Miami International Airport Classic Propliners & Classic Jets 1980s-90s

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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Miami International Airport boasted the world’s largest collection of Classic Propliners and vintage Boeing 707 and DC-8 jetliners. Back then, Miami was the undisputed mecca for airliner photographers. Miami International Airport aviation slide shooter legend Eddy Gual luckily documented all the action on video. This Classic Jets 1980s-90s show is a highlight of those now distant memories of when the Classic Propliners and jets called Miami home.

This Classic Jets 1980s-90s show serves up nearly two solid hours of nothing but classic propliner action, and classic heart-pounding 707 and DC-8 action. The first hour features the Wrangler and Tradewinds CL-44s, a Cuban An-2 and An-24, AMSA. Also Aerochago Connies, DC-4s and DC-6s, a piston Guppy, L-188 Electras (TAN and SAHSA), an Andover, G-I, KC-97, Convairs and more.

Second Hour Show

The second hour features DC-8-50s (LAC, General Air Cargo, Andes, ACS Cargo Canada,) a DC-8-61 of Trans-Continental, DC-8-62s (Peru Air Force, Rich Intl. passenger & cargo, Arrow) DC-8-63s (Challenge Air Cargo & Rich), and many Boeing 707s (Guyana Airways, SAETA, Ecuatoriana, Aeronica’s 707-123B, Fast Air, Florida West, Avianca, Lan Chile, Ladeco, Tampa Colombia, Aerosur, Lloyd Aero Boliviano). Viva Miami!

2 Responses to “Miami International Airport Classic Propliners & Classic Jets 1980s-90s”

  1. <path_to_url> Vectorer

    This video is as MAGNIFICENT a collection of Golden-Era propliners and jetliners as I have ever seen. The video is delightful and reminiscent; to see these long-gone aircraft back in action. It becomes obvious that Eddy Gual dedicated many, many days over the course of years toward the production of this effort. The video also accurately conveys the volume of traffic that existed at MIA years ago. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

    • <path_to_url> Henry Tenby

      Thank you for the excellent comments and feedback. Yes, Eddy Gual is a Miami airport institution. All the aircraft spotters and photographers from the 70s to the 2000s who visited Miami met Eddy at the airport. He was always there filming the aircraft. And we have to be thankful we have Eddy’s videos and slides as a reminder of how fantastic Miami was as an airport during the time when it had vintage propliners and classic jetliners. Those days are now long gone sadly.

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