I wouldn't mind betting I've never seen NZ (at least not at LBA). As I now know thanks to rog, it wasn't an Advanced so would have struggled with the old 5400 feet runway, or demolished the blast fence at the end. Britannia had a few other oddballs in their 732 fleet, for example, BGNW (219 Advanced), OSLA and BOSL (2U4 Advanced) and BJXJ (another 219 Advanced, came from Dan-Air). By the time the latter came along, 732 production was about done and the 767 was nicely established.
Where is WHBM ? We need answers !
kenparry. I didn't see your post earlier on. I wonder if Boeing got involved and offered NZ to Britannia at an attractive price, radar variances and all ? Britannia kept NZ for a number of years along with the other oddballs I've mentioned so something must have been right. Thanks also for the info about the OSL aircraft.
Last edited by Mooncrest; 4th May 2018 at 21:01.