| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-ARDI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4B |
| C/n (msn): | 6447 |
| Operator Titles: | Channel Airways |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | SouthendMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | April 1972 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 604447 |
| Photo Comment |
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Registered 15 July 1960 to BEA. Cancelled to Greece 12 April 1966, where it was operated by Olympic Airways as SX-DAO. Restored to BEA as G-ARDI -3 November 1969. To Channel Airways 16 April 1970, who withdrew it from service 21 September 1971, when it arrived at Southend for spares use and scrapping. After that operator ceased operations in February 1972, it was acquired by Dan-Air, who stripped it of all usable components and scrapping commenced. The tail unit was hacked off 24 April 1972 and the aircraft had almost completely gone by 15 May1972. Cancelled 16 May 1972 as Destroyed. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 September 2023, and has since been viewed 454 times. |