| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-BEBL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (C-10 Extender) |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| C/n (msn): | 46949 / 179 |
| Operator Titles: | British Caledonian Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Sir Alexander Fleming - The Scottish Challenger |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | London - GatwickMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGKK IATA: LGW Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1978 |
| Photo by: | Kerry Taylor |
| Photo ID: | 624858 |
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One of just 2 DC-10's in service with BCAL at this time. They were still mainly Boeing 707 equipped for long haul services. There is an IAS DC-8F is in the back ground. Delivered new to BCAL as G-BEBL on 31 Mar 1977. Merged into British Airways on 14 Apr 1988. To the USA on 15 Feb 2000 as N16949 for conversion to a freighter. To Varig Log as PP-VQY on 29 Apr 2001. To Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GKFB on 10 Sep 2008. Registration cancelled 07 Apr 2015. Seen at Hamilton 29 Nov 2015 engineless. Noted being broken up 18 Mar 2016. This photo is copyright © Kerry Taylor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 November 2023, and has since been viewed 111 times. |