
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | G-APEP |
Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Vanguard |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Vanguard/Merchantman |
Aircraft Version: | Vickers 953C Merchantman |
C/n (msn): | 719 |
Operator Titles: | Hunting Cargo Airlines |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Brooklands (closed)Map |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLB IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Collection: | Brooklands Museum |
Photo Date: | 29 November 1997 |
Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
Photo ID: | 457686 |
Photo Comment |
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Delivered to BEA as G-APEP in 1961. Converted to a Merchantman freighter in 1971. Merged into British Airways in 1974. To Air Bridge Carriers in 1979. Renamed to Hunting Cargo Airlines in 1992. Made the last Vanguard flight to Brooklands for preservation in 1996 and is the last surviving Vanguard. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 May 2022, and has since been viewed 193 times. |