Rumours are beggining to circulate about another two BA 747's due. Not sure how true though. Hearing the same. At the time when the current three BA airframes were flown in, there had been the intention to ferry five to Kemble (incl. G-CIVH plus one other, from LHR), although the local disruption c...

I was thinking of paying Kemble a visit earlier today with the kids and a picnic to see if any thing was flying. I thought against because I didn't think there would be much about. Am I right or wrong thinking that? Current as of today 12 July; Just be aware that the airfield central area is offici...

You should be able to drive into the airfield to go to the Tower/AV8 from this week Just be aware that the airfield central area is officially closed from 1700 Saturdays until 0900 Tuesdays. Don’t go on Sunday or Monday as the North Gate will be locked. The AV8 building is not open at all, but some...

Fantastic list as ever, thanks - great to read.

One addition will be exSAS B736. LN-RPG

It was in Hangar H2 during your visit, although by 25 June the B737 4L-TGN was in there.

I’m guessing that now the hangar work is done, LN-RPG will be around Belfast / scrap?

HTH

Maltatripper wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 18, 2019 3:27 pm

Does he mean 6th of July or June/July.

Initial post was for unknown time in June or July ‘17

SWAG clarify that ‘WY (Yankee) was broken up circa May 2017, with fuselage sections to Kemble 07/06/17.

The dates now tie up

The top two pics of the BA763 are that of G-BNWY. Scrapped at St Athan, the fuselage sections were roaded to Kemble in 06/07.17 for amalgamation with sections from the regular G-BNWS. Roaded out to unknown destinations over the following months. Above confirmed by SWAG (credit due) and some pics on ...

Maltatripper wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:08 pm

I could not see any reg or markings.

Looks like all reg / flag markings etc were overpainted in blue certainly by the 3rd August.

Also think the ex-Thai 777 should read N176GT

Thanks

Steve

Thanks MT The silkair A320 in the scrap area is 9V-SLI The biz jet fuselage on the Belfast should be the remains of Jetstar. HB-JGK. This arrived by road from Geneva on July 7th. The red/white A320 outside ASI is the recently arrived (24th July) ex-Philippine RP-C8994. Not sure if it still wears thi...

Thanks MT

The 738 in the hangar is the ex-Transaero EI-RUJ, which arrived from LETL on the 17th May.

Hi MT

The other ex-Brussels RJ is G-CKSG. (Ex OO-DWC) which arrived by road from Cranfield in mid-December 2017

HTH

Steve

If it helps with the ex-Jet2 airframes, there are currently five on the field. Airframes have been moving around a lot in recent days, so I can't be too accurate on precise positions, other than their general locations. The first Jet2 airframe from the most recent batch (G-CELD), has long since been...

Maltatripper wrote:Thanks.

Looking across from the A429, the B747-400 is on the right, with the B777-200's next to it.

Which B777-200 is which.

MTIA

N175GT is on the left of the trio, with N176GT in the middle. Both frames are engineless.

Thanks for a great report MT

To complete your listing for the Chevron Apron:
HZ-AIY. B744 Saudia
N176GT. B772. Thai
N175GT. B772. Thai. (US Registrations crudely applied, with the ex-HS registrations roughly taped over, with some characters still partly visible)

If it appeared stored / derelict, then it was most likely G-ATUE. I'm almost certain that it was the only Channel Airways Viscount not scrapped at Southend. It was certainly in a derelict state at EMA in August 1976, so is likely the one you're after. If it was active on that date, then ............?

The last unidentified Jet2 in Mark's great report is G-CELP , which arrived during mid-December . Maltatripper's identified G-CELD has spent the longest time of all the Jet2s on the field and is currently on jacks/pallets in an advanced state of disassembly. The other three on the Belfast line all h...

Thanks MT.

Scrap

The Saudia 744s are TF-AMS and HZ-AIX


ASI / D-site apron

The Saudia 744s are HZ-AIV and HZ-AIY (both have the single letter of their regn on the forward fuselage under the cockpit . 'AIV also had full regn. visible on its starboard side))

HTH

SCS

Arriving today is ex-Swiss RJ100 HB-IXX - reportedly for parting out and scrapping.

Arrival covered on the airport's social media page.

Another RJ was reported as being air-tested today - identity as yet u/k

According to FR24, it arrived at approx 1230 local as ALK4001 from Shannon.

Visible on the airfield Webcam parked on H-Site - all white

james143611 wrote:I noticed last time that a Alitalia was sitting alongside the RJ85's, I wondered why it was dragged down there as it seemed a bit odd, may have been for that

On 11.07.15, Maltatripper reported that airframe as 'EI-IXA'. Think it still bears its Italian regn I-BIXA

Showing up on the airfield webcam parked on D-Site is the very recent arrival from Cardiff of ex- BA 747 G-BNLZ. Notified by our good friends of S.W.A.G. as arriving for scrapping.

Fitting that this British stalwart should end her days in the UK, instead of Victorville.