150. G-AVMI BAC One-Eleven 510 British Aircraft Corporation (BEA British European Airways) MAN 21JUL68
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Apr-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 19-Jul-21.
A very rare shot! This was the first visit of a BEA One-Eleven to Manchester, seen in the 'old' BEA livery. By the time it was delivered to BEA in Apr-69 it had been repainted into the odd livery that their One-Elevens had for operation on German domestic services to Berlin (plain blue tail with 'Super One-Eleven' titles and small 'BEA' titles by the forward door).
G-AVMI (the registration it kept for it's whole 33 year life) was the second prototype One-Eleven 500 and first flew in May-68. It was delivered to BEA British European Airways in Apr-69. BEA merged with BOAC in Jul-74 to form British Airways.
The aircraft was retired and stored at Bournemouth, UK, in Nov-92 after 23 years in service. In May-93 it was sold to European Aviation and leased to other group companies, European Air Charter in Feb-94 and 'Aberdeen London Express Airlines' in Oct-94.
It was wet-leased to SABENA Belgian World Airlines between Mar/Dec-95 and again between Mar/Jun-96. Another European Aviation company, Air Bristol, sub-leased it in Nov-96, they were renamed AB Airlines the following month.
It was returned to European Aviation in Sep-99 and immediately sub-leased to European Air Charter for two months until it was permanently retired at Bournemouth in Nov-99. It was broken up there in Feb-02.
150. G-AVMI BAC One-Eleven 510 British Aircraft Corporation (BEA British European Airways) MAN 21JUL68
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Apr-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 19-Jul-21.
A very rare shot! This was the first visit of a BEA One-Eleven to Manchester, seen in the 'old' BEA livery. By the time it was delivered to BEA in Apr-69 it had been repainted into the odd livery that their One-Elevens had for operation on German domestic services to Berlin (plain blue tail with 'Super One-Eleven' titles and small 'BEA' titles by the forward door).
G-AVMI (the registration it kept for it's whole 33 year life) was the second prototype One-Eleven 500 and first flew in May-68. It was delivered to BEA British European Airways in Apr-69. BEA merged with BOAC in Jul-74 to form British Airways.
The aircraft was retired and stored at Bournemouth, UK, in Nov-92 after 23 years in service. In May-93 it was sold to European Aviation and leased to other group companies, European Air Charter in Feb-94 and 'Aberdeen London Express Airlines' in Oct-94.
It was wet-leased to SABENA Belgian World Airlines between Mar/Dec-95 and again between Mar/Jun-96. Another European Aviation company, Air Bristol, sub-leased it in Nov-96, they were renamed AB Airlines the following month.
It was returned to European Aviation in Sep-99 and immediately sub-leased to European Air Charter for two months until it was permanently retired at Bournemouth in Nov-99. It was broken up there in Feb-02.