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Delivered to the RAF as XL660 in 1960. To Air Faisal as G-BEMZ in 1977 then to Gaylan Air Cargo as A6-HMS in 1980. Reregistered as G-BEMZ in 1981. To Katale Aero Transport as 9Q-CGP in 1981. Scrapped around 1992.

Delivered to the RAF as XM490 in 1960. To Air Faisal as G-BDLZ in 1975. Withdrawn from use at Luton in 1979 and scrapped.

Ex XM490 Royal Air Force.

This Brit was seized by HM Customs a few months after this shot (I remember seeing a photo of it carrying their titles and logo in a doctored b&w!). Ex XL660 and operated alongside G-BDLZ (my shot of 'LZ shows the two of them) until seizure 8.79; became A6-HMS with Gaylan in 4.80 then to 9Q-CGP of Katale A/T 11.82 and later b/u in Zaire. The ex Air Mauritanie DC-4 behind, 5N-ARC, had recently made a wheels-up landing during a test flight out of SEN for Arax Airlines

Here are the two Air Faisal Britannias, both with their distinctive ex-RAF cheatlines, although Lima Zulu's has been changed to green. Originally XM490 in 1960, she was bought in 11.75 by this rather shadowy operator, sister-ship G-BEMZ (ex XL660) following in 2.77. Broken up at Luton 9.79

This was a short-lived airline that used this ex RAF Britannia, formerly XL660. It went on to become 9Q-CGP