G-AWEJ BAC One-Eleven 408EF of Channel Airways
Related Pictures & Links
Channel Airways ordered a total of three BAC One-Eleven 408EF Aircraft from BAC and the Aircraft
pictured was the second delivered.
BAC One-Eleven 408EF c/n 115 G-AWEJ
made its Manufacturers Test Flight on the 01st May 1968 and
was delivered to Channel Airways on the 10th May 1968.
The other new ordered aircraft being:
c/n 114 - G-AVGP,
c/n 128 - G-AWKJ.
This Channel Airways colour scheme applied to the Channel 1-11 Aircraft would have suited all the Aircraft Types in its Fleet, the Comet in particular,
would have looked good in this livery. However when buying Aircraft second-hand, the Airline tended to. at least initially to retain the previous
operators colour scheme, just applying Channel Airways titles.
The BAC 1-11 408EF Series Aircraft were bought new, but the colour scheme was inspired by those on the Vickers Viscounts Channel had acquired
which had previously been operated by Continental Airlines in the USA.
Although over time some other Channel Aircraft Types did adopt a similar Livery to its 1-11, or Viscounts,
the patchwork of schemes continued until operations ceased in 1972.
Other Pictures of the BAC One-Eleven (BAC 1-11) Series in this Album:
G-ASJI BAC One-Eleven 201AC of British United Airways
,
G-AVBW BAC One-Eleven 320AZ of Laker Airways
,
G-AXYD BAC One-Eleven 509EW of Caledonian
and
G-AYOP BAC One-Eleven 518FG in Air Malta Livery for Lease
See also:
Caz Caswell's BAC One-Eleven Tribute Album
Related Links:
Channel Airways - The Wikipedia Entry
Home of the BAC 1-11 on the Web - THE Reference site for the BAC 1-11
BAC 1-11 - The Wikipedia Entry
British Aircraft Corporation - Wikipedia Entry
