OK Jet! CSA Tupolev Tu-134A OK-EFJ seen about to roll on runway 27R at London Heathrow
Soviet aviation memories from a collection of some 80 slides of Soviet-built aircraft that I've had scanned from my archives. Hope they will provide some enjoyment and nostalgia from a bygone age.
Seen just after landing on runway 28L is OK-HFL - one of the regular fleet of Tupolev Tu-134As that CSA Czechoslovak Airlines used on OK-754/5 from Prague into Heathrow. The aircraft was only two years old when I took this shot. In the background, United Arab Emirates VIP Boeing 707-3L6B A6-HPZ. Typical Zenith 'lighting effects' in the shot - my earliest Zenit E was particularly prone to these 😅
Something of a BA Fest in the background, with two Tridents, two TriStars and two 747s!
OK-EFJ c/n 223128 Tupolev TU-134A was delivered new to ČSA Československé Aerolinie in 1974 and flew with the airline until 1st Jan 1993 when Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the the two sovereign states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The aircraft transferred to CSA Czech Airlines and continued to fly with the airline until the mid 1990s when it was retired. After the aircraft was broken up, the cockpit was put on display at etecke Muzeum Kbely, Prague.
CSA Czechoslovak Airlines Tu-134As - the airline operated one of the largest fleets of Tupolev Tu-134As in Europe, between 1971 and 1997. Here is a list of the fleet:
OK-AFA 1971-1988
OK-AFB 1972-1989 (Preserved Piestany, Slovakia)
OK-CFC 1972-1992 (Cockpit section Au-Waedenswil, Switzerland)
OK-CFD 1972-1977 (Crashed and w/o 2/1/77 - colided on runway with OK-NAA IL-18 on landing)
OK-CFE 1972-1990 (Preserved as OK-9522 Ancona, Italy)
OK-CFF 1972-1991
OK-CFG 1973-1991
OK-CFH 1973-1991 (Converted to restaurant at Brno, Czech Republic, later burned down.)
OK-DFI 1973-1991 (Nose section preserved Zruc, CZ)
OK-EFJ 1974-1996 (Cockpit on display Letecke Muzeum Kbely, Prague)
OK-EFK 1974-1996
OK-HFL 1977-1997 (Sold to Balkan as LZ-TUJ)
OK-HFM 1977-1998 (Sold to Balkan as LZ-TUH)
OK-IFN 1978-1997 (Sold to ORBI Georgian Airlines as 4L-AAE)
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera and 300mm lens. From an original slide, scanned and unrestored.
According to my trusty log book, this is Frame 32 of the very first film I shot with my new Zenith TTL! Still the Zenith "lighting effects" in this shot, which particularly affected my first Zenith SLR camera - a basic Model E - but also affected my EM and TTL cameras.
You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/
OK Jet! CSA Tupolev Tu-134A OK-EFJ seen about to roll on runway 27R at London Heathrow
Soviet aviation memories from a collection of some 80 slides of Soviet-built aircraft that I've had scanned from my archives. Hope they will provide some enjoyment and nostalgia from a bygone age.
Seen just after landing on runway 28L is OK-HFL - one of the regular fleet of Tupolev Tu-134As that CSA Czechoslovak Airlines used on OK-754/5 from Prague into Heathrow. The aircraft was only two years old when I took this shot. In the background, United Arab Emirates VIP Boeing 707-3L6B A6-HPZ. Typical Zenith 'lighting effects' in the shot - my earliest Zenit E was particularly prone to these 😅
Something of a BA Fest in the background, with two Tridents, two TriStars and two 747s!
OK-EFJ c/n 223128 Tupolev TU-134A was delivered new to ČSA Československé Aerolinie in 1974 and flew with the airline until 1st Jan 1993 when Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the the two sovereign states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The aircraft transferred to CSA Czech Airlines and continued to fly with the airline until the mid 1990s when it was retired. After the aircraft was broken up, the cockpit was put on display at etecke Muzeum Kbely, Prague.
CSA Czechoslovak Airlines Tu-134As - the airline operated one of the largest fleets of Tupolev Tu-134As in Europe, between 1971 and 1997. Here is a list of the fleet:
OK-AFA 1971-1988
OK-AFB 1972-1989 (Preserved Piestany, Slovakia)
OK-CFC 1972-1992 (Cockpit section Au-Waedenswil, Switzerland)
OK-CFD 1972-1977 (Crashed and w/o 2/1/77 - colided on runway with OK-NAA IL-18 on landing)
OK-CFE 1972-1990 (Preserved as OK-9522 Ancona, Italy)
OK-CFF 1972-1991
OK-CFG 1973-1991
OK-CFH 1973-1991 (Converted to restaurant at Brno, Czech Republic, later burned down.)
OK-DFI 1973-1991 (Nose section preserved Zruc, CZ)
OK-EFJ 1974-1996 (Cockpit on display Letecke Muzeum Kbely, Prague)
OK-EFK 1974-1996
OK-HFL 1977-1997 (Sold to Balkan as LZ-TUJ)
OK-HFM 1977-1998 (Sold to Balkan as LZ-TUH)
OK-IFN 1978-1997 (Sold to ORBI Georgian Airlines as 4L-AAE)
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera and 300mm lens. From an original slide, scanned and unrestored.
According to my trusty log book, this is Frame 32 of the very first film I shot with my new Zenith TTL! Still the Zenith "lighting effects" in this shot, which particularly affected my first Zenith SLR camera - a basic Model E - but also affected my EM and TTL cameras.
You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/