Photographer Peter Frei

(photographer not known)

Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Built 1968 as PP-SDN for Sadia, renamed Transbrasil 1972. BMA G-BAVX 1973, BAF 1977. Several leases to Nile Valley, Air Algerie, Libyan Arab, AGOCO. Painted for Aero Turbo Panama 1983 but deal fell through. From 1984 leased to Dan Air, Janus Airways and Euroair. Channel Express G-DGLG 1991, scrapped Exeter 1996. BAF regularly experimented with livery changes. Shortened "British" titles were introduced in 1987 after British Airways had dropped these in favour of the Landor scheme.

Making a short stop at Prestwick to refuel on its ferry flight from Brazil to new owners British Midland Airways - BMA. Delivered first to Sadia Transportes Aereos in January 1968 as PP-SDN, with an operator name change to Transbrazil in June 1972. Subsequently served with more than a dozen other operators, often on short term leases, before being withdrawn in 1992 and scrapped at Exeter in 1996.

Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Built 1968 as PP-SDN for Sadia, renamed Transbrasil 1972. BMA G-BAVX 1973, BAF 1977. Several leases to Nile Valley, Air Algerie, Libyan Arab, AGOCO. Painted for Aero Turbo Panama 1983 but deal fell through. From 1984 leased to Dan Air, Janus Airways and Euroair. Channel Express G-DGLD 1991, scrapped Exeter 1996.

Delivered to SADIA as PP-SDN in 1968. To British Midland as G-BAVX in 1973 then to British Air Ferries in 1977. To Channel Express as G-DGLD in 1991. Withdrawn from use at Exeter in 1992 and scrapped in 1996.

Still in basic modified Aero Turbo Panama livery after lease

K25 slide scan. Built 1968 as PP-SDN for Sadia, renamed Transbrasil 1972. BMA G-BAVX 1973, BAF 1977. Several leases to Nile Valley, Air Algerie, Libyan Arab, AGOCO. Painted for Aero Turbo Panama 1983 but deal fell through. From 1984 leased to Dan Air, Janus Airways and Euroair. Channel Express G-DGLG 1991, scrapped Exeter 1996.

Ex British Midland, transferred 27th Jan 1977 and leased to various operators till it was sold to Channel Express as G-DGLD 4th Nov 1991

On September 14, 1983, the World Championship speedway was held in Norden, Germany. The British participants were considered the biggest contenders for the title. Their supporters were flown in to Eelde and then transported to Norden. For this, BAF Herald G-BAVX and Viscounts G-AVJB and G-AOHV (all pictured here) visited Eelde. Dan Air HS-748 G-BHJC and Air UK Fokker 27 G-BCDN plus a number of smaller aircraft reportedly flew in as well. Built in 1967, G-BAVX was still sporting the basic livery of Aero Turbo Panama.

Intended to be leased (or sold) to an operator with the name Turbo Air but the deal fell through. Turbo Air's logo remained on the tail.

The Herald was another BMA Dart powered type, BMA Viscount G-BAPF lifting off eastwards towards Kegworth

Much more familiar at Southend during a later BAF career, this former Sadia Herald ended her days as G-DGLD with Channel Express and was scrapped at Exeter in 1996