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Airskinz
British Airways
B747-136
RED/BLUEOver Sanded Skin Tag
MSN: 19761 L/N: 023
G-AWNA
‘NA’ achieved the milestone as both the oldest and longest serving B747to operate with its launch airline
In this time it flew asSir Richard Grenville(1979–1984),Cityof Peterborough(1984–1989) andColliford Lake
The airframe accumulated 102,151 hours over 20,919 cycles amassing anestimated 51 million route miles
G-AWNA is a truly iconic aircraft from the golden era of aviation
With the proliferation of LCC's, such times are but a thing of the past
Airskinz tags epitomise the height of craftsmanship and perseverance
The determination to present the market with a high qualityrepresentation of what was a truly rare find is blatantly obvious
The clarity and quality of the laser engraving on this tag is second to none
Airskinz have expertly captured the essence of what is an iconic aircraft in a relatively small space
The rear face features a highly legible and detailed account of the aircrafts' history
The back is coloured in the usual zinc chromate finish
This tag measures 40 x 60mm
Carries the serial number of #672
It has been reported that the Airskinz team expended vast amounts of time and energy in revealing the original BA red belt line
This band is a relatively small yet vitalfeature of the fuselage which wasno doubt buriedbeneath countless layers of subsequent re-paint
Through the adversity of this process emerged an absolutely unique and beautiful tag
The "Over Sanded" Finish!
These sold out even more rapidly and it is highly unlikely that any additional RED tags will be made available in any form
Tag also features a panel fastener hole immediately below the serial number
RED's were incredibly rare
Combo's even more so
You may not have many opportunities to acquire such a limited piece of an iconic airline livery
Remember - that's Jumbo Line Number 23!
Features a split ring and wire loop attached to a hanging card asdepicted
G-AWNA had the distinction of being the first 'G' designated BritishJumbo
BOAC accepted this 23rdB747-100 in April 1970
Four years later British Airways came about after the merger betweenBOAC and BEA
‘NA’ remained an integral part of the BA fleet throughout
It returned to LHR on its final commercial flight on 31stOctober1998 as BA068 from Philadelphia
On November 5thit flew to Cardiff before its fatefulfinal flight to Bruntingthorpe nine days later
Sometime during these final days BA engineers adorned the left side ofthe fuselage and tail with the original BOAC titles and logo
The bulk of the airframe was dismantled at Bruntingthorpe in 1999however, the rear section from door 4 to the aft pressure bulkhead (or Zone 5)was salvaged and relocated to an industrial estate closeby LGW
It remained intact inside and out and was utilised as a cabin EP traineruntil approximately 2014
Remarkably the Airskinz team discovered and subsequently acquired whatremained of this iconic aircraft in 2019, once more saving it from the scrapheap
Bravo Airskinz!
Great opportunity to purchase this elusive BA Tag
Combined postage encouraged
Don't miss out again!
