First an arrival this morning at Southend, seemingly just a Thomas Cook A320….
OO-TCN Thomas Cook Airlines A320 at Southed EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
But when I went round and saw the other side parked on stand, it had some Alice in Wonderland (of all things) stickers on it…
OO-TCN Thomas Cook Airlines A320 at Southed EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
And then later on, C5-GAF the Gambian President’s 727 which has been at Southend in maintenance and storage since August 2010 went out on high power engine runs….
The rumble was great, however it took quite a long time, over 2 hours before it returned to the hangar. Therefore it was only 2 minutes before sunset when I took these photos. Looking much better than it was, albeit still missing the horizontal stabiliser.
C5-GAF B721 The Republic of the Gambia at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
It clearly had new beacon lights, which were very easy to catch:
C5-GAF The Republic of The Gambia B721 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
How I look forward to this 1966 727 flying again….
By: EGTC - 17th November 2012 at 21:47
I hope that it gets back in to the air again soon!
By: AeroPics - 17th November 2012 at 18:48
EGTC, yes the plan is to have C5-GAF flying again and sent back to the Gambia. Was quite an important step for it to do high power engine runs again, albeit with a hitch, as it had to shut down half way through.
By: EGTC - 17th November 2012 at 14:53
Are there any plans to get the B727 flying again, or is it stored?
By: AeroPics - 17th November 2012 at 10:39
Seem to have posted this thread in the wrong forum by accident, perhaps why i couldn’t find it again!
Thanks EGTC and Newforest for your comments, would certainly be excellent to see C5-GAF fly again!
By: Newforest - 5th November 2012 at 21:58
Another controversial African President, Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh! Hope they finish the work on the 727. 🙂
By: EGTC - 5th November 2012 at 20:49
Good catches.
Wonderful to see the B727 active.
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