ZE704 2 Lockheed L1011 C.Mk2(500) RAF Royal Air Force MAN 19DEC99

            Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 03-Feb-22.  (DeNoise AI).

Delivered new to Pan American World Airways as N508PA in Jun-80, this Tristar 500 served with Pan-Am for only 4 years before it was sold to the UK Royal Air Force in Nov-84.

It was converted to the RAF’s ‘C Mk 2’ standard in Jan-85 and went on to serve with the RAF for almost 30 years until it was retired in Mar-14 and flown to Bruntingthorpe, UK for storage.

The aircraft was sold to CSDS Aircraft Sales & Leasing as N507CS in May-16 and remained stored.  It was sold to ME Aviation Services in Sep-17 and then sold to Tristar Air LLC in Apr-18.  It remained stored at Bruntingthorpe.

Note:  Tempus Applied Solutions, an aerospace company based in the USA, obtained the six remaining ex-RAF Tristars stored at Bruntingthorpe in 2017.  Four of the aircraft were Air to Air Refuelling conversions, with the other two being pure passenger / freight aircraft. It was their intention to restore three of the tankers to service, providing additional aerial refueling capacity to the US Navy and NATO.  The remaining three aircraft would be broken up for spares.  However, the idea didn't go forward, the registration was cancelled at the end of Jul-21 and the aircraft were to be broken up.  Updated 03-Feb-22.

Taken on: December 19, 1999

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