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In the mid 1990s, most of the freight that passed through Coventry’s night-time freight hub transported aboard vintage propliners. Including Vickers Viscounts and at the time, the world’s last operational Vickers Vanguard.

The frenzied, nocturnal, propliner activities which took place from this humble, ramshackle rural location. It captured by aviation videographer Henry Tenby, during several visits in 1995 and 1996. This show features 116 solid minutes of ear-piercing Vickers Viscount and Vanguard Coventry action, with lots of start ups, taxiing aircraft, landings and take-offs, and engine shut downs. Professionally filmed up close (with tripod) on the apron at Coventry, during busy night-time freight operations.

We also go for a cockpit flight on the world’s last in-service Vickers Vanguard Coventry (Hunting Cargo’s G-APEP) from Liverpool to Belfast, as well as a day-time flight on British World Vickers Viscount G-BFZL from Belfast to Coventry, with footage from both the cabin and the flight-deck. Who can ever forget the sound of four Darts or Tynes winding up, or throttling up for take-off power. This show forever preserves the memories of these wonderful, graceful British marques.

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