Originally Posted by
cj241101
Aircraft was returning after lease, possibly from somewhere in the Middle East, routing Naples-Luton-Keflavik 9/10 April 1992. Had ferried eastbound via Reykjavik-Shannon-Nice on 1/2 February 1992.
I was working nights...
It was actually returning from Tel Aviv from where it had just had it annual maintenance check!! a long way from home! - it had been on major overhaul by Israel Aircraft Industries and was returning to Aeropostal (previously it had routed Reykjavik-Shannon-Nice-Tel Aviv 1st-2nd February 1992).