Kemble Cotswold Airport

[TheLocalYokel]

It seems that a lot of sightseers turned up to watch the BA aircraft arrive.

Airport's message to people breaking lockdown rules to watch planes

"What idiotic behaviour"

www.bristolpost.co.uk

 

[Jerry]

Bloody idiots! No matter how much I've wanted or tempted to go to Cardiff airport to photo and film the BA aircraft there I've not done it because I know it's irresponsible to do so and seeing people just disregard the lockdown to do that really annoys me!

 

[jfy1999]

French airline Corsair have sadly retired their last 747, which arrived at Kemble on the 15th.

 

[superking]

747 436 landed from CWL today which makes 5 parked. The 1 today looks like its going to be converted for cargo. 3 of the other BA aircraft they have had another eoropeon airline want them for spares. There is more 747 aircraft due to fly into Kemble in the next few weeks. Lets hope they get the cargo conversion as well rather than parted out.

 

[jfy1999]

The last flight of the BA Negus livery.

 

[airforced]

There are a few Bobs worth of 747s there awaiting their fate. I wonder what their worth will be once they have been dealt with at Kemble? Only flew twice on a 747 (US and back with Virgin many moons ago). Lovely plane but still prefer the DC10 though.

 

[superking]

Flew many times on the 747 from and to the states. BA from GTW to Orlando and the return was LHR,flew Virgin to and from LHR to LAX that flight was over 3 hours late in departure and we landed in LAX just over an hour late so i recon he cut a few corners some where.The cabin crew service on BA and Virgin was second to none,they could not do enough for us pax.A true icon of a plane and will be sorely missed at many airports it flew to around the world.

 

[superking]

It looks like G CIVB will be put into storage and used as a visitor attraction.She has the negus livery. I see KLM has grounded their fleet of B747 as well and the pictures of Kemble air field that there is a couple of KLM 747 parked. dont know if they are to be parted out there or just there for storage till KLM decide what to do with them.

 

[Rob c DSA]

It looks like G CIVB will be put into storage and used as a visitor attraction.She has the negus livery. I see KLM has grounded their fleet of B747 as well and the pictures of Kemble air field that there is a couple of KLM 747 parked. dont know if they are to be parted out there or just there for storage till KLM decide what to do with them.

KLM retired all 747 passenger aircraft at the start of the virus however they put at least one back in use working as a freighter quite quickly.

 

[superking]

G-CIVW WILL BE MOVED TO DUNSFORD AERODROME to be preserved and then used for filming and training. Good news another 747 not to be parted out.

 

[jfy1999]

Another picture of the Negus 747

https://twitter.com/x/status/1368619488053231626

 

[elmdon74]

Photos from a visit to a sunny Kemble last Thursday showing most of the stored Aircaft and a few visitors.Regards,Simon.

COTSWOLD AIRPORT KEMBLE 29 JULY 2021

Explore this photo album by simon butler on Flickr!

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