First flight April 2nd 1982 as G-BIAF. Third Prototype demonstrator rr G-SSCH and repainted to Dan-Air colours August 1982. A surprising visitor April 15th 1987m as it arrived for DA from Newcastle. on schedule.. Seen on final approach rwy 24. Scanned from original Fuji 200ISO negative film

Photographer Christian Volpati

Later flown by BAe in Class B marks as G-5-14, then sold in the USA as N246SS. Became VH-NJA (ntu), EI-CPY, and finally VH-NJX in September 2005. Withdrawn from use in May 2005 and broken up by September 2012. Seen here in Dan-Air livery as the BAe demonstrator.

Landing on runway 24 at Hatfield. In basic Dan Air colours but did not serve with them. One of the prototypes built at Hatfield. First flight 02 Apr 1982. To British Caribbean Airways as N246SS on 19 Mar 1986. To PSA - Pacific Southwest Airlines 13 Nov 1986. To Aspen Airways 06 Dec 1987. To United Express 03 Apr 1991. To EI-CPY with Cityjet 24 Apr 1998. To Australia as VH-NJX with Qantas Airlink 23 Aug 2001. To National Jet Systems 13 Feb 2004. WFU Adelaide 07 Sep 2012. Seen being broken up 31 Mar 2014.

Although painted in Dan-Air colours, at the time of the photo it was operated by British Aerospace Hatfield. Flown in the display at Woodford Families Day.

Ex G-SSCH, registered to British Caribbean as N246SS 19th March 1986 and repossessed by BAe 12th Oct 1986, then leased to PSA 13th Nov 1986

Ex Cityjet EI-CPY, registered 23rd Aug 2001 and leased at various periods to QantasLink and Air Niugini. Withdrawn from use YPAD (Adelaide) 7th Sep 2012 and scrapped Apr 2014

The third BAe-146 built is photographed with Aspen Airways operating for United Express. Aspen would be bought by fellow United Express airline Air Wisconsin in 1990 and merged in 1991. This aircraft was eventually flown by National Jet Systems registered VH-NJX from 2005 until stored in 2009. It was broken up by 2012.

Passing the crash gate on the way to runway 23.

The third 146 built was registered G-SSCH by BAe in 4.82 and was delivered to this new carrier in 3.86, but they only lasted for the summer. Leased to PSA, Aspen, United Express and joined Cityjet as EI-CPY in 7.98. Became VH-NJX in 8.01 with National Jet Express and scrapped at Adelaide in 3.14