Aircraft Photo of ZS-DGN | Avro 685 York C1 | Tropic Airways | AirHistory.net #10258
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:ZS-DGN
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 685 York
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 685 York
Aircraft Version:Avro 685 York C1
C/n (msn):[ MW107 ]
Operator Titles:Tropic Airways
Aircraft Name:Oubaas
Location
City / Airport:BlackbusheMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGLK   IATA: BBS   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:5 June 1955
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID: 10258
Photo Comment

Ringway-built and delivered to RAF as MW107 in April 1944. Immediately passed to the South African A.F. as 4999 for use by General Smuts in VIP role, named "Oubaas". Sold to Tropic Airways in 1952 and then to MEA as OD-ACN in 1956. Crashed at Lahore on 6 April 1962.

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