A fortnight on from my last shot and now the CL44-O just ports one Tyne and the swing tail has been completely removed.

Atmospheric shot of the CL-44-O taken at around 07:00 that day ...

The CL-44-O was towed onto the European ramp yesterday and is believed to be heading for SWAM at St. Athan. The tail and outer wings have been removed but can be seen on the ground on the right of this image.

This CL-44 was originally delivered to Flying Tigers as N447FT in August 1961. The plane went on to fly with Transmeridian Air Cargo (as N447FT), British Cargo Airlines (N447FT), Heavylift Cargo Airlines (EI-BND), Buffalo Airways (EI-BND), AZAL and Baku Express (both as 4K-GUP) before becoming 9G-LCA in August 1999. The plane was first stored at Smyrna (MQY) and ferried to BOH in December 2002 for a major overhaul. In December 2006 the plane rejoined Heavylift and was registered RP-C8023 but stored due to regulatory issues. It has since been re-registered N447FT but with an uncertain future.

Ex 9G-LCA and RP-C8023, the aircraft remains rooted to the ground here.