Aircraft Photo of YV-05C | Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs2/215 | Aeropostal | AirHistory.net #22292
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:YV-05C
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 748
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-748 (Andover)
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs2/215
C/n (msn):1578
Operator Titles:Aeropostal
Location
City / Airport:Caracas / Maiquetia - Simon Bolivar InternationalMap
Country:Venezuela
Airport Codes:ICAO: SVMI   IATA: CCS   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:October 1980
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 22292
Photo Comment

Arriving in Venezuela as YV-C-AMI for LAV back in 7.65 and re-registered YV-05C ten years later, this 748 was transferred to the Fuerza Aerea Venezolana as 6201 in 10.77. Returning to LAV in 5.80, she was sold after Srs 2A conversion to Regionair as G-GDUL in 9.82 (merged into Quebecair 3.84) and on to Bradley Air Services/First Air in 9.87. Stored at Carp, ON, from 2004 along with two sister-ships and derelict by 10.07 when reg cancelled, fuselage in nearby scrapyard 2010

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

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