Great to capture this in nice winter light looking so smart in Heavylift marks.

The last surviving Belfast, now with Heavylift Cargo Airlines Pty and stored all-white at Cairns, Australia as RP-C8020, ex 9L-LDQ. Last service with UK Heavylift flown for KLM 29.5.99; ferried SEN-PIK 13.11.02 for overhaul and repaint before export. Alongside is G-BEPS which was to have joined RP-C8020 in service down-under but was scrapped in 10.08

After repaint from basic Pelita colours, during the Oil Spill contract period. Carries additional "Oil Spill Service Centre - Southampton" titles. Following lease, returned to Indonesia in 1994 and became A-1327 with the Air Force but w/o 20.12.01

Pelita had a total of six L100s, of which two were operated by Merpati in a 97-pax config after modification by ITPN using B727 windows. The other four were all leased to HeavyLift in the early 90s, three later going on to the Indonesian AF and one crashing into the sea on take-off from HKG in 9.94. PK-PLW became A-1328 on joining the TNI-AU in 2.97

Seen here soon after beginning UK lease, still in basic Pelita colours along with PK-PLW, this Hercules later appeared in full HeavyLift colours and was used for the Oil Spill contract after a period in Cambodia with the UN. Returned to Indonesia in 1.94 and to the TNI-AU as A-1327 from 2.97

Operated under this registration from 8.82 till 8.97 when leased to Azerbaijan Airlines as 4K-GUP, having latterly flown for Buffalo Airways with their titles and logo

Sitting on the old ITB ramp alongside a company B727.

Taking off from r/w 24 with four of the ex-BA Viscounts in the background is the former XR367, which was wfu at Southend on 27.06.92 with 22,434 hours and 9,363 landings on the books. After use for spares, finally scrapped 4.01