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G-AVOF_1973-02_MUC_1290_NK

 

Photo taken by Norbert Kröpfl, scan kindly provided by Stephan Barth for inclusion on this page.

 

München-Riem

February 1973

 

G-AVOF

BAC 111-416EK One-Eleven

131

Cambrian Airways

 

G-AVOF had earlier been noted at Riem on 19 April 1968 with Autair International. It returned with British Airways on 6 February 1977, with BIA on 17 June 1983 and 15 July 1983 and with Dan-Air London in July 1984.

 

Information from flickr (adapted) - thanks to Ken Fielding:

Delivered to Autair International Airways in Februay 68 as G-AVOF, the aircraft was sold to Cambrian Airways in December 69. Sold to British Aerospace in Nov-78 and leased back to British Airways. Returned to B.Ae in August 80 and stored. Due to be sold to Air Manchester in mid 1982 as G-BMAN but they ceased operations and were merged into British Air Ferries in September 82. B.Ae leased the aircraft to British Island Airways in May 1983, to British Caledonian Airways from November 1983 to January 1984 and to Dan-Air Services from May 1984 to October 1984. Sold to Britt Airways in March 1985 as N392BA and to Okada Air, Nigeria, as 5N-AYT in In May 87. Stored stored at Benin City, Nigeria, in December 97 and broken up there around 1999.

 

Registration details for this airframe:

rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=95375

 

G-AVOF with Autair International at BSL in April 1968:

www.bsl-mlh-planes.net/bigpicture/picture_id/4486

 

G-AVOF with Cambrian at LTN in December 1969:

www.flickr.com/photos/23711545@N08/50778273888

 

G-AVOF with Cambrian at LHR ca. early 1970s (later colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/coptercrazy/9970674926

 

G-AVOF with British Airways at NCL in May 1976:

www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/3220787648

 

G-AVOF with British Caledonian at AMS ca. 1983/1984 (basic Air Manchester colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/27749030@N04/19690499635

 

This airframe as N392BA with Britt Airways at QLA in September 1985:

www.flickr.com/photos/ragnarok31/46687486881

 

This airframe as 5N-AYT with Okada Air at PMI in May 1987 (on delivery to Nigeria):

cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/21610_1590517825.jpg

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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Taken in February 1973