Although not that historic – this probably fits best on this forum.
I heard a legend/rumour/whisper that this aircraft belonged to Osama Bin Laden’s father and was seized and impounded at Stansted before it’s final scrapping some years later by GJD.
Can anyone shed any light on this story?
Thanks 🙂
By: low'n'slow - 1st October 2010 at 13:29
I suspect this was the HS-125 used by Osama Bin Laden when he used to visit Formula One Grand Prix in his playboy days in the late 1970s, early 1980s
His construction business was one of the partner sponsors to Saudia on the Williams Grand Prix cars of the era. Interesting to note that these cars, now immaculately restored for historic racing, somehow seem to have an oversight on that bit of their livery!
A quick search found a picture of the aeroplane ‘as was’ here: http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1194634/
By: FoxVC10 - 30th September 2010 at 18:01
Bin Laden Air was an operator of a number of business aircraft back in the seventies and eighties. Twas owned by a member of the family.
Someone else maybe able to provide more information.
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September 30, 2010 at 5:52 pm