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More: BEA - British European Airways
More: Vickers 951 Vanguard

More: London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL)
More: UK - England, July 7, 1963

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G-APEA (cn 704) Note starboard outer engine stopped, prop feathered. Also note rudder deflection.ion.

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A visitor from - posted Sun May 8, 2011: It's got an engine out. The rudder deflection gives it away, and look closely and you can see the starboard outer prop is feathered.
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon May 2, 2011: I've run out of good things to say about Alex's exellent photos of classic British planes. This one is no exception.
A visitor from Venezuela posted Sun May 1, 2011: What a beautiful picture. Everything, the plane, the light, the colors, the livery. Congratulations Alex, and than you. This is one of my favorites.

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