Aircraft Photo of G-BEMZ | Bristol 175 Britannia 253F | Air Faisal | AirHistory.net #19543
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-BEMZ
Aircraft Original Type:Bristol 175 Britannia
Aircraft Generic Type:Bristol 175 Britannia
Aircraft Version:Bristol 175 Britannia 253F
C/n (msn):13457
Operator Titles:Air Faisal
Location
City / Airport:Manston - Kent InternationalMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGMH   IATA: MSE   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:March 1979
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 19543
Photo Comment

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

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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