Painting the outer wings

The painted outer wings

The droop nose lifting cradle is moved into position

The droop nose wheeled into position

BA engineers Ralph and Tom prepare the forward fuselage prior to fitting the nose

The nose prior to fitting

The crane moves into position

The droop nose and forward fuselage

The crane prepares to lift the droop nose

The droop nose is lifted

The droop nose is lifted

The droop nose is lifted

A crowd gathers to watch the nose being fitted

A few sand bags are placed inside the front end of the nose to weight it down

The nose is lifted again

Lifting the nose

Lifting the nose

One of the access holes for the nose hinge fixing bolts

The nose is craned into position in front of the forward fuselage

The nose is craned into position in front of the forward fuselage

The nose is craned into position in front of the forward fuselage

The port-side droop nose guide rail

Ralph makes a few adjustments to the port side guide rail

Tom adjusts the starboard side guide rail

Ralph and Tom make a few adjustments

The droop nose hinge fixed onto the forward fuselage

The droop nose moves up to the fully up position

The droop nose moves up to the fully up position

The droop nose moves up to the fully up position

The droop nose moves up to the fully up position

Tom and Ralph - a job well done!

DG now sporting a droop nose for the first time in 10 years

The new view through the cockpit windows

The new view through the cockpit windows

DG's droop nose