THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 1/6 : Flight onboard Amerer Air L-188 Electra OE-ILA from Linz (LNZ) to Erfurt

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This video is dedicated to my late friend Dieter Ramthun, who passed away tragically in 2016 and is the enhanced and remastered version of the video published earlier in 2017.

Dieter introduced me to Amerer Air, and to his friend, Thomas Walther, First Officer flying for this unique cargo operator of two Lockheed L-188 Electra and one Fokker F-27 Friendship, based in Linz, Austria.

Amerer Air signed contracts to sell off their L-188 OE-ILA and OE-ILB.

OE-ILB was already grounded in April, 2006, leaving OE-ILA the last Electra to fly for Amerer. If ever, then the last chance, to fly the legendary Electra once again, was right now.

This video is filmed with brand new HDV equipment by that time, and features probably the only footage of Amerer L-188 aircraft in HD quality.

This documentary takes us on board the first of four flights from Linz to Erfurt, Germany to pick up cargo bound for the TNT-hub in Liege, Belgium .

Enjoy with me the Sights & Sounds of Classic Aviation.

Thank you for watching my channel.

History of Lockheed 188CF Electra OE-ILA

Airframe 1145 was manufactured 1961 and delivered to Western Airlines, registered N9746C on February 9, 1961.

N9746C was converted to L-188AF in January, 1969 and sold to Jetair, Canada on March 30, 1971, registered CF-IJJ.

CF-IJJ was sold to William Edde and registered N5767 on June 1, 1971 and on August 17, 1971 back to Western Airlines, reregistered N9746C on October 19, 1971.

N9746C was stored at Las Vegas and sold to Nordic Air A-S, Norway on August 17, 1972,
registered LN-MOI.

LN-MOI was sold to Fred Olsen in November, 1973 and registered LN-FOH.

LN-FOH was leased to Air de Cologne in February, 1988.

LN-FOH was sold to Amerer Air, based in Linz, Austria on September 20, 1997 and registered OE-ILA on March 2, 1998.

OE-ILA performed her final flight for Amerer Air in May, 2006 and was ferried on May 25, 2006
to Vienna for sale.

OE-ILA was cancelled on June 9, 2006 and sold to Buffalo Airways, Yellowknife, Canada, and was registered C-GLBA on August 31, 2006.

Both Electras, C-GLBA and C-FBAQ have been used for cargo and bulk fuel transport, as well as aerial firefighting.

No recent activities reported in 2021.

Flight details

Flight : TAY 92P
Date : Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Aircraft : L-188CF Electra
Registration : OE-ILA
Former Registrations :
- N9746C (Western Airlines)
- CF-IJJ (Jetair, Canada)
- N5767 (William Eddie)
- LN-MOI (Nordic Air, Norway)
- LN-FOH (Fred Olsen, Air de Cologne)
Later Registration
- C-GLBA (Buffalo Airways, Yellowknife, Canada)
Built : 1961
From : Linz (LNZ)
To : Erfurt (ERF)
Take off : 20.34 h (1834 UTC)
Touch down : 21.19 h (1919 UTC)
Flying time : 45 minutes
Flying distance : 251 nM / 465 km
Altitude : 18.000 / 21.000 ft
Flight Captain : Meixner, Alexander
First Officer : Walther, Thomas
Flight Engineer : Pummer, Peter

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