G-BMRJ. Boeing 757-236SF. c/n 24268-214.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by British Airways - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle as 'G-BMRJ' - January 20, 1989

First flown using the Boeing test registration - February 20, 1989

Powered by Rolls Royce RB-211-535 engines

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BMRJ (CofR G-BMRJ/R1) - March 06, 1989

Registered to British Airways PLC, West Drayton, London

Departed Seattle (Boeinbg Field) on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom as BA9674E - March 06, 1989

Arrived London (Heathrow) on completion of the ferry flight - March 07, 1989

The aircraft was delivered in the Caledonian Airways livery

Ferried London (Heathrow) - London (Gatwick) as BA9674E - March 14, 1989

Leased to Caledonian Airways as the registered operator - March 15, 1989

The aircraft was named 'Loch Tummel'

Operated its first revenue service London (Gatwick) - Athens - March 17, 1989

Returned to British Airways at the end of the lease - November 01, 1989

Ferried London (Gatwick) - London (Heathrow) as BA9715P - November 04, 1989

The aircraft was returned in the basic Caledonian livery with 'British Airways' titles

Leased to Caledonian Airways as the registered operator - October 29, 1990

The aircraft was renamed 'Old Wardour Castle'

Entered Caledonian service London (Heathrow) - Manchester - November 03, 1990

It was rolled out at London (Stansted) in the British Airways 'Grand Union' livery - March 03, 1998

Ferried London (Stansted) - London (Heathrow) - March 05, 1989

Returned British Airways service London (Heathrow) - Stuttgart as BA920 - March 05, 1998

Operated its final British Airways service Prague - London (Heathrow) as BA857 - March 10, 2002

It had flown 27,913 hours with 19,594 cycles

Ferried London (Heathrow) - Tel Aviv for freight conversion as BOE263 - June 01, 2001

Sold to Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited, Basingstoke - June 14, 2002

Registered to Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited, Basingstoke (CofR G-BMRJ/R2)

Ferried Tel Aviv - Brussels in the basic British Airways livery as BOE236 - November 23, 2002

Departed Brussels on the ferry flight to the United States - November 24, 2002

Arrived Mobile on completion of the ferry flight for mainbtenance and repainting - November 24, 2002

Ferried Mobile - East Midlands in the DHL livery - December 16, 2002

Registered to DHL Air Limited, Diegem, Belgium (CofR G-BMRJ/R3) - December 17, 2002

Leased to DHL Air Holdings (U.K.) Ltd, Diegem, Belgium as the registered operator

Operated it first DHL service East Midlands - Edinburgh as BCS2705 - December 19, 2002

Sub-leased to Tasman Air Cargo, Auckland, New Zealand as the registered operator - August 27, 2010

Departed East Midlands on the ferry flight to New Zealand as DHK757 - August 27, 2010

Arrived Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the ferry flight - August 31, 2010

Ferry route: East Midlands - Bahrein - Singapore - Sydney

Operated its first Tasman Air Cargo service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland as TMN2 - September 01, 2010

Operated its final Tasman Air Cargo service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland as TMN2 - August 25, 2011

Returned to DHL at Auckland at the end of the sub-lease - August 31, 2011

Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom as DHK9999 - August 31, 2011

Arrived East Midlands on completion of the ferry flight - September 02, 2011

Ferry route: Auckland - Brisbane - Singapore - Delhi - Bahrein - East Midlands

It was observed at Leipzig with a 'rhino' decal in the starbord side (middle) fuselage - June 19, 2012

It had additional 'Protecting Rhinos ... Eliska's return to Africa' titles beside it

It also had an additional 'rhino' tail decal

These decals were removed - ?

Current with DHL

 

 

G-BMRJ. British Airways - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1997.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-040.)

G-BMRJ. British Airways - in the 'Grand Union' livery at an unknown airport, May 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-041.)

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