Classic British Flight Sim

As this list shows most of the Boeing 757's operated by Monarch are about to be withdrawn

http://jethros.eu/fleets/fleet_listings ... rlines.htm

Garry

It was the early eighties if I remember rightly, seeing the first Monarch 757's at Manchester. I think their oldest is around the 25 yr mark. I guess thats a pretty good innings, with some now some set for life as a freighter.

Same script with BA who sold many of their retired aircraft to DHL.

HiEddie

The BA one's were some of the first

Monarch was not far behind ...G-DAJB and G-MONB were about the first all those years ago

Certainly earned their keep

Still a few days to see the marks frames

Garry

My introduction to the 757 was trying to land at Boeing Field on 13L right after one of the prototypes had just taken off from 13R. That was also my introduction to wake turbulence. I had kind of a wild ride there for a few seconds. Could it have really been that long ago?

dutch11 wrote:Could it have really been that long ago?

That's what I was thinking. Feels like the 757 was introduced only yesterday, not 2-1/2 decades ago! :o

Tarasdad wrote:
That's what I was thinking. Feels like the 757 was introduced only yesterday, not 2-1/2 decades ago! :o

How do you think Mr Russell feels....? It was only like yesterday that the Comet was built.....

I'll get my coat Mr R..... ;-)

Tony

I flew on G-MONB in 1995. It had been retrofitted with RB21-535E4 engines by this point. I think, thoguh I may be wrong, that -DAJB was the first to be supplied to Monarch with those engines originally?

Has there been any more word on the possibility of 'MONB going to Duxford? This was a rumour I heard about a year or more ago.

Hi Toby

Nice to see you around

According to the link she is going to FedEx :think:

Garry

My first every flight was in a MON 757 G-MONE in 1996 , It was in the blue colours :tab: I was hoping it would only fly above the trees ( Well I just watched Dambusters the Day before )But once in cloud I was fine shame MON are getting rid of them.Thought they would last a bit longer with MON. I still see MON fly there classic A300 still, well that makes me happy about the departing 757's

James

Hi James

Monarch..blue colours?????

Been Yellow and black since they started in 1968 :think:

The 757's are very old now, older than the A.300-600

Garry