Aircraft Photo of VR-NAD | Bristol 170 Freighter Mk21E | West African Airways

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	VR-NAD
Aircraft Original Type:	Bristol 170 Freighter
Aircraft Generic Type:	Bristol 170 Freighter/Wayfarer
Aircraft Version:	Bristol 170 Freighter Mk21E
C/n (msn):	12779
Operator Titles:	West African Airways

Location
City / Airport:	Maiduguri - InternationalMap
Country:	Nigeria
Airport Codes:	ICAO: DNMA IATA: MIU Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	1950 to 1952
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	635047

Photo Comment
Like VR-NAA, this aircraft had a brief history with Central African Airways of Rhodesia before going to West African Airways Corporation in 1949. A 1000 m airstrip opened at Maiduguri in 1950. The photographer was on a trip to Khartoum. See photo 635076 for a clear view of the tailfin. WAAC offered cheap passenger flights with its Freighter fleet. VR-NAD crashed on a flight between Enugu and Calabar on 5 February 1955 due to structural failure of the left wing. All 13 on board lost their lives. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois This photo was added on 26 December 2023, and has since been viewed 355 times.

Photo Comment

Like VR-NAA, this aircraft had a brief history with Central African Airways of Rhodesia before going to West African Airways Corporation in 1949. A 1000 m airstrip opened at Maiduguri in 1950. The photographer was on a trip to Khartoum. See photo 635076 for a clear view of the tailfin. WAAC offered cheap passenger flights with its Freighter fleet. VR-NAD crashed on a flight between Enugu and Calabar on 5 February 1955 due to structural failure of the left wing. All 13 on board lost their lives. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois

This photo was added on 26 December 2023, and has since been viewed 355 times.

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