First with KLM from 23.11.57 as PH-VIH then to Aer Lingus ('St Fergal') on 8.7.66; leased to BAF from 31.3.70 to 27.9.71 and broken up at Dublin 1972. Interestingly, was to have been sold to Air Vietnam by Aer Lingus

This, the 10th Carvair conversion, was delivered to BUAF in 8.63 but immediately went to work with Alisud in Italy for six months. Changing name from "Channel Bridge" to "Big Joe" when BUAF became BAF in 1967, she was bought by TAR in 3.69 but leased back in 4.72, reverting to G-ASKG with BAF in 3.73. To Congo 2.75; broken up as 9Q-CTI at Kinshasa in 1995

After withdrawal in the late 1970's there was a hope she'd be preserved but despite a campaign led by a BAF Captain, sadly "Big John" was broken up in 12.83, closing an important chapter of Southend history

"Fat Annie". Typical ramp scene in the mid-Seventies at SEN with four Carvairs on turn-around. I was just so fortunate to have my first job working airside at Southend Airport :-)

Beginning life as a USAAF C-54 in 1944 then serving Pan Am and Alitalia among others after DC-4 modification, the airframe arrived in the UK as G-AOFW with Air Charter in 1955. Emerging as a Carvair in 2.64, she served Iberia and Aviaco briefly before her BUAF career

Delivered to BEA in June 1958. Served BAF from May 1981 until being broken up at Southend in February 1985.

"Rupert Keegan" served BAF from March 1975 until sale to Zaire as 9Q-CAH in April 1983, inevitably crashing just over a year later. Originally CF-NAC with Nordair and Eastern Provincial.

Initially operated by BEA from new in April 1958. Bought by BAF in January 1984 and here operating a regular summer inclusive tour service at Manchester from/to Jersey.

Two British Air Ferries Carvairs operating a freight charter through Ringway. G-APNH "Menai Bridge" is left and G-AOFW (10351/12) is at the right edge of this scene on the cargo apron.

Yankee Golf, seen here in the later BAF colours, was wfu in 12.92 and broken up at SEN a couple of years later. Originally deliverd to BEA in 3.58

The third Herald built (in 1959), soon after arrival with BAF from Trans Brasil. There were only six Srs 100's made and fortunately this historically significant machine survives, appropriately preserved at Woodley where it was built

Seen here in the first BAF Viscount livery (which was fairly short-lived) not long after a large part of BA's fleet of the type were acquired

Screaming Darts were very much a feature of Jersey till the 1990s. Here, Hotel Mike shows off BAF's third livery applied to the Viscount fleet, complete with the revised titling. After being operated in the red Parcelforce colours, the aircraft became 3D-OHM in 8.99 but aborted t/o and veered off the runway at N'djamena, Chad on 24.7.01. Despite being written off, attempts were made to restore her for flight - until a soldier sleeping under the wing accidentally fired his gun and punctured a fuel tank