This aircraft is in a hybrid scheme with the black lower fuselage and engines from its time with Euroair. Delivered new to BEA - British European Airways as G-AOHT on 03 Jul 1957. Merged into British Airways 01 Apr 1974. To British Air Ferries 17 Jul 1981. Various leases while owned by BAF to Bouraq Indonesian, Polar Airways, Euroair and Virgin Atlantic. WFU and stored at Southend SEN Jul 1987. Broken up Mar 1991.

Starting its ascent at Balloon Mela '85 at Safdarjung Airport before Pres. Zail Singh, French balloonist G. de Colonne who participated in the World Championships in 1983 at Nantes takes the Canson balloon on its course. Sponsored by the paper mill Canson & Montgolfier, it was the latter family that built the first hot-air balloon in 1783. Interesting to think of the 200-year connection with flight by the Montgolfier brothers, even performing before King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette.

COBRA 15 T-38A 6512TS shoots an approach before returning to Edwards AFB