Aircraft Photo of VR-NAD | Bristol 170 Freighter Mk21E | West African Airways | AirHistory.net #635047
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

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