As a youngster growing up near Southend Airport, I well remember the excitement when Channel Airways received this aircraft, their first jet, in June 1967. With a posting to Heathrow a chance to be reunited with it came and it is seen here in service with BA, having been used by Cambrian and Court Line in the meantime. It ended up with Nationwide as ZS-OAF in December 1996 and was wfu at Lanseria in December 2001, succumbing to the scrappers in mid-2005

Taxiing out in the days when BA had dropped the 'Airways' from the fuselage. New to Channel Airways as G-AVGP on 14 Jun 1967. Leased to Bavaria 16 May 1968 to 27 Jun 1968. Leased to Autair Dec 1968 and noted as Court Line 01 Jan 1970. To Cambrian Airways 24 Mar 1970. Merged into British Airways 01 Apr 1976. WFU and stored at BOH Nov 1988. To Birmingham European 02 Apr 1990. Merged into Brymon European 25 Oct 1992. To Maersk Air UK 01 Aug 1993. To Nationwide Air Charter of South Africa Dec 1996 as ZS-OAF. Broken up at Lanseria between July and December 2005.

Started life with Channel Airways 14th June 1967, then to Autair, Court Line, Cambrian, British Airways, Birmingham European, Brymon and Maersk UK before being sold to Nationwide as ZS-OAF in Dec 1996

Taken before the Speys were fitted with hush-kits