London/Heathrow action from the late 60s. Watch for a Swissair CV-990, Aeroflot IL-62, Aer Lingus 720, and if you blink, you'll miss the Pan Am DC-8.

Produced by French TV, this news report from Kinshasa explains the current state of the airline industry in the Congo. The Congo based airlines operate with patched up Russian built An-24s and IL-18s, or old 727s purchased out of the Mojave desert. The country lacks basic airline safety regulations: this news report shows people living under old aircraft hulks, people wandering around the aircraft operations area, and aircraft parts being sold without documentation and proper storage. It really is amazing to see how backwards the avaition scene in the Congo is today. The news report also features interviews Stavros Paparoannog, Director of Kinshasa based Hewa Bora Airways.

In this DVD, Daniel Frohriep takes us for exciting flights aboard Balkan IL-18 LZ-BEH, which was still in its former LOT Polish colours. On November 2, 1998, we join the crew and passengers for an exciting departure from Sofia to Budapest. The following day we join the crew for an early morning departure on a cargo haul from Budapest down to Algiers, hauling a load of chirping day old chicks. The cabin door is opened during the taxi in and the superb howl of her four Ivchenko turboprop engines is music to the ears! Visit AirlineHobby.com DVDs to buy this DVD.

Same day return flight onboard a Grixona Il-18. Registration ER-ICB. Thanks a lot to all who made these amazing flights possible (Air Events, Alex, Grixona and the crew). Videographer not known, unfortunately.

Safety cards for all participants would be provided!

The IIyushin IL-18 IL-20 aborts its take off roll at Cabinda, Angola on September 26, 2008, and runs off the runway into a cloud of dust and smoke. The pilot hit the brakes fairly hard as evidenced by the temporary sparks and fire on the main gear. A very impressive video clip, but the quality is not that great as it was probably shot with a cell phone. No injuries reported.