| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PH-VIG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 803 Viscount |
| C/n (msn): | 178 |
| Operator Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | Sir Charles E. Kingsford Smith |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 2 June 1959 |
| Photo from: | McIntyre Collection (via Tim Martin) |
| Photo ID: | 406557 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered new in November 1957 and sold to Aer Lingus as EI-AOM in November 1966. On 24 March 1968, while en route from Cork (EICK) to Heathrow (EGLL) the aircraft crashed into the Irish Sea following a loss of control. Officially the cause was unknown, but (in the absence of FDR/CVR) circumstantial evidence pointed to a LH tailplane failure followed by an inverted spin. This photo was added on 29 October 2021, and has since been viewed 556 times. |