Old RJ100 plane arrives at Teesside Airport on back of lorry

The huge fuselage was spotted arriving at Teesside Airport on Friday (April 14) morning having made the journey from Norwich on the back of an articulated lorry.

The abnormal load lay wingless and without a tail on the back of the truck.

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Reacting to pictures posted on social media one user said: "Would be a bit crazy seeing a plane drive past you on the motorway."

The plane was hitching a ride on the back of a lorry. (Image: DAVID THOMPSON)

It is understood the body of the plane will be stored at the Willis Asset Management site at Teesside Airport.

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The plane would have carried 112 passengers in a former life when it flew for Swedish airline Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) and private charter firm Sumit Air.

It made its first flight almost 29 years ago in September 1994 before being retired during the Covid pandemic.

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The four-engine jet is an RJ100, a type of aircraft built by British Aerospace from 1983 to 2001. It was the most successful British made jet with more than 380 produced.

It won’t be the only stripped plane to be stored at Teesside. An old Boeing 737 previously owned by Royal Air Maroc is also stored at the site.

Last year urban explorers made it onto the plane causing £200,000 worth of damage. A video of them exploring the aircraft went viral on TikTok.