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Last footage of British Airways Boeing 747 BOAC livery being scrapped

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Last updated: August 26, 2023, 18:06 UTC
Published: Saturday, August 26, 2023, at 18:06 UTC
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Last footage from St. Athan shows the last moments of the Boeing 747.

Video from St. Athan, UK shows the Boeing 747-400 (reg. G-BYGC) being scrapped.

the APU has been removed as well as the engines and part of the wings has been cut.

The Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC arrived at St. Athan on May 27th 2019 and has been stored there.

The aircraft with registration G-BYGC was maintained as a heritage piece by aviation specialists ecube in the BOAC ‘Gold Speedbird’ livery used between 1963 and 1974.

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