Delivered to Bahamas Airways on December 4, 1968 around the time the airline was acquired by the Swire Group and there was rising political turmoil in the Bahamas. The aircraft was returned to BAC and leased to Laker Airways August 21 - October 14, 1969. Many leases followed (PI-C1151, A40-BU and G-AXMU). The jetliner was last with Okada Airlines from 1990 until withdrawn at Benin during December 1997. Unknown date, but the lease period was short.

On a short lease to Virgin from British Island Airways and painted in this hybrid scheme. To Bahamas Airways as VP-BCZ 04 Dec 1968. To Laker Airways as G-AXMU 19 Aug 1969. To Philippine Airlines as PI-C1151 on 08 Oct 1969. To Gulf Air as G-AXMU on 03 Nov 1971 and reregistered A4O-BU on 02 Oct 1975. To BIA as G-AXMU Jun 1978. Lsd Air Ecosse 23 Jan 1984-06 Feb 1984, Airways International Cymru 30 Mar 1984-Sep 1984, Virgin Atlantic Jan 1985-Apr 1985. Lsd Air UK 14 May 1985-28 Apr 1988. Lsd TAT 25Apr89- 06Feb90. To Okada Air 05 Oct 1990 as 5N-AXQ. PWFU Benin City Dec 1997.

Ex Gulf Air A4O-BU, registered to BIA 9th Feb 1979 and operated for a variety of airlines before being sold to Okada Air as 5N-AXQ 5th Oct 1990

25 slide scan. Delivered 1968 as VP-BCZ to Bahamas Airways. Laker G-AXMU 1969, PAL PI-C1151 1969, Gulf Air G-AXMU 1971, reregistered A4O-BU 1975, BIA G-AXMU 1979, merged into Air UK 1979. BIA reformed as independent airline 1982 , leased to Air UK 1985-1988. Okada Air 5N-AXQ 1990, withdrawn Benin CIty by 1997. Had been in hybrid Air UK colours before and is thus missing the fuselage titles. Many older airliners in the late 70's and 80's were not capable of CAT II or III approaches and were often involved in weather diversions during the winter months, seen here on such an occasion.

The Bac 1-11 was an upgrade to the usual Viscounts operating the Virgin Atlantic Airways London Gatwick - Maastricht schedule. This jet arrangement only lasted from Jan to Apr 1985.

Ex A4O-BU, registered 9th Feb 1979 and the old Gulf Air titles are still visible

After arriving at EGNX (East Midlands) in full Gulf Air livery Nov 1977, it was stored without titles for a few months before being re-registered G-AXMU 9th Feb 1979

Stored at East Midlands after retirement by Gulf Air and lease to British Airways. It went to British Island Airways as G-AXMU later in 1978. Ended up with Okada Air as 5N-AXQ in 1990 and later withdrawn from use.

Leased from Gulf Air for three months in 1977 without titles.

Ex-British Island Airways, in transitional livery.

One of three ex-Gulf Air aircraft present at that time