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Old 31st Aug 2007, 09:02
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Porrohman
 
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I believe the last Belfast is no longer in service with Heavylift, but would be happy to be proved wrong.
As far as I know, Heavylift Australia is still flying one Belfast which is based in Brisbane but registered in the Philipines as RP-C8020 (ex Hector - RAF Serial XR365, ex G-HLFT, then operated by Heavylift Australia as 9L-LDQ, and re-registered in the Philipines last year). http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1202426

They're looking at bringing Southend's G-BEPS (ex Theseus - RAF Serial XR368) back into service and I read that it had been rewired and three of the four engines refitted and tested. I believe it's just waiting for a serviceable prop for the fourth engine. http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1192370

If you're a fan of 4 x Tynes, there's a thread in the Freight Dogs forum in PPRuNe regarding the CL-44O Guppy, currently at Bournmouth, that you might be interested in. http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1250447

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