Final two BA 747s Leaving Heathrow for the Last Time

[48k]

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G-CIVB and G-CIVY. One bound for St.Athan the other going to Kemble.

Edited by 48k on Thursday 8th October 08:05

[jonobigblind]

Nice one. I’ll take the little one up to Kemble this weekend to see if we can catch a glimpse

[Eric Mc]

Live coverage here -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tUvvV4KiuY

[Dr Jekyll]

G-CIVY Now heading East as if circling back for a flyby.

[48k]

Dr Jekyll said:

G-CIVY Now heading East as if circling back for a flyby.

Flying a circuit - hope we see the fly past the cloud base is very low.

[dvs_dave]

Eric Mc said:

Live coverage here -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tUvvV4KiuY

Caught the double takeoff and subsequent flyby just in time. Been on both of those old gals in my time.

[48k]

G-CIVB is holding over Fairford waiting for G-CIVY - wonder if they are going to do a formation flypast somewhere?

Edit: obviously not, CIVY has veered off routing towards St.Athan, CIVB must be holding to get in to Kemble.

Edited by 48k on Thursday 8th October 09:14

[pete]

BA 747s have flown me all over the world over the past 20 years, including a memorable unplanned 24 hours in rural Kazakhstan. It's a sad day to hear the last one fly over my garden, but I'll certainly make the trip to Kemble at some point to show my young kids the original "jumbo jet".

[Hub]

48k said:

G-CIVB is holding over Fairford waiting for G-CIVY - wonder if they are going to do a formation flypast somewhere?

Or is it weather related? Bit breezy and misty today!

[tribalsurfer]

pete said:

BA 747s have flown me all over the world over the past 20 years, including a memorable unplanned 24 hours in rural Kazakhstan. It's a sad day to hear the last one fly over my garden, but I'll certainly make the trip to Kemble at some point to show my young kids the original "jumbo jet".

Kemble has got the Negus one as well so again a little special.

[tribalsurfer]

Hub said:

Or is it weather related? Bit breezy and misty today!

Would be slightly amusing if they had to divert.

[Eric Mc]

pete said:

BA 747s have flown me all over the world over the past 20 years, including a memorable unplanned 24 hours in rural Kazakhstan. It's a sad day to hear the last one fly over my garden, but I'll certainly make the trip to Kemble at some point to show my young kids the original "jumbo jet".

747s will be around for quite a while yet. This is just the withdrawal of the final BA examples.

[Dr Jekyll]

CIVY over the Bristol channel now, the Negus one still circling near Kemble.

[andy97]

Eric Mc said:

747s will be around for quite a while yet. This is just the withdrawal of the final BA examples.

Indeed, i see a cargo one from one carrier or another most days at East Midlands Airport.

[48k]

tribalsurfer said:

Hub said:

Or is it weather related? Bit breezy and misty today!

Would be slightly amusing if they had to divert.

CIVY has landed at StAthan but CIVB is still holding at 7000feet around Fairford.

[Dr Jekyll]

48k said:

CIVY has landed at StAthan but CIVB is still holding at 7000feet around Fairford.

Which in 747 terms is also 'around' Kemble.

Probably weather related but I do like the idea of the one to be preserved being the last to touch down.

[tribalsurfer]

So if it did divert would it go to St Athan ? or back to LHR ?

[TEKNOPUG]

Not a great day to try and get in at Kemble.

[48k]

Dr Jekyll said:

48k said:

CIVY has landed at StAthan but CIVB is still holding at 7000feet around Fairford.

Which in 747 terms is also 'around' Kemble.

Probably weather related but I do like the idea of the one to be preserved being the last to touch down.

Fairford Metar said:

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Fairford cloudbase is 700 feet I'd imagine it's the same just up the road. CIVB is continuing to hold, does look like it's weather related.

[tribalsurfer]

Would have thought CIVB would have been fuelled fairly light, been circling for nearly an hour, going to be decision time soon.