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Aviation Traders ATL.98 Carvair (c/n 9/27249)
British Air Ferries
Basel-Mulhouse (BSL/LFSB)
15 October 1978
It was not the Boeing 747 that invented the famous "hump", rather it was Freddie Laker's Aviation Traders Limited, which converted a total of 21 Douglas DC-4s into Carvairs, thereby adding an all-new forward fuselage with a hydraulically operated sideways-opening nose door to accommodate up to five cars in a hump. Up to 22 passengers could be seated in the rear cabin.
Launch customer was Channel Air Bridge, who received the first Carvair in February 1962, and used the type as an air ferry for cars and their motorists across the English Channel. Channel Air Bridge later became British United Air Ferries and then British Air Ferries, and the airline lineage operated a fleet of 9 Carvairs over the years.
One was G-ASHZ, the ninth conversion of a C-54B originally built for the US Air Force in 1944, and converted to Carvair configuration during 1962/1963. G-ASHZ operated with the airline lineage from July 1963 until June 1979, when it was sold to the USA. In late 1978 G-ASHZ was captured at Basel airport, right after loading finished on a cargo flight, and ready to fire up. It wore an updated British Air Ferries bare-metal livery and was the last of this unique aircraft I have ever seen in action.
After the sale G-ASHZ became N89FA with Falcon Airways, but did not fly a lot and was sold several times in a short time. Its last flight was sometime after 2003, when it was ferried from Georgia to Gainesville-Municipal, TX, where it was permamently withdrawn from use. Current owner is South African Air Lease LLC of Clayton, MO, and the Carvair is still registered in the USCAR as N89FA. Photos show it at Gainesville still fairly intact as late as 2024.
(HD-REUP) : It wasn't my first AN-12 but probably the most colored one that i have ever shooted so far !
It wasn't on the fps that day but like every cargo flights (which are supposed to go to the Middle East), it came the day before.. (and it was perfect on the case) :)
Built in 2006 and seen here at Fuerteventura (GCFV/FUE) having just arrived as TUI6GL from Basel Mulhouse (LFSB/BSL).
Just wow..
The Queen took a great delay today about his test flight, i would lie if i tell you that i wasn't nervous :D
When i was driving, it was completely cloudy and suddenly near Basel, the sun appeared for a short time when he landed.
I'm so happy for having it, especially after the Cobham Falcon 20 yesterday :)
5B-DBZ Boeing B737-8BK Eurocypria Airlines - went to EL AL as 4X-EKT when Eurocypria went bankrupt in 2010.
An other nice vip catched during the touchdown!
Almost two years ago that i made it..i couldn't say that it was perfect because it was a mix of snow, rain and fog..but today, things were totally different!
He finally flew today and after a long testflight of 10 hrs, he came back when the lightning conditions were at their best 😍.
Time flies so fast.. VP-BAT 😢 !
I thought that i erased by mistake the full set of 747SP' raw one year ago but i suddenly found a backup folder and a couple of them was inside..Yippee ki yay 😆!
G-BTPH BAe ATP Atlantic Airlines.
In passenger service with British Airways and Air Europa until 2004. Still active with EnComm as 5Y-GMG (together with 2 of the same type)
F-GCLM Fairchild FH-227B ACE Transvalair
obvioulsy ex TAT, later full colors were applied
(scan from my collection - not my shot)
Perfect light for that rare CJ after having missed it two years ago at my home airport!
Was planned two hours earlier but it appeared that it suffered some issues before the clearance. I was sure that it wouldn't leave today..fortunately i waited for the OO-SNE's departure while it was suddenly taxiing behind!
HB-RSC Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation SCFA with a firery and smokey start-up on the way from Basle to Samaden, a 40 minutes journey.
I was more and less quiet since the covid crisis began..but since a couple of weeks, i was able to catch most of my wanted airplanes like P4-MES, VP-BKS, (not M-IABU), and that one :
Nice light, powerful aircraft 😎, perfect lift-off after making a touch&go :D
HB-AAS Fokker F28-2000 Sirte Oil Company (operated by Zimex Air)
ex Nigeria Airways and TAT. Last with Petro Air as 5A-DSO
(scan from my collection - not my shot)
✈ 🇦🇹 #WelcomeAir #2W #WLC #Dornier #Do328 #OE-LIR #Phönix #Landing #Basel #Mulhouse #Euroairport #BSL #EAP #MLH #LFSB #LSZM #AWP #CHR-2016
@ WELCOME AIR (2W/WLC) 🇦🇹 | Do328 | OE-LIR "Phönix"
• Country : OE Austria
• Date : 2000 - 2017
• Codes : 2W - WLC
• Callsign : WELCOMEAIR
Web sitehttp://welcomeair.com
In later : Tyrol Air Ambulance GmbH
§ DORNIER - Do-328 | Named : Phönix | OE-LIR
• Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH - Germany 🇩🇪
• Production Site : Oberpfaffenhofen (OBF/EDMO)
• Serial number : 3115
• Type : Dornier Do-328-110
• First flight date : 1999
• Test registration : D-CDXG
• Seat configuration : Seat Y 31
• Engines : 2 x PWC PW119B
§ OPERATORS OF THE AIRCRAFT
• 2000.05.15 : Welcome Air > OE-LIR
• 2019.02.24 : Tyrol Air Ambulance > OE-LIR
• 2019.12.13 : 328 Support Services > D-CTAM
• Status : Stored OBF
nice looking BBJ shooted a short moment before sunset !
Since, it has been re-registered as VP-COH and flying for PrivatAir (Saudi Arabia) since July 2016.
Currently, the weeks are fairly calm..so that's why i decided to make some edits for un-published pics 😉.
By the past, the VQ-BSK used to fly for the Qatar Government (only for the Father named "Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani") with the old State Of Qatar scheme but since he passed away, the holding which is the owner of the BBJ decided to sell the plane.
Actually, he's on storage at Basel (BSL) and that day, it was my onliest chance to make it.. it was worth 👍 !
PS : so if anyone has almost 500M$ for afford it, please feel free to let me know 😜)