Air Malawi had a regular scheduled service into Gatwick in the 70's from Blantyre. Delivered new to British United Airways - BUA as G-ASIW on 29 Sep 1964. Merged with Caledonian on 30 Nov 1970 and noted as British Caledonian Airways in Sep 1971. Sold to Air Malawi as 7Q-YKH on 25 Nov 1974. WFU and stored at Bournemouth Hurn in Oct 1979. Later stored at Blantyre in Malawi May 1981. Broken up.

Former BUA/British Caledonian G-ASIW. Photographed on the BCAL maintenance apron.

Delivered to British United Airways as G-ASIW in 1964. Merged to Caledonian/BUA in 1970. Renamed to British Caledonian in 1971. To Air Malawi as 7Q-YKH in 1974. Stored at Bournemouth-Hurn from 1979. Flown to Chileka airport, Blantyre, Malawi in 1981 and stored. Scrapped in 1995.

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Taken through the window of YR-ABC on arrival from Constanta.

This was the only VC-10 flown by Malawi but was initially with BUA/BCal from March 1964 to November 1974. Placed in store at Bournemouth in November 1979 but was ferried back to Blantyre in May 1981 where it became derelict and was broken up in 1996.

British United's VC-10 1103s were fitted with a large forward freight door - visible here.