978 1 83632 122 4 | Key Publishing | Caravelle airline-aer-lingus British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-CIVY

British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-CIVY left Heathrow for the very last time on 8th October 2020 using callsign Speedbird 400

the unit was formally established as the Special Electronic Search Project (SESP) at NAS Sangley Point

XVIII also benefitted from increased fuel carrying capacity and strengthened wings

Back in the 1970s and 1980s it was rare for a military aviation base in the UK not to be graced by a gate guardian and these airframes have always fascinated enthusiasts

Derived from the Soviet Su-33 design

978 1 83632 122 4 | Key Publishing | Caravelle airline-aer-lingus British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-CIVYCaravelle; Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol 23; In 1951, the French Ministry of Aviation announced a competition for a new medium range aircraft. Sud Aviations proposal for a twin jet powered by Rolls Royce Avon engines was accepted and went into production as the Caravelle, built at a plant near Toulouse Blagnac airport. Several Caravelle variants appeared during the course of series production, beginning with the 64 passenger Caravelle 1 and