Sad end

luvhuntin

Sad to see pics like these. Has anyone any other pics or links?

L1011

In EI colours that's about it - nearly everything else has been rapidly sold on rather than scrapped or desert. The Saabs, Fokker's and even the 737 Classics are close to all still flying now.

There's a written off ATR in EI colours but nothing else I'm aware of you haven't already got.

Mister Jingles

Isn't one of Aer Lingus's 747 still in use today or was till recently ?

Dardania

luvhuntin wrote: »

Sad to see pics like these. Has anyone any other pics or links?

What's the first one - it looks very Airbusy

Cookiemunster

Dardania wrote: »

What's the first one - it looks very Airbusy

It's EI-ORD. It's an A330-300 that was sent for scrap in 2011

Tenger

A few years back I was on contact with a guy in the US. His mate chopped up EI-BED and salvaged some of it for him.
He has a workshop bench made of B747 fuselage and the nameplate "St.Kieran" mounted on his wall.

I will try find pics tomorrow.

He offered some to me but at the time the shipping costs relative to my income were prohibitive.

billie1b

EI-ASJ is still in storage in the US i believe, the other two, EI-BED, EI-ASI are scrapped unfortunately.

the_monkey

Are these pics taken in that aircraft graveyard in California ?

L1011

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Isn't one of Aer Lingus's 747 still in use today or was till recently ?

Recent-ish in the lifespan of a 40+ year old frame, for Hajj and other charter flights. Believe its in use as as trainer now. Was EI-ASJ as mentioned above, 5N-AAA was its final reg which is what most photos are under.

I think all the 146s eventually found homes despite being in desert storage for some time in EI colours. Quite a few are in Iran now!

luvhuntin

It would never happen but if EI-ASJ was still around imagine the revenue that could possibly be made if it was flown back and turned into a museum piece in original Aer Lingus colours?

Aerohead

Had a few trips in St Kieran fabulous machine, why did they get rid of the 146s, they would have been great today for shorthaul.

billie1b

luvhuntin wrote: »

It would never happen but if EI-ASJ was still around imagine the revenue that could possibly be made if it was flown back and turned into a museum piece in original Aer Lingus colours?

Parked up on the west Apron somewhere, would be savage

luvhuntin

This is a long shot aswell but hopefully somebody can correct me but if you go onto google earth to "Khartoum" airport there is a 707 which I think could probably be ex EI-ASN. I remember being given a grid reference for an ex EI 707 but cannot find it. If it is its most likely scrapped at this stage.

Chemical Byrne

luvhuntin wrote: »

It would never happen but if EI-ASJ was still around imagine the revenue that could possibly be made if it was flown back and turned into a museum piece in original Aer Lingus colours?

Yeah, next to nothing I'd imagine. In Britain perhaps, but here in Ireland the average punter has little to no interest in industrial or transport heritage.

The very fact that we have no national transport museum and only a couple of small heritage railways while the UK has many dozens of each proves this point.

Dardania

luvhuntin wrote: »

This is a long shot aswell but hopefully somebody can correct me but if you go onto google earth to "Khartoum" airport there is a 707 which I think could probably be ex EI-ASN. I remember being given a grid reference for an ex EI 707 but cannot find it. If it is its most likely scrapped at this stage.

A lot parked up there:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Khartoum+International+Airport/@15.5465514,32.5505089,5292a,20y,40.77t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x168e91ef287a2de9:0x7343faa3237ad05a?hl=en

kippy

Chemical Byrne wrote: »

Yeah, next to nothing I'd imagine. In Britain perhaps, but here in Ireland the average punter has little to no interest in industrial or transport heritage.

The very fact that we have no national transport museum and only a couple of small heritage railways while the UK has many dozens of each proves this point.

I suspect the scale of the population in the UK would account for that. Is, less average punters here than there.

luvhuntin

Too many little crappy part-time museums around the place. It would be great to see one very large one but with aircraft aswell. Whatever about buses and trams if you had a 747 in your transport museum im pretty sure it would become one of the top tourist attractions overnight bringing in huge revenue.

fr336

Chemical Byrne wrote: »

Yeah, next to nothing I'd imagine. In Britain perhaps, but here in Ireland the average punter has little to no interest in industrial or transport heritage.

The very fact that we have no national transport museum and only a couple of small heritage railways while the UK has many dozens of each proves this point.

The UK is, of course, just slightly more populous than Ireland!!

PukkaStukka

Dardania wrote: »

A lot parked up there:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Khartoum+International+Airport/@15.5465514,32.5505089,5292a,20y,40.77t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x168e91ef287a2de9:0x7343faa3237ad05a?hl=en

Found this among the crowd there

Tenger

Here's the tail of EI-BED being chopped up:
The Autopsy by tearbringer, on Flickr

luvhuntin

Thats pretty cool. Im sure people would have bought bits off him as momentos or maybe thats just me being a dork:)

squonk

PukkaStukka wrote: »

Found this among the crowd there

What's _this_? There are several planes there. I guess one is a B74 but I'm unsure about the others. None seem to have markings.

Whosthis

luvhuntin wrote: »

Too many little crappy part-time museums around the place. It would be great to see one very large one but with aircraft aswell. Whatever about buses and trams if you had a 747 in your transport museum im pretty sure it would become one of the top tourist attractions overnight bringing in huge revenue.

Why would somebody spend eight hours sitting on a plane flying from the states to go to a museum to sit on a plane?

PukkaStukka

squonk wrote: »

What's _this_? There are several planes there. I guess one is a B74 but I'm unsure about the others. None seem to have markings.

Is the 4 engined beast a 707? I think it may well be

Paulw

A few belonging to BA and FedEx here -

http://news.sky.com/gallery/1466004/unwanted-jumbo-jets-gather-dust

fleet_admiral

I remember being on a plane that had been turned into a museum in Waterford airport in 1993

L1011

luvhuntin wrote: »

if you had a 747 in your transport museum im pretty sure it would become one of the top tourist attractions overnight bringing in huge revenue.

It really, really wouldn't.

RadioRetro

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I remember being on a plane that had been turned into a museum in Waterford airport in 1993

That was a Douglas DC-7. I think it's cockpit is on display at a museum in Leitrim these days. The rest was scrapped.

Nforce

RadioRetro wrote: »

That was a Douglas DC-7. I think it's cockpit is on display at a museum in Leitrim these days. The rest was scrapped.

From a few years ago at that museum

Pat Dunne

If the following doesn't make you sad, nothing will
http://forum.ipmsireland.com/topic/10107768/1/
Scroll down to post 5 and start to look at these wonderful pieces of Irish aviation history which are been allowed to rot into the ground.

I presume the guy who owns the place is doing his best, but it makes you wonder do we really care about our history at all.

Shannon757

Tenger wrote: »

Here's the tail of EI-BED being chopped up:
The Autopsy by tearbringer, on Flickr

Happier times....