I guess that we all have our old favourites that are no longer in service.
Mine would be Concorde, Trident, Comet 4, B727, DC10, Tristar...
Concorde...well apart from her being the most beautiful bird ever built, she was just an amazing aircraft, way ahead of her time...even at the time of her demise.
Trident...the staple of package holidays when I was a youngster, loved the backwards facing seats and being able to see where I had been instead of where I was going. Surprisingly comfy, if a tad noisy.
Comet 4...flew in these with Dan Air many times (along with B727's), lovely old birds, like Concorde in many respects..ahead of their time and quite beautiful to look at too.
B727....the workhorse, not the prettiest bird in the sky but one that seemed to be able to get almost anywhere, fondly remembered when going on holiday to Tenerife with Dan Air as a youngster...even if they did petrify my mother
DC10 & Tristar...two much maligned & much misunderstood beauties, clunky & chunky but oh so comfy compared to many of the modern widebodies, and quiet too.
So...what are your oldie favourites & why?