The last BA 757 flight - Take off

Onboard G-CPET during take off on runway 27R. The flight number was BA9216C. The flight was piloted by Tim Byatt in the left hand seat and Toby Wilson in the right hand seat, while Fleet training captain John Monks was making annoincements through the PA. The cabin crew consisted of six cabin service directors: Christopher Wood, Tom Salmon, Clare Sullivan, Michael Gaffney, Karen Maskell and Suzanne Gordon Wilson.
This flight was in cooperation with Comic Relief and a fantastic sum of over 7000£ was raised.
The flight originated at Heathrow and landed again at Heathrow.
The flight departed at stand 531. The female cabin crew was wearing the BA 70's uniform, except for Tom Salmon, who was wearing his uniform he got when joining BA.
The flight's callsign was ''Speedbird 757''.

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• British
• Airways
• Boeing
• 757
• G-CPET
• 17A
• Heathrow
• LHR
• EGLL
• Retro
• Negus
• Tim
• Byatt
• Toby
• Wilson
• John
• Monks
• retirement
• BA9216C

[MrEversginger]

whats the significance of this BA takeoff?? i'm lost

[Flyer1000]

@MrEversginger It's the take off of the last British Airways 757 flight ever.

[captainflynn23]

Nice video. I photographed G-CPET when she returned to Heathrow. I dont suppose you have a video of the landing do you?

[Flyer1000]

@captainflynn23 I have one, I will upload it this evening.

[speedbird188]

@hargreavesma ahahaha. :D you should put yours on youtube too. ;)

[captainflynn23]

@Flyer1000 I lookforward to seeing it. :)

[hargreavesma]

I was sat in 22A and filmed it also! Haha!

[speedbird188]

I filmed it from seat 23F ;)