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Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, 9L-LFB recently seen parked at it's final resting place, the beach of Cotonou, Benin, West Africa............
It is unclear why the aircraft never left Cotonou Airport (maintenance, administrative/financial issues), but after some 6 years there the TriStar was bought by a Beninese businessman who arranged for it to be moved to a beach location some 400 meters from where it was stored at the airport. He has plans to open an aircraft restaurant.
The TriStar first entered service in 1978 with All Nippon Airways as JA8522 and then it passed to Rich International Airlines in 1996 as N309GB. Kampuchea Airlines of Cambodia acquired the aircraft in 2001 as XU-100 before ending up with it's last operator, Sierra Leone airline, Air Rum who had up to five Tristar's in their fleet between 2003 and 2006.
The name 'Barakah' on the nose of the TriStar is a reference to a spiritual presence in Islamic mysticism. Powered by 3 x Rolls Royce RB211-22B engines, this old workhorse completed 37,779 flying hours and over 24,161 landings.
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