Shorts' Skyvan 3 light STOL transport in the livery of the Greek national Airline, Olympic Airways. Olympics two Skyvans operate a network of shorthaul STOL air services betwen the Aegean islands of Rhodes, Kos and Karphatos, and between Athens airport and Porto Heli and Sparta on the Corinth peninsula. Services to the Ionian islands are planned shortly to begin". Delivered 1970. Air Forum 1993, operations not started. Gothenburg Parachute Club SE-LDK 1994, Malu Aviation 9Q-CLD 2006.

On the day we left Rhodes for Athens

Taxying west on the southern taxiway, Nepalese Army Skyvans none too common at Heathrow! Ferry registration G-AYZD on fin. Look how busy the Queens Building and T2 roof gardens are with viewers.

This Shorts Skyvan also carried the British registration G-AYZD on this Heathrow visit.

Seen here at rest on the domestic terminal ramp at Athens, "Isle of Mykonos" was delivered to Olympic in 5.70 (ntu by Sadia of Brazil). Sold to Pink Aviation as OE-FDI in 5.93 after storage but crashed approaching Hoogeveen in the Netherlands on 16.6.96

"Isle of Mykonos" was operated by Olympic on Greek internal flights from May 1970 until the late 1980's.