| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-OPFE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 808C Freightmaster |
| C/n (msn): | 291 |
| Operator Titles: | Parcelforce / British World Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Belfast - Aldergrove / InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGAA IATA: BFS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 May 1996 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 120443 |
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After it had been damaged in a wheels-up landing. Cargo conversion. Delivered to Aer Lingus as EI-AJK in 1958. To SATA as HB-ILR in 1969 then to Overseas Aero Leasing as G-BBDK in 1973. To Air Bridge Carriers in 1974, Southern International Air Transport in 1980 and British Air Ferries in 1983. Renamed British World Airlines in 1993. Reregistered as G-OPFE in 1994 and operated for Parcel Force. Damaged landing at Belfast-Aldergrove in 1996 and scrapped. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 January 2019, and has since been viewed 469 times. |