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G-ASDC_1978-02_MUC_1600_MK

 

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

 

 

München-Riem

1975-08-17 (17 August 1975)

 

G-ASDC "Plain Jane"

Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair

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British Air Ferries (BAF) Cargo

 

"Plain Jane" is taxiing through the snow to runway 07 for take-off. This Carvair had previously been noted at Riem on 30 December 1969 and 9 August 1975. It visited Riem again on 10 February 1978 and 23 February 1978 (night stop). The aircraft looked old and quaint even in 1978 but only had accumulated 15 years of service at that point and would fly for another 19 years.

 

Information from airliners.net (Richard Vandervord):

Converted by ATEL from DC-4 LX-BNG and first flying as a Carvair in 3.63, G-ASDC was first christened "Pont du Rhin" by BUAF and was renamed "Plain Jane" by BAF in 1972. Sold to Falcon Airways of Texas as N80FA in 4.79 (crashed 6.97 in AK)

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-ASDC/989671

 

Pre-conversion: Douglas C-54A-1-DC N54373 with Seaboard Western at LUX in 1950:

www.flickr.com/photos/134499848@N06/26221286549

 

G-ASDC with British United Air Ferries at SEN in November 1964:

www.flickr.com/photos/25571261@N02/9208421439

 

G-ASDC with BAF at DUS in 1974:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/4/6/4/1756464.jpg

 

G-ASDC (o/c) together with G-AOFW (n/c) at SEN in April 1974:

www.airhistory.net/photo/22365/G-ASDC

 

G-ASDC with BAF at SEN in July 1974 (later colours):

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/3/2/1/1353123.jpg

 

N80FA with Falcon Airways at SEN in April 1979:

www.flickr.com/photos/rv-avia/23864739486

 

N80FA with Pacific Air Express in 1983:

www.flickr.com/photos/51562621@N03/50044709868

 

N103 with Great Arctic Airways at Fairbanks in May 1997:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/9/7/0490790.jpg

 

 

Scan from Kodak medium format (6x6 cm) slide, cropped to 3:2 aspect ratio.

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Uploaded on December 12, 2022
Taken in February 1978