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Aircraft:
Boeing 747-236F(SCD)
- Reg: B-HVY full info | B-HVY photos
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Serial #:
22306
- Airline: Cathay Pacific Cargo
- Photo Date: Apr 28, 2008
- Uploaded: Apr 28, 2008
- Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok Int'l Airport - VHHH, China (Hong Kong)
A smoky start for the final time out of Hong Kong. Starting life as G-KILO, British Airways' only ever 747 Freighter, it soon joined Cathay as VR-HVY. B-HVY leaves the Cathay fleet after 26 years of loyal service, including flying on behalf of the RAF during the first Gulf War. Approaching 115,000 flying hours and a major maintenance check it is unfortunately cheaper to sell the aircraft rather than perform the check. Believed to be the highest houred 747 in the world (correct me if I am wrong), B-HVY had it's titles painted out just for this flight as it departs as CX3339 to Cardiff via Dubai. Final destination is Kemble, UK for the scrapman.
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A smoky start for the final time out of Hong Kong. Starting life as G-KILO, British Airways' only ever 747 Freighter, it soon joined Cathay as VR-HVY. B-HVY leaves the Cathay fleet after 26 years of loyal service, including flying on behalf of the RAF during the first Gulf War. Approaching 115,000 flying hours and a major maintenance check it is unfortunately cheaper to sell the aircraft rather than perform the check. Believed to be the highest houred 747 in the world (correct me if I am wrong), B-HVY had it's titles painted out just for this flight as it departs as CX3339 to Cardiff via Dubai. Final destination is Kemble, UK for the scrapman.Camera
Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Show Exif data-
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- Reg: B-HVY full info | B-HVY photos
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Aircraft:
Boeing 747-236F(SCD)
- Airline: Cathay Pacific Cargo
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Serial #:
22306
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Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok Int'l Airport - VHHH
- China (Hong Kong)
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Remarkable service record. Doing the math indicates this Queen has spent 13.128 years of its 26 years OFF of the earth!! WOW!!
Very nice and very lucky it was in that bay.. shame to see HVY go.
Thank you for the detail remarks and sad to see it goes.