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Photo ID: 1543336
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G-BDUR (cn 13513) Still showing its RAF Transport Command heritage, this Britannia was taken on charge as XM519 "Capella" in 2.60. One of two bought by Afrek in 1976 for cargo work and wfu early eighties but sold to Aerocaribbean as CU-T121 in 8.84. Broken up for spares by Trans Air Cargo of Zaire at Havana in 11.95, just too soon for me as I was there the next month |
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Photo ID: 1450629
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Photo ID: 1412507
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XL637 (cn 13399) "Vega" was built at Belfast and first flown on 12.5.59, serving 99/511 Sqdn till placed in storage at Kemble in 12.75. Bought by Young Cargo as OO-YCH in 8.76 and leased to Liberia World. Sold to Katale in 4.79 as 9Q-CKG but ferried from Manston to Zaire in LWA c/s. Re-registered 9Q-CBT but wfu and later broken at Goma |
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Photo ID: 1330772
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9Q-CJH (cn 13508) At the time of photography this was the worlds last operational Bristol Britannia, eight months later it was flown to Kemble for preservation. Now repainted in its former Royal Air Force Transport Command markings. |
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Photo ID: 1287454
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G-BRAC (cn 13448) (Ex XL639 'Atria' of 99/511 Squadrons). Sadly, crashed on take off at Boston-Logan Airport on 16.2.80 killing 7 people. |
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Photo ID: 1277214
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9G-ACE (cn 13514) This Ace Brit was assigned to 511 Sqdn when handed over by Bristol to the RAF on 21.3.60 as XM520. Wfu at St Athan in 5.75, she was bought by Geminair four months later, then Lukum A/S becoming 9Q-CUM in 9.81. Broken up Kinshasa 7.86 |
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Photo ID: 1277202
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G-BDUP (cn 13508) Having just uploaded this Britannia survivor as XM496 at Kemble, here she is in action during her Afrek career which lasted eight years from 1976, ending in storage at ATH and sale to Cuba |
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Photo ID: 1277197
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G-BDLZ (cn 13435) Here are the two Air Faisal Britannias, both with their distinctive ex-RAF cheatlines, although Lima Zulu's has been changed to green. Originally XM490 in 1960, she was bought in 11.75 by this rather shadowy operator, sister-ship G-BEMZ (ex XL660) following in 2.77. Broken up at Luton 9.79 |
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Photo ID: 1277196
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G-BEMZ (cn 13457) This Brit was seized by HM Customs a few months after this shot (I remember seeing a photo of it carrying their titles and logo in a doctored b&w!). Ex XL660 and operated alongside G-BDLZ (my shot of 'LZ shows the two of them) until seizure 8.79; became A6-HMS with Gaylan in 4.80 then to 9Q-CGP of Katale A/T 11.82 and later b/u in Zaire. The ex Air Mauritanie DC-4 behind, 5N-ARC, had recently made a wheels-up landing during a test flight out of SEN for Arax Airlines |
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Photo ID: 1263317
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Photo ID: 1225150
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Photo ID: 1052906
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Photo ID: 1015087
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Photo ID: 0995929
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9Q-CAJ (cn 13511) Parked on the ramp at Luton. Ex RAF XM517, became G-BEPX less than a year later. |
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Photo ID: 0983620
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G-BEMZ (cn 13457) This was a short-lived airline that used this ex RAF Britannia, formerly XL660. It went on to become 9Q-CGP |
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