Only ten more weeks of flying, and then G-MONB is off to some desert location to be parted out. She was the aircraft that heralded the "new" era for the Charter Market back in '82/'83, when the 757 first arrived in Europe in the (then new) Monarch colours.
G-MONB looked incredible in the new scheme of the time (attached image) and, I for one, still think that livery is far better than the current wavy-gravy one!
I am sure many of us will wish November Bravo a fond farewell when the time comes to leave the fleet. She has served Monarch well and assisted to pioneer longer routes that were unthinkable in the stable of 737's that most operators had at the time. The 757, for me, is the sleekest and most beautiful aircraft ever built, and -NB's twin cheatlines made it look even more elegant.
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