Short clips of Lydd, Lympne and Southend or Stanstead Airports in the 1960's (Dubbed Audio)

This is a series of three short clips copied from badly degraded 8mm home movie footage from the 1960's. Featuring British Air Ferries, Bristol 170 freighter car ferries at Lydd Ferryfield Airport Kent. Skyways, HS 748 aircraft and various light aircraft at Lympne Airport Kent. Southend or Stanstead Airport with Channel Airways BAC 1-11 and Channel Airways Vickers Viscount, on the ground plus a Saturn Airways DC8 visitor. In the background are various Vickers Vanguards. (Dubbed Audio)

[@GeorgeMCMLIX]

Brilliant video! Fondly remember all those classic types and airlines in the 60s and 70s, especially at Southend 🥰

[@luciferbox5577]

Wow, this really brings back memories. I was born in 1964 and and growing up we used to go to Southend regularly through the summer. There are two things that I can still remember about our trips there. One was the sound of the trains on the pier. Even on the beach, you could always hear this very distinctive sound they made as they went along the tracks. The second thing was the British Air Ferries taking off from Southend Airport and watching them heading out across the Thames Estuary and hearing that incredible drone they had. Thanks for a great video.

[@ayutthayatrojan]

Great video, thanks -- many good memories.
❤😂❤😂.

[@MrFlashjet]

That Channel Airways 1-11 looks so smart! Also, interesting to see Saturn Airways DC-8 footage too! 10/10

[@Tirana44]

Excellent video, some memorable types there. A friend of mine worked as cabin crew for Channel on the Viscount, based at both SEN and STN.

[@airzulu2733]

Took my first ever trip on a civilian airline which was Channel Airways to ostend from Southend in a vickers viscount 812 around about 1967/8 . Never been so excited as a kid .

[@Ben-xe8ps]

I remember flying from STN to PMI in 1968 with Channel Airways. Not sure now if it was a 1-11 or a Trident. I remember the terminal at STN was situated in what resembled a large Nissen hut. I was with my Mother. She had flown several times before but was excited because it was her first time on a jet. It was my second trip by air, my first trip having been the year before LHR-IBZ on a British eagle Britannia.
Curious about the Saturn DC8's. Presumably they were charter flights (ABC Charters?) operating to the US?

[@landhopper4296]

There’s a clip of Southend airport in the 60s in “Goldfinger”. It’s where they get on the Carvairs to fly to Switzerland. Used to watch the planes there as kids. Seems amazing now that you can no longer do that!

[@dancingmanmedia8849]

i will look out for that.

[@Swaggerlot]

As stated in an earlier comment, the last section with the Saturn DC-8 is Stansted (note only one E) rather than Southend. The apron works would have been taking place at Stansted around then.

[@ianjackson7515]

Great memories from my childhood (in Liverpool, but the aircraft were all the same), I clearly remember the Viscount 'screach'. Speke was one of the last destinations for the Viscounts & Vanguards when they were 'doing the mail run' well in to the 1980's !!
Best from NZ.

[@sunxxone]

Good to hear correct noise dubbed for Dart engine!

[@zacktong8105]

Didn't change a thing (other than name) from "Continental" to "Channel" about the livery on the Viscount 800s.

[@craigpennington1251]

Like the looks of the 748s and remember the Saturn Jets bringing the GIs back form Vietnam.

[@keithcornell692]

i remember seeing instone airlines Bristol freighter at Stansted in the 1980's

[@MrKsmith09]

The final clip is Stansted and not Southend probably around 1970

[@dancingmanmedia8849]

Possibly. Unfortunately my father who took the film is no longer with us. to check. I copied what it said on the reel. Thanks for pointing this out.

[@MrKsmith09]

@@dancingmanmedia8849 it was an excellent little video. Many memories of Lympne,Southend and Stansted during my spotting days in the seventies.

[@artrandy]

Excellent time warp. Thanks. My memory of Saturn Airways Super DC8's along with O.N.A. ones at Stansted is about 71/72. The original terminal at Stansted couldn't process the type's full compliment of passengers at once, so they had to erect a long marquee to accomodate them, and I remember the ignominy of some American passengers at the time, because they had to wait on a cold winter day basically outside, with occasional added jet blasts! Welcome to the Britain of the 70's.........