| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XS609 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 748 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover C1 |
| C/n (msn): | [ SET 16 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 46 Sqn / RAF Air Support Command |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Coltishall (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGYC IATA: CLF Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Battle of Britain At Home Day Coltishall 1969 |
| Photo Date: | 20 September 1969 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 560475 |
| Photo Comment |
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First flew 18 Nov.1966, delivered 21 Dec.1966. It had been on detachment at Pisa, Italy for Falcon free-fall parachute training at Ampugnano. It was destroyed when it suffered an engine failure on take-off from Ampugnano on 26 March 1972, causing a wing-tip to strike the ground and the fuselage to break open on impact, with a fire starting immediately. Of the 23 persons on board, four died from their injuries. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 April 2023, and has since been viewed 389 times. |