| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | CF-TAX |
| Alternate Registration: | G-ATEI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 748 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-748 (Andover) |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs2/222 |
| C/n (msn): | 1586 |
| Operator Titles: | Transair |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | SouthendMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | November 1969 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 571727 |
| Photo Comment |
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Registered G-ATEI to Channel Airways ('CA') 26 May 1965. Upon delivery, it was immediately leased to LIAT as VP-LIN. Restored as G-ATEI 17 May 1966. Painted in Transair livery at Southend and air-tested there 23 May 1969, still as G-ATEI. Left later that day for Woodford as CF-TAX and started on its delivery flight from there to Canada 24 May 1969, returning to Southend 21 Nov.1969 after a 6-month lease. Restored to CA but sold to Philippine Airlines 28 August 1970 as PI-C1029, later reregistered RP-C1029. DBR 10 May 1975 when the aircraft forced-landed in a rice field in a suburb of Manila. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 May 2023, and has since been viewed 583 times. |