| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | F-BJER |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
| C/n (msn): | 216 |
| Operator Titles: | Airnautic |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | BlackbusheMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLK IATA: BBS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 March 1960 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 550325 |
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First flew 9 May 1947. Registered G-AIVC 19 Nov.1946. To BEA 16 May 1947 as 'Vernon', renamed 'Lord Collingwood' in 1951. Sold June 1954 and used serial WZ353 while operating trooping flights with Eagle. Cancelled 20 March 1957, registered D-AGAD the next day, later allocated D-BGAD (ntu), then to D-BEPO. First flight as F-BJER for Airnautic 5 Nov.1959. While en route from Gatwick to Perpignan on 11 Sept.1963, it flew into high ground at Pic de la Roquette in the Pyrenees, killing all 36 passengers and 4 crew members. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 February 2023, and has since been viewed 637 times. |