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Photo taken by Manfred Kaffine and kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

 

München-Riem

ca. July 1970

 

G-ANBL

Bristol 175 Britannia 102

12913

Britannia Airways

 

G-ANBL was last noted at Riem on 11 July 1970, which may well be the date of this shot. Six days before, on 5 July 1970, she had been seen at Riem with Southern Cross International - if the dates are correct, she would have acquired a blue cheatline instead of an orange one within six days. There are two sources for the Southern Cross sighting, airborne magazine and Aviation Letter, so I guess that date is correct at least.

 

In the late 1960s, there were sometimes up to five Britannia Airways Britannias at the airport on the same day:

 

1 January 1968: G-ANBE, G-ANBL

19 January 1969: G-ANBA, G-ANBF, G-ANBJ, G-ANBL

9 February 1969: G-ANBE, G-ANBF, G-ANBJ, G-ANBL, G-ANBO plus G-ANBD (BKS Air Transport)

3 April 1969: G-ANBF, G-ANBI, G-ANBL

 

Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Richard Vandervord:

G-ANBL was received by BOAC on 2 March 1957 and was leased by Britannia Airways from June 1965 (following a lease to East African Airways in 1962). Sub-leased to Southern Cross just for a month in summer 1970 and returned to Britannia who then purchased her but b/u at Luton in July 1972 after 18 months' storage.

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-ANBL/671334

 

G-ANBL with BOAC ca. 1960:

www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/51190188695

 

G-ANBL leased to EAAC at LHR in 1962:

abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1599916

 

G-ANBL stored at LHR in March 1964 (basic BOAC colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/5662925790

 

G-ANBL (plus G-ANBF) with Britannia Airways at LTN in January 1966:

www.flickr.com/photos/26268110@N02/22256316559

 

G-ANBL with Britannia Airways at CPH in July 1968 (later colours):

www.airhistory.net/photo/317670/G-ANBL

 

G-ANBL with Southern Cross International at LGW in June 1970:

www.airhistory.net/photo/20934/G-ANBL

 

G-ANBL ex-Britannia Airways stored at LTN ca. 1972 (next to G-ANBE):

www.airlines-airliners.de/fotoserien2/britannia/g_anbl.jpg

 

 

Scan from Kodak medium format (6 x 6 cm) slide, cropped to 3:2 aspect ratio.

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