Post by Admin on Mar 9, 2015 20:54:55 GMT
Douglas DC 6 G-APSA
G-APSA after visiting Innsbruck and Tempelhof, G-APSA is now in Rotterdam awaiting it’s re-enactment flight on Friday 7th November to Heathrow of the last passenger flight of British Eagle (7th November 1968). It is expected to arrive Heathrow 1405 then depart for Coventry at 1805. A more detailed report on all of these flights will follow in due course. Red Eagle
Re: Douglas DC 6 G-APSA
It is with the greatest regret that we have been informed that the above flight will not proceed. This is due to the BAA rescinding the allocated slot times at the last moment. This I know will be a great disappointment to many. British Eagle International Airlines operated in and out of Heathrow with DC 6 aircraft for a number of years in the sixties and it would have been a fitting celebration to end the 40th anniversary of the closure of the airline. Last weekend we were given a superb welcome at Innsbruck at their air fest and given an invitation to return by the Airport General Manager next year. Equally so we received a very warm welcome from Berlin Tempelhof Airport at the closure celebrations. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all at Air Atlantique who made last weekend such a success. Also for all their untiring efforts in trying to make Heathrow happen.
The Archivist
inkpot2
Thank you for informing us I will spread the info around. This could only happen in the UK. What is the matter with BAA don’t they want some good publicity? A question, if BAA had allocated slots for the operation what prat cancelled them? Glad to hear that you had a good time in Innsbruck and Tempelhof. One day BAA will wake up and understand that such a planned flight as G-APSA coming into Heathrow to recall history would have put them in good light; other airports saw this and welcomed such an event. BAA should look at the history of the airport and see that Eagle supported the airport in its early days. I’m sure that Eagle will continued to be remembered for its excellent service and employee relationship in the coming days, as G-APSA visits other airfield that welcome it with open arms. Inky
Avgasdinosaur
Problem as I see it from the BAA point of view is that the DC-6 bless her doesn’t carry several hundred shoppers (er I mean passengers). They are only interested in their shopping centre the airport side just provides gullible customers. Be lucky David
Red Eagle
G-APSA is a magnificent classic aircraft so we have decide to allocate this forum section to all things related to that aircraft. Home of Eagle is pleased to be involved in helping in a small way to preserve one of the flying ex Eagle aircraft. (the other aircraft is a B707-138 which still flies but not in Eagle colours)It does not need me to say that to keep this aircraft in the air costs money. Whilst acknowledging the present credit crunch and its affects, if we still want to see a Douglas DC 6 flying, based in the UK then help is needed. Classic Flight of Coventry have launched their
www.classicflightclub.com
Information about the club can be found there. However if you would like to give a donation of any size large or small then that would be gratefully received. Make cheques out to Classic Flight. But in the first place email britisheagleint@aol.com Eagle Archivist
Spirit_of_Innsbruck
New website launched today:
http://www.thedc6.com]www.thedc6.com
Have a look at the interior at compare!
G-APSA after visiting Innsbruck and Tempelhof, G-APSA is now in Rotterdam awaiting it’s re-enactment flight on Friday 7th November to Heathrow of the last passenger flight of British Eagle (7th November 1968). It is expected to arrive Heathrow 1405 then depart for Coventry at 1805. A more detailed report on all of these flights will follow in due course. Red Eagle
Re: Douglas DC 6 G-APSA
It is with the greatest regret that we have been informed that the above flight will not proceed. This is due to the BAA rescinding the allocated slot times at the last moment. This I know will be a great disappointment to many. British Eagle International Airlines operated in and out of Heathrow with DC 6 aircraft for a number of years in the sixties and it would have been a fitting celebration to end the 40th anniversary of the closure of the airline. Last weekend we were given a superb welcome at Innsbruck at their air fest and given an invitation to return by the Airport General Manager next year. Equally so we received a very warm welcome from Berlin Tempelhof Airport at the closure celebrations. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all at Air Atlantique who made last weekend such a success. Also for all their untiring efforts in trying to make Heathrow happen.
The Archivist
inkpot2
Thank you for informing us I will spread the info around. This could only happen in the UK. What is the matter with BAA don’t they want some good publicity? A question, if BAA had allocated slots for the operation what prat cancelled them? Glad to hear that you had a good time in Innsbruck and Tempelhof. One day BAA will wake up and understand that such a planned flight as G-APSA coming into Heathrow to recall history would have put them in good light; other airports saw this and welcomed such an event. BAA should look at the history of the airport and see that Eagle supported the airport in its early days. I’m sure that Eagle will continued to be remembered for its excellent service and employee relationship in the coming days, as G-APSA visits other airfield that welcome it with open arms. Inky
Avgasdinosaur
Problem as I see it from the BAA point of view is that the DC-6 bless her doesn’t carry several hundred shoppers (er I mean passengers). They are only interested in their shopping centre the airport side just provides gullible customers. Be lucky David
Red Eagle
G-APSA is a magnificent classic aircraft so we have decide to allocate this forum section to all things related to that aircraft. Home of Eagle is pleased to be involved in helping in a small way to preserve one of the flying ex Eagle aircraft. (the other aircraft is a B707-138 which still flies but not in Eagle colours)It does not need me to say that to keep this aircraft in the air costs money. Whilst acknowledging the present credit crunch and its affects, if we still want to see a Douglas DC 6 flying, based in the UK then help is needed. Classic Flight of Coventry have launched their
www.classicflightclub.com
Information about the club can be found there. However if you would like to give a donation of any size large or small then that would be gratefully received. Make cheques out to Classic Flight. But in the first place email britisheagleint@aol.com Eagle Archivist
Spirit_of_Innsbruck
New website launched today:
http://www.thedc6.com]www.thedc6.com
Have a look at the interior at compare!