First flight 1953. ex PK-GHE and JA6156. Registred LN-BFX 19.December 1969 and operted for Fjellfly. as I recall it Fjellfly opened flighst between Skien and Oslo-Fornebu in the 1960s using Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneers LN-BFK and-BFO, before changing to DH114 Heron in 1970. This aircrft was grounded in 1973 and stored at Geiteryggen, as seen on this photo 11 years later. Broken up at Fornebu 1988, and spares use for restoring sistership LN-BFY at Sola Air Museum, which is preserved as "LN-PSG" which was one of the three first DH Herons in Braathens SAFE.

Swedair operating for SAS from Stockholm to Jönköping with this 24 year old Faichild F-27 as we were camping in Sweden that summer. ex CF-LWN and N225, came to Aerocenter as SE-IEG in 1980. Used by Swedair from 1983 to 1986, later N225, N311NA and N311RD before wfu

Built 1953 as CV-340-38 for KLM as PH-TGF, re-registered to PH-CGF in 1954 and converted to CV-440. Later N157W and N4406 Mohawk Airlines and Lake Central Airlines (converted to CV-580 in August 1967, N5839 Allegheny Airlines, Mountain West Airlines, and Sierra Pacific Airlines before sold to Nor-Fly Charter December 1980. January 1985 to Partnair, Late 1989 wfu. July 1991 C-FKFJ Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter, September 1994 CS-TMG Agroar, November 1996 G-FKFJ Kelowna (returned), July 2003 ZK-KFJ Air Freight NZ until wfu at Auckland August 2017 and later broken up there.

First flight 9 January 1953 as CV-340-31 for United Airlines, reg N73123 delivered 31 January 1953. To Lake Central 10 August 1964. (Converted to CV-580 in 1967). 1 August 1968 N543 Allegheny Airlines. 10 January 1980 LN-BWG Nor-Fly A/S, November 1981 transferred to Nor-Fly Charter. 29 September 1985 LN-BWG to Partnair, not repainted the first year. June 1988 LN-BWG leased to Ryanair with Ryanair logo and titles. Returned to Partnair in October 1988 and wfu late 1989. 13 March 1991 C-FKFL Kelowna Flightcraft. 11 February 1997 ZK-KFH. April 2017 wfu at Auckland after 60 years of flying.

First flown 10 March 1968 and delivered new to Varig as PP-VDT in 1968. In September 1975 it was bought by Fred Olsen as LN-FOM for operating on behalf of the Norwegian CAA as calibration aircraft replacing the old CV-340 LN-FOF. August 1996 to West Air Sweden as SE-LEY. Withdrawn from use and broken up for spares in 2001. Seen parked a quiet day during the Easter week in front of the FOF Hangar.

First flight 31 August 1967, delivered new to Qantas Airways 6 September 1967 as City of Tamworth. Sold as 9J-AEL to Zambia Airways in April 1977 and to Trans Arabian Air Transport as ST-ALP in March 1989. 14 June 1992 N4115J Grumman Aerospace (for Joint STAR conversion to Boeing E-38C). December 1996 delivered to USAF 92-3290. Aircraft was at least operative in 2022 after more than 55 years in service. Seen parked during a state visit (hence the police car) close to the main entrance to the airport.

Built 1956 and delivered to SAS as SE-BSR "Bjarne Viking" on August 21st 1956, arrived at FBU 5 days later. Repainted during 1966, and operated for SAS until wfu November 30th 1975. Sold December 3rd 1975 to Nor-Fly A/S and registred LN-KLK. Transferred to Nor-Fly Charter on November 23rd 1981 Wfu as the final CV-440 in Nor-Fly Charter 1984, and in May 1984 sold to veteran club Norsk Metropollitan Klubb, and flonw with members on air shows until wfu June 30th 1988. Has been preserved at The Sola Air Museum.

The first B767 for BU, had three flights for invited guests boarding at the Braathens Hangar in the northeastern part of the airåport, and this photo is shot from stairs to the original 1939 Terminal, as it is seen taxing after having passed the Control Tower.

An icecold day in January 1983, the old part of Fornebu airport (the northwestern corner). Norfly and Partnair aircarft parked. From left to right: Nor-fly Charter CV-580s LN-BWN and LN-BWG, with CV-440 LN-KLK seen behind.

ff: May 15th 1980 at Renton. May 30th 1980 TF-FLI became the first new airliner to wear the new Icelandair (Flugleidir) colours when delivered new with natural metal underside. In 1984 it got grey underside, and was named "Fronfari". Repaced by B737-400s in 1989, October 1989 N329AS Alaska Airlines, January 1994 N780AT American Trans Air. October 16th 2001 wfu and stored at Roswell, and broken up in 2005. In 1980 Icelandair was one of the most exciting airlines to follow, with 727 ex FI and DC-8-63s ex LL, and then came this one, bright and new.

First flown 25 March 1964 at Schipol, in April 1964 it was leased to Schreiner Airways as PH-SAF. To Braathens SAFE as LN-SUL 8 April 1965, named "Sigurd Munn" in 1971 or 1972. On 15 February 1977 it was tranferred to Airexecutive Norway, as the 3rd F27 brom BU to BS years. Airexecutive was renamed Busy Bee of Norway in September 1980 and in 1982 LN-SUL was repainted to the new colours, one of the last to be repainted, but also one of the first to receive the black Busy Bee titles. In October 1992 LN-SUL was leased to Air Nordic, and became SE-KZE 18 May 1995. In 1998 it went to Eureca and finally wfu 1999 at Malmö.

ff: November 17th 1969 at Renton, and delivered new to Air France November 26th 1969. spring 1979 F-BPJK was repainted to this new white colours of Air France. In 1991 wfu at Orly after flying 22 years for AF. It was used as a ground trainer at Annecy, France. Broken up there in 2004. AF opened daily flights to Fornebu as AF796 from CDG via CPH tuesday April 1st 1970 using Caravelles, which were main aircraft until 1981. Then we had B727-200s daily until the delivery of new B737-200s in 1983

ff: 21st January 1977 at Long Beach delivered new to Swissair 4th February 1977 and got the name "Aarau", this day it was my first photo of a repainted SR DC-9. 13th March 1986 N679HA Hawaiian Airlines. 2001 wfu and stored at Mojave, later scrapped. Swissair flew to FBU starting with daily DC-9-30s on April 1st 1970, until March 1982, when the DC-9-50 took over

cn: 11013 ff: 30th June 1969 as PH-ZAH at Schipol. 1969-08 PH-EXA rr and leased to MMA as VH-MMJ. 31st July1970 LN-SUO del to Braathens SAFE, 1972 named "Magnus Barfot" 1986-12-16 C-GQBS Quebecair, 1987 Inter-Canadian tfd. 1989-12 C-GQBS TAT (leased). 1989-12 F-GIAI TAT, 1992 F-GIAI Stellair, 1993 F-GIAI Palair Macedonie "The Red Baron", 1994-04 wfu at Dinard, France, and broken up there in 1997 Seen at gate 12 beside a B737-200 at gate 10, in the backgorund we can see the building of the third floor at the Terminal, opened late 1983

First flown 16 May 1980 at Long Beach, delivered new to KLM June 10 1980. KLM flew DC-9s to FBU from 1968 until 1988. 21 April 1989 N944U for TWA until wfu 1991. 1992 to Midwest Express, to N602ME in 1993. Wfu 22 July 2003 and stored at Mojave 7 October 2003 RP-C1546 Cebu Pacific, painted in "Paradise" special colours. 2006 wfu at Manila, broken up there in 2015.

First flown 7 August 1979 at Renton, delivered to BU as the 8th new 737-200 21 August 1979, and named "Magnus den Gode". During 1986 it was repainted to have the red and dark blue line under the windows, and a larger flag on tail. Sold and leased back as N73FS in 1990 as part of the new orders for 737-400s and -500s. On 19 November 1993 to Carnival Airlines as N73FS, later N235TA and ZS-PIU until broken up at Johannesburg 2012.

Hall Viking was the first of the the last 4 DC-9-41s delivered new to SAS in a "natural metal" livery which was nice in bright sunlight, and rather dull in grey weather. Due to corrosion, these four DC-9s were among the first aircraft to be repainted to the new white livery adopted in 1983. Wfu in 2001 after 23 years for SAS. Later a few years as N66XS before broken up.

In 1982 SR changed the daily flights operated with DC-9-30s since 1979, to DC-9-50s. Dübendorf was three years old when this photo was taken. Later became YV-41C and N603DCuntil wfu in 2001, stored at Mojave and broken up there in April 2008. Seen parked after at night stop at gate 10, as one of the two latest ordered DC-9s in the SR fleet, it still kept the original colours in 1982

Seen parked outside the FOF Hangar, after been transferred from Iscargo to Eagle Air. Scanned from original Fuji negative film, shot with an Instamatic camera, the first time I asked the CAA to come inside the airport to photograph a special aircraft, and they brought me to this place by car. ex N5009K, PI-C1063 / RP-C1063 as a L-188C flying pax, cvtd to CF as N62AJ in 1979, then to Iscargo as TF-ISJ and TF-VLN, later N4465F until damaged beyond econoimc repair at Aruba July 19th 1990, without any injuries to people.