Good riddance OGP

[chooms]

Sitting in SYD T3 J lounge looking out across the apron in to the hangers to see the freshly painted solid red tail (sans 'roo) of VH-OGP which after 17 years has been removed from service from the QF fleet.

OGP was the source of many delays for me!

Anyway, anyone know if it is heading to the graveyard or has some other unfortunate airline purchased her?

 

[markis10]

Heading to VCV. Saturday as per the QF fleet thread.

 

[Jos888]

Heading to VCV. Saturday as per the QF fleet thread.

I had no idea what VCV was so googled it. Then found myself watching footage on youtube of VH-OJB (Longreach) taking off on its last flight (going to VCV) in April 2012. It was sad to watch

 

[blackcat20]

Sitting in SYD T3 J lounge looking out across the apron in to the hangers to see the freshly painted solid red tail (sans 'roo) of VH-OGP which after 17 years has been removed from service from the QF fleet.

OGP was the source of many delays for me!

Anyway, anyone know if it is heading to the graveyard or has some other unfortunate airline purchased her?

We wondered about that, and must have been in the lounge at the same time.

 

[JohnK]

I had no idea what VCV was so googled it.

Your Google must be different to mine as I still have no idea.

 

[serfty]

I had no idea what VCV was so googled it. Then found myself watching footage on youtube of VH-OJB (Longreach) taking off on its last flight (going to VCV) in April 2012. It was sad to watch

All the Qantas 744 have/had the word "LONGREACH" on them.

OJB was "Wunala Dreaming" until being renamed "Mount Isa" in 2003.

 

[VRC]

Your Google must be different to mine as I still have no idea.

Victorville (George Air Force Base) California. Aircraft storage area


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[Limewood]

Victorville (George Air Force Base) California. Aircraft storage area

Going here from looks of it.

Do they store them for parts or on sell complete?

 

[markis10]

Going here from looks of it.

Do they store them for parts or on sell complete?

Both, either sold for rentry into service or more likely these days sold to be parted/scrapped.

 

[JohnK]

Victorville (George Air Force Base) California. Aircraft storage area

Thanks. VCV airport code makes sense.

 

[Jos888]

All the Qantas 744 have/had the word "LONGREACH" on them.

OJB was "Wunala Dreaming" until being renamed "Mount Isa" in 2003.

Thanks Serfty. I didn't know that.

 

[mannej]

Thanks Serfty. I didn't know that.

OJB had the engines in similar colour to the Wunala theme



Where as OEJ had the white engines.

 

[serfty]

OJB had the engines in similar colour to the Wunala theme

...

Where as OEJ had the white engines.
...

OJB had the RR "RB211" engines while OEJ is a 744ER and has the GE "CF6" engines.

 

[kelvedon]

Victorville (George Air Force Base) California. Aircraft storage area


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The Qantas group has another storage area in Toulouse.

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[moa999]

Week old news.

 

[kelvedon]

Week old news.

But they're still there.