Very short-lived experimental tail paint scheme

had titles only on its portside

had titles only on its portside

Delivered to Southend from Blackpool, ex-BIA Air Cargo, on 9th September 1974 for Macedonian Aviation. Never entered service and Macedonian ceased operations on 6th November 1974. The four Macedonian C-47s (G-AMHJ, 'MPO, MRA & 'MSV) were sold to Humber Airways in December 1974 who intended to use them on oil rig support but the contract didn't materialise and Humber Airways ceased flying on 13th January 1975. The C-47s were at Exeter and never entered service, passing on to Skyways Air Cargo.

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.

The second re-incarnation of BIA existing from 1982 to 1991 as a holiday charter operator. I had an earlier shot of this aircraft at Luton as VR-CAB ex Cayman before repaint. To BAC as G-AYWB 14 Apr 1971. To LACSA as TI-1084C 26May 1971. To TI-LRF Dec 1971. To TI-LRL 14 Oct 1975. To Cayman Airways as VR-CAB 01 Nov 1979. WFU and stored Dec 1982. To BIA as G-AYWB 11 Apr 1984. To Ryanair Europe as G-DJOS 25 Apr 1990. To Ryanair as EI-CCU 17 Dec 1990. To Nationwide Air Charter as ZS-NUG 24 Dec 1995. Stored at Lanseria by 16 Jun 2001. Noted as a fire trainer on 10 Mar 2006. Last noted 05 Nov 2019.

Also carries a small Air florida logo on the forward fuselage.

Photographer not known. G-ASKK went on to fly with Air UK, when BIA was taken over. It is preserved in the City of Norwich Aviation Museum.

Previously: TG-AZE, F-BVFP, G-BDZV, PP-SDL