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G-OEDA British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 euro direct airways MAN 09MAR95

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 16-Feb-24.

 

One of three parked at Manchester UK after ceasing operations.

 

Named: "Spirit of Bournemouth".

 

First flown in Jun-87 with the British Aerospace test registration G-31-761, this aircraft was leased to Aliblu Airways (Italy) as I-BLUO in Sep-87 and returned to BAe in Nov-90. It was re-registered G-BSZK the following month and stored before being re-registered again as G-LOGV in Jul-91.

 

It was leased to Loganair in Oct-91 and returned to BAe in Feb-94. The aircraft was leased to 'euro direct airlines' as G-OEDA in Mar-94. They didn't last and ceased operations in Feb-95. The aircraft was returned to BAe and stored at Manchester, UK.

 

It was transferred to Jetstream Aircraft Ltd in Mar-95 and remained in storage until it was leased to Knight Air in Feb-96. It returned to Jetstream Aircraft in Mar-96.

 

It was leased to Manx Airlines (Europe) as G-LOGV later the same month and transferred to BRA British Regional Airlines in Sep-96. It was returned to Jetstream Aircraft in Apr-97 and transferred to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd in Jun-97.

 

The aircraft was sold to Inglis Aircraft (New Zealand) as ZK-JSI in Jul-97 and leased to Origin Pacific Airways the same day. Origin Pacific ceased operations in Aug-06 and the aircraft was stored at Nelson, New Zealand. It was last noted still at Nelson, derelict, in Mar-11.

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Taken on March 9, 1995