JMC Tristars

[evolante]

Heard relaibly that The Guvnor is looking to acquire JMC's parked Tristars - are these GF-bound orgoing to stay in the UK?

[Pilot Pete]

If you're talking about the same JMC as I'm thinking about, you'd better check your sources! Tristars?

PP

[tailscrape]

Pete,

I think you will find Caledonian had Tristars.....and five (in various states of repair) are parked in the desert at Abu Dhabi.....allegedly.

So there we go!

[evolante]

Pete the serial numbers are 1083,1093,1101 and 1106.

Interestedto hear they may be in Abu Dhabi

Guvnor's quiet.....

[simbad3000]

Pilot Pete: There only one thing worse than someone who doesn’t check their sources - and that's someone accusing someone else of not checking their sources without checking their sources!

JMC’s four TriStars are G-BBAE, G-BBAF, G-BBAH and G-BBAJ.

Built in 1974 and 1975 if my sources are correct.

[Eff Oh]

Yeah its true. Our Tristars are parked up in the desert. Apparently (according to the accounts) the tristars have not been sold yet. So I am sure if The Guv wants them, and he has the cash......

Maybe he just wants them coz its got "Caledonian" printed on the side!! I think its the closest he will get to the name! (Sorry Guv)

Eff Oh.

[wysiwyg]

Being picky here but technically they were never JMC TriStars but Cally TriStars.
Anyway, I hope they go soon as apparantly parking them up there is costing us a fortune so I heard.

regards
wizzy

[Doctor Cruces]

To digress slightly, Is EI-CNN still parked up at AUH??

[EGCC4284]

Pete, How you doing and are you still still in a job. Hows your family. E-Mail me.

[The Guvnor]

Doc Cruces - last time I was at Gamco, EI-CNN was still there. Did you know that it was originally delivered to Court Line?

[G-BBAE]

ex G-BBAI (3C-QRL) still lives on, how?
What are the ex Caledonian Tristars being used as and which have been scrapped.

[Engineer]

G-BBAH is mentioned in this thread

[TheOddOne]

Good Grief!

I remember all those being delivered to BEA! They used to fill up the Bravo cul-de-sac with huge clouds of white smoke every time they did a wet start and the low-frequency vibration on ground idle used to go right through my head.

We had a CS reg L1011 in at LGW the other day, a bit 'tired' looking but it turned around OK.

Apart from that, we just don't see them around any more.

TOO

[G-BBAE]

How many L1011s remain in active service, all i can think of now is ATA that operate them.

[GOLF-INDIA BRAVO]

There are a few in Portugal operating for YES and I think someone else
plus of course those luvely RAF machines
at Brize

G-I-B

[GrahamK]

Air Luxor are also still operating the Tristar I believe

[Engineer]

List of operating Tristars here

and you can check serial numbers against previous registration here

website was last updated 2 years ago

[Dan Winterland]

Orient Thai still run a couple I believe, and there's one in Air Kampuchea colours.

[G-BBAE]

Ah yes the RAF Tristars, they sometimes pop into Linton on Ouse.
Does anyone know if G-BBAE is full scrapped yet or just derelict at Abu Dhabi.

[Engineer]

1083 L1011-1-14(100) RB211-22B 1974-10-19 DUCOR WORLD AIRLINES C-FCXB, G-BBAE [CVTD -1][STD @ AUH][TO BE CVTD TO FRTR]