apart from air spain dc-8's at LTN Aviaco also operated the -50 series in their own colours (brown) usually sat lunchtimes (sometimes an iberia a/c
subb'ed)
usually seen on the ramp same time as air spain which had a large weekend schedule from LTN that never ran to time as the -21's were always going tech
the britannia 737-204's first started ops in summer 1968 fitted for 117 pax
G-AVRL dd 7/7/68 first 737-200 in service in Europe Sir Ernest Shackleton
then G-AVRM/N/O and G-AWSY plus G-AXNA/B/C
G-AZNZ was obtained s/hand from United
G-BOSL and G-OSLA were owned by a villa holiday company OSL
but were operated within the BY fleet
both a/c were ordered by Britannia on OSL's behalf and given the
order no. 737-2U4 rather than 737-204
the early 737-204's only had hat racks (of course) and a single galley fitted at the front with 2 toilets aft which was changed on later models to 2 galleys and loo's fwd and aft
the newer fleet starting with G-BADP onwards had more powerful engines JT8-15A's
130 seats were fitted into all a/c (eventually with wide-look interiors)