Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a (slightly) better version 10-Jun-22 (DeNoise AI). A combination of really bad light and a very slow shutter speed, anything moving is blurred!

G-AVRO was quite an early B737, line number 162, delivered to Britannia Airways in Apr-69. Britannia leased it to FEAT Far East Air Transport as B-2605 over two winter seasons, Nov-76/Apr-77 and Nov-77/Apr-78.

It was sold to CG Air Leasing Inc as N313XV in May-86 and immediately leased to Presidential Airways. It was returned to CG Air Leasing and sold to the Aviation Sales Company in Apr-87 and leased to America West the following month.

They re-registered it N199AW in Oct-87. It returned to the Aviation Sales Co in Sep-91 and was stored. It was sold to International Pacific Trading in Mar-92 and leased to Aero Continente in Aug-92 as OB-1493.

It was returned in Aug-99 and sold to Millennium Aircraft Leasing Inc, briefly becoming P4-ARC before it was leased to Aero Continente (Chile) as CC-CJP the same month. It was returned to Millennium in Nov-99 and again leased to Aero Continente (Peru), this time as OB-1723.

It was retired and stored at Lima, Peru, in Oct-03. Aero Continente ceased operations in Jul-04 after the USA cancelled its permit to fly to US airports and named its Chief Executive among it's '10 most wanted' (allegedly because of 'criminal activities involving the illegal drugs trade').

The Company quickly restructured it's Board and started up again two weeks later as Nuevo Continente. However, the Peruvian Government cancelled it's operating permit in Jul-05 and the airline ceased trading, by which time this aircraft was 36 years old. OB-1723 remained stored at Lima, Peru, and was eventually broken up.

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Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version in Feb-14, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Apr-23.

G-BBAI seen shortly after it's runway overrun on the short runway at Leeds/Bradford (LBA) on 27-May-85. British Airtours stopped operating Tristars into LBA after the incident.

I've included this in the 'Manchester, 1985' set on Flickr as theres little point in creating a separate set for Leeds/Bradford for 1 photo!

Named: "The Molly McCredy Rose".

This aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-BBAI in Feb-75. It was leased to British Airways charter subsidiary British airtours in Apr-85 and returned to British Airways in Nov-87.

It was leased to British airtours again in Mar-88. After the take over of British Caledonian by British Airways, British airtours was renamed Caledonian Airways in Apr-88. The aircraft was leased to Worldways Canada as C-FCXJ in Dec-88 and returned to Caledonian Airways as G-BBAI in May-89.

The winter lease to Worldways Canada as C-FCXJ was repeated between Dec-89 / Apr-90. It was wet-leased to Air Algerie (Algeria) for a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Jun / Aug-90. The aircraft was sold to Caledonian Airways in Mar-95 and it was permanently retired at Abu Dhabi, UAE in Nov-99. Updated 22-Apr-23.

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Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 16-Feb-14 (DeNoise AI 09-Aug-22).

Named: "Robert the Bruce - The Scottish Warrior"

Delivered new to British Caledonian Airways in Jul-80 as G-BHDI it was taken over (along with B.Cal) by British Airways in Apr-88 and served with them until Feb-99 when it was stored at Manchester, UK.

It was ferried to Venice in Jul-99 and re-registered N47831 before being converted to freight config in Nov-99. It was leased to Luxembourg based Cargo Lion in Feb-00 as LX-TLD and operated with them until Mar-01 when they ceased trading and it was stored at Luxembourg.

In Aug-01 it was leased to Ugandan airline DAS Air Cargo, initially as N402JR and re-registered 5X-JCR in Feb-04. It was returned to the lessor in Feb-06 and leased to Arrow Air in Sep-06 as N450ML.

It remained in service with Arrow Air until they too ceased operations in Jun-10. After 30 years in service it was initially parked at Miami (MIA) and then transferred to Opa-Locka, FL, USA in Aug-10. It was broken up there in Jan-13.

Tags:   G-BHDI Douglas DC-10-30 B.Cal British Caledonian Airways wide-body aircraft airplane airliner jet jetliner tri-jet aviation broken-up

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Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 17-Feb-14 (DeNoise AI 09-Aug-22).

Named: "Robert the Bruce - The Scottish Warrior"

Delivered new to British Caledonian Airways in Jul-80 as G-BHDI it was taken over (along with B.Cal) by British Airways in Apr-88 and served with them until Feb-99 when it was stored at Manchester, UK.

It was ferried to Venice in Jul-99 and re-registered N47831 before being converted to freight config in Nov-99. It was leased to Luxembourg based Cargo Lion in Feb-00 as LX-TLD and operated with them until Mar-01 when they ceased trading and it was stored at Luxembourg.

In Aug-01 it was leased to Ugandan airline DAS Air Cargo, initially as N402JR and re-registered 5X-JCR in Feb-04. It was returned to the lessor in Feb-06 and leased to Arrow Air in Sep-06 as N450ML.

It remained in service with Arrow Air until they too ceased operations in Jun-10. After 30 years in service it was initially parked at Miami (MIA) and then transferred to Opa-Locka, FL, USA in Aug-10. It was broken up there in Jan-13.

Tags:   G-BHDI Douglas DC-10-30 British Caledonian Airways B.Cal aircraft airplane airliner jet jetliner wide-body tri-jet aviation broken-up

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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version.

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