Aircraft Graveyard. 747s, 737s, 757s, 727s and more. Kemble Cotswolds Airport. 7th July 2021

Описание: Kemble Cotswolds Airport, once home of the Red Arrows, is now a busy airport for general aviation. In addition to the light aircraft and flying clubs that use the site, the airport hosts an extensive aircraft dismantling, maintenance and storage operation for commercial aircraft. There is also an excellent cafe/ coffee shop / restaurant (AV8) which has amazing views over the active runway and to the parked commercial aircraft beyond.
I visited the airport on 7th July this year and was amazed to see how many commercial aircraft were stored or in the process of being dismantled across the airfield. These included:
Boeing 747-400s still bearing the livery of their former operators, such as British Airways (still 5 747s left - G-CIVJ, CIVN, BYGA, BYGB and BYGF (see my separate film focussing just on these 5), Saudia, Corsair.....

Boeing 737s - (many Norwegian -800 series; plus a couple of Jet Time Boeing 737-700 series)...

A couple of Jet 2 Boeing 757s (still I think my favourite aircraft);
ABoeing 727 Tri-Jet looking absolutely amazing and immaculate...

The ex Plus Ultra Airbus A340-300 parked near to the perimeter road and even a 42 year old ex Cargolux / Flying Tigers 747-200F tucked away in a corner!
I was also struck by the variety of airlines represented at the airport - including Easy Jet, Air Italy, Air Mauritius, Norwegian, TAP Air Portugal plus airlines that I'd never heard of like Avion Express of Lithuania, Sky-Angkor and Go Jet Airlines!
If you haven't visited the airport, it's definitely worth going if you can - and be sure to try the AV8 restaurant while you're there!