| Aircraft | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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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. This photo is copyright © Kerry Taylor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 December 2023, and has since been viewed 309 times. |