
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | G-BKWU |
Aircraft Original Type: | Airbus A310 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Airbus A310 |
Aircraft Version: | Airbus A310-203 |
C/n (msn): | 306 |
Operator Titles: | British Caledonian Airways |
Aircraft Name: | Sir Robert Watson-Watt - The Scottish Radar Pioneer |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | London - GatwickMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGKK IATA: LGW Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | May 1984 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 744576 |
Photo Comment |
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An order for three A310s and three options was announced by BCal in 1979, the first two (G-BKWT and G-BKWU) being delivered in March 1984. But by mid-1985 changes in the airline's route network meant that the type was no longer viable on its routes - too big for short-haul and too small for long-haul. So the third on order and the options were cancelled. In a devious set of sanction-busting transactions, 'WU found its way to Libyan Arab as 5A-DLB in June 1986, later becoming 7T-VJF, JY-AGV and TS-IGV. Used as an instructional airframe from 2006 at Amman. Right wing now broken off. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 November 2024, and has since been viewed 132 times. |