Historic BAC 1-11 Charter – Latest Update

Dear All

Ian Allan Aviation Tours and Classic Jet Tours are in the process of finalising details before releasing their itineraries and booking options. I can confirm that four 30 minute flights are going to be booked with Business Jet access for the event at Dallas Love Field on Sunday 20th October 2013. This will be one of the big highlights of the BAC 1-11s 50th anniversary taking place this year.

Various packages will be available through Ian Allan Aviation Tours or you can put your own itinerary together / travel independently and book the 1-11 flight directly through Classic Air Tours.

Each 30 minute flight taken as a stand alone option will be in the region of $240 to $260 or $450 to $500 for two flights. This is subject to confirmation from Ian Allan Aviation Tours and Classic jet Tours.

You can book anything from one to four flights if you so wish! It will be an “all day” event with a buffet and drinks laid on.

This promises to be a fantastic climax to the 1-11s 50th anniversary and it’s entire history as this will almost certainly be the very last chance to “EVER” fly on a 1-11.

Please spread the word about this very special event.

You can see details about a very similar day out that took place at Dallas Love Field on N999BW in August 2011 on my BAC 1-11 website.

http://www.bac1-11jet.co.uk/

Look for Special Feature 13. It’s worth taking a look!

If any of you have any further questions please contact:-
Graham Dinsdale, Manager at Ian Allan Aviation Tours (tele – 01487 832922)

http://www.ianallantravel.com/aviationtours/

or

Sean Burris at Classic Jet Tours via his website.

http://www.classicjettours.com/
http://www.facebook.com/classicjettours

I look forward to meeting you in October.

Best Regards

Peter

I can confirm that there are currently 9 aircraft still listed on my website as “current”. The “actual” status of these at this time is obviously not 100% certain.
I can say for sure that QinetiQ are currently flying one aircraft, ZH763, an ex British Airways machine and the last 1-11 flying in the UK. The ETPS 1-11 ZE432 has been grounded for a year with serious corrosion issues and at this moment in time it is very uncertain as to whether or not it will return to service.
The three Northrop Grumman 1-11s all remain active and have all been photographed in the air during 2010.
The Business Jet Access 1-11 N999BW has been up for sale for a long time now and I haven’t received any reports of it flying this year. It was photographed on the ground at its Dallas Love Field base looking pristine during October. Its days must surely be numbered!
The three Mali registered aircraft are “ALL” active with most of their time spent based at Tripoli Mitiga although one is believed to be based in Bamako. My guess is that the former American Airlines aircraft TZ-BSB will be the first to be retired when the time comes. The other two are much later 475 examples which will hopefully soldier on for a few more years.
It is my hope that ZH763 will be around to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the aircraft in August 2013.

New Home for BAC 1-11 G-AZMF

16 Dec 2007

Today is a very sad day for the Bournemouth Aviation Museum as all the exhibits will need new homes! For one aircraft this is a particularly sad day. The aircraft in question is BAC 1-11 G-AZMF. The 1-11 is without doubt the most important aircraft in Bournemouth Airport’s history. First flown from the British Aircraft Corporation site on the 20 th August 1963, it has graced the skies over “Hurn” ever since and will celebrate its 45 th anniversary next year. G-AZMF was the last 1-11 to fly commercially in the UK on the 31 st March 2002 and in recognition of its historic status was loaned to the museum on the 17 th November 2004.

A bid was therefore launched earlier this month to find a new home for the aircraft. In an ideal world it should remain on public display at Hurn, but having looked at all the viable options, it has become apparent that a suitable location regrettably doesn’t exist and that the best that could have been hoped for is that the airframe became a “gate guard” with no public access whatsoever! However, I am very pleased to confirm that an offer has been received from the team at the Manchester Airport Aviation Viewing Park (AVP). They would like to display the aircraft with their growing collection of famous British Airliners which include the former British Airways Concorde G-BOAC and Trident 3 G-AWZK, as well as the last British Airliner Built in the UK, Avro RJX G-IRJX. As you read this, negotiations are ongoing to secure the long term future of this historic airframe. Subject to final approval by the Manchester Airport Board of Directors, it is hoped that a fund raising appeal can be launched at the earliest opportunity. The estimated cost of the move is currently still under discussion as the airframe will need to be dismantled, transported and re-assembled at Manchester. A fundraising website will go live today. You’ll be able to make contributions as soon as final approval is received that the project can go ahead. Please be prepared to “dig deep” and support the move of “OUR 1-11” to ensure that it goes to an excellent home where it will be displayed in all its glory for many more years to come. Please visit http://www.mikefoxtrot.org.uk for further information.

Peter Clark
http://www.bac1-11jet.co.uk
BAC 1-11 Forum at Yahoo Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BAC1-11/
BAC 1-11 G-AZMF discussion Forum at http://www.classicbritishaviation.org/