Remembering......BA 747. Final moments at the scrapyard. G-BYGG. St Athan Wales. 2021.

[@SpeedbirdConcordeOne]

Oh dear. This is fascinating so thank you for posting but I have an almost visceral reaction to seeing airliners in this state. So glad the Concordes are mostly preserved ❤. Miss you Concorde 😢

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@SpeedbirdConcordeOne ah thank you for commenting. It is really sad isn’t it to see them like this. And yes - I miss Concorde too! I worked for BA when it was still flying and got the chance to fly to JFK and back; back in 1992. Interesting to observe the VIPs on board! Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford!

[@gunnerjohnson2840]

Such a sad sight to see these beautiful planes get scrapped

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@gunnerjohnson2840 It is - really sad …

[@brianmcdonald6519]

I agree wholeheartedly!! That was my thought while watching this video!

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@@brianmcdonald6519yes - I’m glad to have captured the final days of these amazing aircraft - albeit in such sad circumstances

[@johnmorris7815]

That was the last Jumbo I flew, landed in JFK 13L from a Canarsie arrival, my FO flew it home so I flew the approach into London, he landed we taxed to the gate and shutdown, we had about 20 people on board all escaping the impending C19 shutdown. We both knew that would be the last time we would get to fly her. Sad.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@johnmorris7815 That must have been such a sad and poignant moment knowing it would be the last time…hope you have moved onto another fleet since …….

[@johnmorris7815]

@ indeed, I was basically furloughed for two years then given the A350 so it all worked out in the end, I do miss the old girl though.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@johnmorris7815 Glad you’re on the lovely A350 - a fitting move. Congratulations!

[@tristar142142]

I operated as cabin crew on this aircraft and surprisingly also on the blue air 737 next to it after I left BA

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@tristar142142 that’s a strange coincidence isn’t it! What’s the chances of both aircraft featuring together in the same film!😲

[@Tina-d8f]

It's a pity that they cannot fly forever. Nice video.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@Tina-d8f thanks a lot. Yes they were so iconic weren’t they..😢

[@thetruthbehindplanes]

😭I liked the 747

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@AbdullahNajib-b9z yes 👍 l loved them! 😩

[@muhammadfaridsuryautama319]

For those doesn't know the cockpit of another BA 747 attaches to G-BYGG's upper deck is registered as G-CIVM, a Oneworld-painted 747

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@muhammadfaridsuryautama319 yes 👍 great that parts have been saved!!

[@arthurgabriel5709]

There are still 747s on Teruel, I don't even know why they are still there.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@arthurgabriel5709 yes it’s a really weird anomaly. In the first lockdown of spring 2020 all 5 flew out from LHR to Teruel - -G-CIVA; R; S;T and X. I’ve still got the screenshot from FR 24 showing them flying in convoy on 3 April 2020. Why they are still there - and in fairly good condition from what I hear - who knows? 🤔

[@arthurgabriel5709]

@@HeathrowAircraft I hope Atlas Air buys them since it is the biggest operator of the model

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@arthurgabriel5709 that would be awesome! Let’s hope…..

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😳☹️ 🥺😢

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@SteveAndAlexBuild💟 😢😩✈️

[@innfield8836]

Pilots said that these 747s acquired personalities

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@innfield8836 yes I can well believe that. The skies are much more “beige” without them!

[@DavidFennessy-yj7du]

Clive James the journalist/commentator once described the Boeing 747 as …’ a giant F 86 Sabre’…with one guy in the hump section having a whale of a time flying it’…!!!!!

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@DavidFennessy-yj7du 🤣 good description 👏✈️

[@samuesoeilyoriy6581]

flew to hong kong in that jet🥲

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@samuesoeilyoriy6581 😢 sad seeing how it ended its life ….I’m glad you got to fly on it though….

[@johndean4998]

I flew in these noisy ugly brutes 1975 - 2010 and, apart from the initial excitement as a teenager, I don't miss them.

[@brianmcdonald6519]

I have never seen another person speaking negatively of the 747!! I had my first flight on one, and cannot get enough of them!! So sad to see them disappearing!

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@johndean4998 Personally I found them quite awe inspiring - but they are getting as rare as hens’ teeth in any event!

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@brianmcdonald6519 I must admit I’m with you on this Brian - LHR plane “spotting” isn’t the same any more…

[@kimjensen234]

a sad fate it was a shame that COVID-19 took their lives sad 😢. Steven I want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas🎁🧑‍🎄🎄🎅🎉🥂

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@kimjensen234 Hello Kim - thank you so much. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas too. All the very best for 2025 from Steve ❤️🎁✈️

[@kimjensen234]

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