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The last remaining British Airways 747 at St Athan, Wales. October 2022. G-BYGD. Scrap and part out.
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2022
- Excluding the BOAC retro 747 which is preserved, 13 British Airways 747s flew to the ECube solutions part out / scrap facilities in St Athan Wales and Castellon Spain.
The last remaining British Airways 747 at ECube solutions, G-BYGD, is now in the process of being broken up (October 2022). This film shows the final months of the aircraft from 5 different moments in time:
End of September 2022
End of August 2022
November 2021
September 2021
and early 2020 when the 747s were still in active service with British Airways.
ECube solutions provide aircraft disassembly and storage for many of the major operators; with sites in St Athan Wales and Castellon in Spain. British Airways have historically sent many of their 747 fleet to St Athan for break up and part out when they reached the end of their working lives.
From March 2020 and then following the announcement by British Airways of the immediate retirement of the entire 747 fleet in June 2020, 13 747s were sent to the Ecube sites for break up and part out at St Athan and Castellon, Spain. (this excludes G-BYGC, the preserved BOAC retro 747 which is stored at another location at the airfield.)
G-BYGD flew the short journey from Cardiff to St Athan on 27 November 2020, as BA 9152 and survived in different locations across the airfield for almost 2 more years before the scheduled breakup in October 2022.
Here is my farewell to the last of the BA "Queen of the Skies" remaining in St Athan. The end of an era....
It may be just a plane or a flying piece or metal to some people but it is more than just a memory to me, It is a part of my life and the reason why I have fallen in love with aviation, I used to work on the ramp with all of these British airways 747s that have recently been scrapped in DFW, and it was the first plane I have ever got to push back too, nevertheless this plane has a place in my heart and will always been there. Miss this big O’l bird allot. Always reminds me of the way aviation used to be before covid and so much more good memories and friendships I’ve made because of it. RIP
@Alex CK hi Alex yes you’re right; they are a reminder of the way Aviation and life was before covid. Well said….
I loved the 747s
What routes did you fly on it?
@user-uw6wg9hx5d This a/c was used on a lot of the US routes such as Los Angeles; San Francisco etc. It was a regular!
@@HeathrowAircraft And before that, I flew to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth.
Flew G-BYGD on 2 of my 3 747 flights, the other was also on BA (G-CIVF). Never forgotten. Thanks for sharing!
@lax02010 Great memories I’m sure. Thanks for watching.
She could still be flying - Lufthansa is still using the 747-400 from Frankfurt to YVR everyday...
@AH Benjamin. Yes - it seems crazy doesn’t it that such different decisions were made between the 2 airlines - and with such different outcomes from those decisions!
The 747-400 is actually quite old - most date from the 1990s. Although it has winglets and a glass cockpit, it is actually louder than newer aircraft. Many airports don't allow it to be used for night flights.
So sad to see this, i was onboard her last October at St.Athan and got some amazing photos, shame she is the last 747 to be scrapped, So glad G-BYGC is preserved ✈️
@AllAviation. Hi - thanks for your comments. Amazing that you had the chance to go onboard her last year. There’s not much left of her now sadly….as you say at least on the other part of the site, G-BYGC is safe!
And now Golf Charlie is getting scrapped as well..
@lutch6666 Yes - very sad…..
I was one of the last passengers to fly on this lady G-BYGD. Very sad to see the fleet go out of service.
@hassocks1206 A sad memento of your flight on BYGD…
A sad sight indeed. Of course tomorrow marks two years to the day since the last two remaining BA 747’s departed Heathrow for the last time.
@John Lansdown #FairFerries. Hi John - I know it doesn’t seem like 2 years ago now does it! Weather was foul on that day wasn’t it? Best wishes Steve
@@HeathrowAircraft It certainly was a grim day, the weather matched the occasion really. Have you been to LHR much recently? Best, John
@@littlejohn000 Hi John - no not very much. I know you’ve been very busy of course! Congratulations on your success in the legal process! 👍👍
@@HeathrowAircraft It’s just not the same these days. Ah - thank you very much indeed. It’s been a battle!
@@littlejohn000 You’ve been amazing - what a strong stand you took - and won!! Full respect to you!! 👏👏
Sad to see this.. I flew with this 747 from Mauritius to LHR...
@Patrick Tediek Good you got to fly on this particular 747 - but a sad sight as you say….
Amazing! How did you get that close? I'm planning to go to St Athan
So sad but still Queen of the skies
@Steve Curd. Hi Steve - yes definitely you’re right! Always Queen of the Skies.
what a sad sight. 🥺
And he even flew to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth
sad this could still be auctioned
@Arthur Gabriel. Yes you’re right. Sad scene there….
I would say I’ve only been on three complete journeys or 6 individual journeys in an aircraft so it doesn’t mean as much to me as others. I don’t think I started flying when that plane made its last flight. So I look at it from the perspective of the people dismantling it. You have to admire how it takes as much effort to dismantle it as it did to build it.
@paulanderson1962 Hi Paul - yes you are right - although the slightly cynical side of me would say that they take so much care cutting out the window frames and skin panels because they sell them to enthusiasts afterwards (me included 🤣) Thanks for watching. Cheers Steve
Hi Steve, good video. Could you do one that shows the bulldozer breaking the aeroplane?
@Ross Mason. Ah thank you Ross. It’s a 6 hour return journey for me to St Athan and not the easiest site to get authorisation to enter - so I don’t think I will be back there for a time. Good idea for another occasion though for sure!
I understand Steve. By the way, why did they take all the engines off the 747s at the Cotswolds?
@@rossmason8812 Hi Ross - the engines are the parts that have the highest resale value on the market - so these are removed first for ongoing sale or sale for components……
I get you. By the way, would they change the engines every so often during an aircraft’s 25 or 30 year lifespan?
@@rossmason8812 yes - depending on the number of hours flight / flight cycles of the aircraft.
Rip :(
It was a great plane, a legend!
@user-uw6wg9hx5d It certainly was….
@@HeathrowAircraft Have you flown on G BNLK more than once?
@user-uw6wg9hx5d I think it was only once but will have to check my diary (I kept a record of all the aircraft registrations that I flew on with BA- not just the 747-400 but the 747-100 and 747-200 and also the 757s, 737s, 1-11s; Concorde and Airbus of course!
@@HeathrowAircraft And how far have you flown and on what?
@user-uw6wg9hx5d I think the furthest in one flight was LHR-SIN on a 747-400. LHR-JFK-LHR on Concorde; lots of JFK on 747-100 and 200 series. LHR-BOM with 747-200 and MAA-KWI-LHR on a TriStar which was v nice. I have lots of other trips recorded in a diary - will have to dig them out!!
Still one at Kemble
@rogersanders1352 Hi Roger yes G-CIVN. I filmed the last 2 at Kemble ..ruclips.net/video/6AoglEOC2u4/видео.htmlsi=yxC4dkpSifRfEyLk
How about G-CIVN?
@muhammad farid surya utama. Hi Muhammad yes that’s at Kemble Cotswold - it never flew to St Athan. But G-BYGD is the last of the 13 BA 747s that the ecube group received for part out and scrap sadly…
All very sad. Nobody blinked an eyelid when our very own trident's were carved up at Heathrow though did they. Remember that the type introduced fully automatic landing to the realm.
@Dover One Foxtrot. You’re absolutely right about the demise of the Trident and the cutting up process that took place at Heathrow. Wish I’d been there to film that - definitely the end of an era there too….
@@HeathrowAircraftIt was like something out of a horror movie.
@@doveronefoxtrot4417 it must have been - terrible sight ….
I only lived a few miles from Heathrow and painfully remember the sight of broken Trident fuselages for what seemed like months on end.
Very sad. The skies became so boring after the end of the Trident and VC-10 fleets, and Concorde of course. All used to fly over our house. 😢
@helmethead72 yes I can still remember the Tridents and VC10s when they were operating - and 707s of course. The days of the noisy smoky jets for sure!
Is there anything left of him?
@user-uw6wg9h5d you’d need to check with planereclaimers on their website to see if they have any skin tags etc left from this. Also worth checking with aero boutiques.
What happened to G-BOAC
@Jhanoy-iy1yt this is what happened : ruclips.net/video/03glAju7Nzo/видео.htmlsi=olQV5Km4vIhVI2ts
Sad😢
I want to sob 😢
Queen of the skies reduced to becoming soda cans !!🥲
@paulboulter7823 yes - what a sad ending
😢
Oh dont say that .really the last gir
# girl.please no..
@747justin 😢
Sad sight Steve. Good filming as always. Check out my comment about the Kuwaiti 747-400/200!
British Airways choosing profit over passengers
@Yousef Legg. Yes I agree. They had plenty of life left in many of the airframes.
What a waste😢!!
@stevesmith4596 yes -I agree 😢
Could been made into hotel or something shame
@wowwowwow185 yes - it was all too fast and too kneejerk a reaction - but that’s the benefit of good old hindsight I guess!
😩🤬
@jacksonhunter5190 I know…😢