Mystery 747 at LGW?
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Mystery 747 at LGW?
Ok, first ever post in the spotter's corner but I'm hoping someone knows what the paintscheme currently being applied to the 742 in the old BA Hangar at LGW is?
Is it an EUK aircraft? If so i can only imagine its for Austravel holidays.
Its been bugging me for the last couple of days now. Watched with great interest from the office though at what looked like about 100 sq feet of blue acrylics pasted onto the tail!
Is it an EUK aircraft? If so i can only imagine its for Austravel holidays.
Its been bugging me for the last couple of days now. Watched with great interest from the office though at what looked like about 100 sq feet of blue acrylics pasted onto the tail!
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The B747 in HGR 3 is TF-ARO operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic. The aircraft is ex Alitalia.
It is one of 2 B747's operating the "Olympic Torch Relay " for Athens 2004.
It has a super livery and will actually carry the Olympic Flame around the world. It also has been re-configged to have a lounge and bar in the nose. I have been on the aircraft and it looks great.
I understand it has been a partnership between Excel Aviation and Chapman Freeborn both based at LGW. Air Atlanta being part of the Excel Group.
The aircraft will be departing at 1900 utc on Tuesday 01 June.....
Get your camera's ready..... Its a one off.
It is one of 2 B747's operating the "Olympic Torch Relay " for Athens 2004.
It has a super livery and will actually carry the Olympic Flame around the world. It also has been re-configged to have a lounge and bar in the nose. I have been on the aircraft and it looks great.
I understand it has been a partnership between Excel Aviation and Chapman Freeborn both based at LGW. Air Atlanta being part of the Excel Group.
The aircraft will be departing at 1900 utc on Tuesday 01 June.....
Get your camera's ready..... Its a one off.
Last edited by GOLDEN LION; 28th May 2004 at 16:55.