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24 G-ASJI Southend 1998.

<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">9Q-CSJ was built for<strong> BUA as G-ASJI</strong> in <strong>September 1964 </strong>and was delivered 13 months later.  Passing to BCAL on the merger, it was sold to Pacific Exress USA in 1982 and was sold to Cascade Airways in 1984.  Sold to Guinness Peat in 1986 it was leased to Braniff until 1991.  From 1991 to 1996 it was leased to Shabair in Zaire, then in 1996 to Air Katanga. It was sold in 1998 to International Trans Air Business and was serviced and painted by BAF Engineering Southend.  It is still owned by ITAB though it has been parked at Johannesburg for some years.  Thought to be the oldest 1-11 in existence.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">photo and copyright <strong>Phil Blinkhorn </strong>at <strong>flickr</strong>.</span><br /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[endif]--></span></p>
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9Q-CSJ was built for BUA as G-ASJI in September 1964 and was delivered 13 months later.  Passing to BCAL on the merger, it was sold to Pacific Exress USA in 1982 and was sold to Cascade Airways in 1984.  Sold to Guinness Peat in 1986 it was leased to Braniff until 1991.  From 1991 to 1996 it was leased to Shabair in Zaire, then in 1996 to Air Katanga. It was sold in 1998 to International Trans Air Business and was serviced and painted by BAF Engineering Southend.  It is still owned by ITAB though it has been parked at Johannesburg for some years.  Thought to be the oldest 1-11 in existence.


photo and copyright Phil Blinkhorn at flickr.


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