Trans World Airlines L-1011 TriStar in original livery on rotation runway 10R at London Heathrow

The view from Car Park 2
The only time I managed to capture a TWA TriStar in the original 1960s livery. Unfortunately, before I invested in my Zenith and telephoto lens! This is the original frame showing the full view from Car Park 2. The tail of a Kenya Airways 707 can be seen to the left.

Apparently, the last commercial TriStar flight was operated on January 7, 2019. More info on the Aircraft design here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar

One of a small number of slides taken by me in 1977-78, before I purchased my first SLR camera - a Zenith E.

Slides that were nearly lost to oblivion No.90 The original slide / transparency was rescued from a box of 'dud' slides that I could never quite bring myself to throw away - now I am glad that I kept them. ;) From an original slide, scanned and unrestored.

You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/

Taken in: UK / England / Hillingdon / Heathrow (show map)

Taken on: June 1, 1978

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