Fire Training Aircraft
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G-ALYF Douglas DC3 (C/N19350)
The aircraft arrived here on the 19 March 1968.
Located on the original fire dump was the fuselage of this aircraft.
It had a large blue cheatline and 'Glasgow Airport' titles in black.
The remains were destroyed during filming of 'Airline' in 1981.

WJ903(C) Vickers Varsity RAF 6FTS (C/N572) (Also carried JY-AVK)
The aircraft arrived on 6 February 1975 for non destructive training purposes.
Located on the fire training ground it was minus tail rudder and all windows.
It was dismantled and roaded to the Dumfries and Galloway aviation museum
on August 13th 1983.The inboard wing sections remained temporarily at Glasgow
until moved to the Dumfries and Galloway aviation museum on September 24th 1983.

G-ARPP HS.121 Trident-1C British Airways (C/N2117)
This aircraft arrived on 23 February 1983 operating it's last flight from Heathrow.
Soon after arrival it was handed over for fire training duties.
During mid 1996 it was painted in full BAA house colours for use on airbridge
training duties on the new International pier.
On 14 May 2003 the aircraft started to be scrapped and had totaly gone 1 week later.

G-ARPL HS.121 Trident-1C British Airways (C/N2112)
The nose of this aircraft arrived about May 2001 on the fire training ground.
By 2003 it had moved on to an aircraft museum.

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