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Old 30th Nov 2015, 16:11
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BMA charters

yes indeed quite correct WHBM

and not just the 1-11 500's from 1970 to 1974 (yes 2 were leased to court line then the fleet sold by 4/74 to Brazil in part exchange for HP Heralds)

the viscount fleet too often went down to the Mediterranean from the 1960's right up to about 1981 and previously to that the BMA Argonauts and the DC3's from the Derby Airways days served the Costa's, islands and sunspots in the Med as well.
a DC3 was lost on app letting down to PGP and an Argie was lost at Stockport both on holiday charters.

The DC9's were also used on holiday charters from GLA LPL EMA BHX and MME plus a few from LHR - Lourdes and Jersey was popular as was Pisa and Rimini

the 707-321 fleet did for a while in the early 70's do some ABC affinity charter stuff.
the 3 fan-jet 707-320C fleet were completely refurbished during winter 1981 with a new wide look interior with a new type 1 757 type door fitted aft of the wing in place of the smaller hatch and 211 new seats
these served short and long haul until late 1984 when they were put up for sale and BMA left the charter market for a while

BMA came back into that market with the 737's and very much so with the 320/321 with dedicated charter aircraft until the end.
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