Reach for the Sky

Photos from scanned 35mm transparencies (22 images)

African International Bristol Britannia 314 5Y-ANS.This aircraft was delivered to Canadian Pacific Airlines as CF-CZX in 1958.It became Caledonian Airways G-ATMA in 1965 and joined African Safari Airlines in 1971 as 5Y-ANS and then reverted to G-ATMA with International Aviation Services (IAS) in 1972 and was subsequently scrapped.

Aer Turas Bristol 170 Freighter EI-APC.This aircraft was first registered as G-AMLJ in 1952 and became Air Lingus EI-AFR that year.It became part of Skyways Coach Air as G-AMLJ in 1955 and in the same year went to Middle East Airlines.It reverted to G-AMLJ with BOAC in 1958 and in 1959 went to BKS Air Transport.It went to Aer Turas in 1966 as EI-ANS and then to Transportes Aeriens Reunis in 1972 and subsequently scrapped.