Aircraft Photo of G-BFCA | Lockheed L-1011-385-3 TriStar 500 | British Airways | AirHistory.net #630502
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-BFCA
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-1011-385-3 TriStar 500
C/n (msn):193V-1157
Operator Titles:British Airways
Location
City / Airport:Palmdale - USAF Plant 42Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KPMD   IATA: PMD   Local: PMD   Other: -
 
Photo Date:10 October 1978
Photo by:Kerry Taylor
Photo ID: 630502
Photo Comment

Seen on a visit to the Tristar production line at Palmdale, California. The first model 500 for British Airways. First flight was 6 days later on 16 Oct 1978. Retained by Lockheed as the prototype model 500 as N48354 and delivered to BA as G-BFCA on 13 Apr 1980. To the Royal Air Force as ZD948 on 29 Mar 1983 and converted to a C1 transport in 1985 then to a KC1 tanker transport. Ferried to Bruntingthorpe on 25 Mar 2014 for storage and registered N304CS. Broken up in Mar 2022.

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