These unseen photos from the YEP archive are sure to bring back memories for a generation of holidaymakers as well as plane spotters and the local community. The decade brought huge change at the airport which included a runway extension, the redevelopment of the terminal building, a row over night flights and a visit from Concorde. LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. October 1984
The extended car park at Leeds Bradford Airport proved a soaraway success.
20. October 1984
Is this the Leeds Bradford Airport you remember?
21. November 1984
Captain Mike Webster shows his parents, William and Norah Webster, the flight deck of the Jumbo. There were cheers from the 400 passengers as it lifted into the air to become the first Jumbo to take off from Leeds Bradford Airport.
22. February 1985
An Air Europe plane gets loaded with food and provisions.
23. April 1985
Rows over late night landings at Leeds Bradford Airport stirred the whole issue of night flights at Yeadon. It prompted your YEP to run a telephone poll.
24. May 1985
A British Airtours TriStar airliner with 416 people on board plunged off the end of the runway.