F-BTGV 2 Aero Spacelines (Boeing) 377SGT Super Guppy Airbus Industrie (Aeromaritime) MAN 10MAR72

            Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 22-Oct-15.

Taken from inside the old 'Pier A' at Manchester Airport, so there's some window reflections.

Operated for Airbus Industrie by Aeromaritime.

This aircraft was built from parts of other Boeing 377 / C-97's.  It was first registered N211AS to Aero Spacelines Inc, California, USA in Sep-69 and had it's first flight in Aug-70.

It was delivered to Aeromaritime, France as F-BTGV in Sep-71 and operated on behalf of Airbus Industrie for 25 years until it was retired in Jun-96.

The aircraft was ferried to Bruntingthorpe, UK in early Jul-96 and presented to a preservation group.  It stayed at Bruntingthorpe for another 25 years.  Unfortunately the airfield owner sold the land in Nov-20 and as the aircraft could no longer fly, it was broken up in Jan-21, which is very sad!

However, the flight deck section from the swinging nose has been preserved and is awaiting display at the South Wales Air Museum at St. Athan, UK.  Updated 12-Mar-22.

There is another one in the museum at Toulouse Airport...

Taken on: March 10, 1972

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