Taken through the terminal windows while waiting to board for a pleasure flight around central Scotland which would include low overshoots at Dundee and Leuchars on a typically dreich early Autumn day.

This airframe was damaged beyond repair as 9N-ACW during Nov. 97 at Pokhara whilst operating for Nepal Airways. She was struck by BAe-748 9N-ACM that had suffered a hydralic failure on landing.

Delivered just a few weeks earlier from Horizon in Australia (my shot of A6-ABM gives a summary history of this interesting frame). By virtue of being a very active SLAF transport base, this was one difficult place to visit for photography. The airport was built in 1934 as Colombo's first terminal and served in that role until Bandaranaike (formerly RAF Negombo) was opened on the other side of the city in 1967

With BA from 12.84 as G-HDBB and leased by EAS from 4.92 to 1.93. To Nepal Airways 9N-ACX 3.94, Horizon VH-IMJ 6.00 and Aero Lanka as 4R-SER, d/d 31.8.04. Noted at Kabul in 2012 as TU-PAD with East Horizon Airlines leased from Ivorienne de Transports Aériens