| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XR106 |
| Other Marks: | 106 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW-650/660 Argosy |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW-660 Argosy C.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 6784 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kemble - CotswoldMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGBP IATA: GBA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1973 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 3790 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to 267 Sqn in 4.63 but soon transferred to 215 Sqn at Changi. Joined 114/267 Sqn in 5.68 and featured at the Paris Air Show in 6.71 but 114 Sqn disbanded at RAF Benson four months later and the Argosy fleet went into storage with 5MU from 1972. XR106 was sold to Hants & Sussex Aviation for parts and succumbed to the scrapper's axe next month This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 August 2017, and has since been viewed 1164 times. |