4 x 400 - 20 August 2021

Cotswold Airport (Kemble) is sad last resting place for many aircraft and the starting point of a new life for a few. It is a magnet for enthusiasts and photographers, especially those who 'like' to record the last days of an airframe or a change of identity. It is also a home, if sometimes only temporarily, to airframes which would be seen in the UK only rarely or not at all. The scene at Kemble changes steadily and a series from my latest visit illustrates all of the foregoing.

In this close up of just part of a substantial collection of aircraft are four of the largest, B747-400s formerly of Corsair (l), Saudia and British Airways.

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