Aircraft Photo of N1430Z | Armstrong Whitworth AW-660 Argosy T.2 | AirHistory.net #694143
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N1430Z
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW-650/660 Argosy
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW-660 Argosy T.2
C/n (msn):6779
Location
City / Airport:Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright - Ladd Army AirfieldMap
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: PAFB   IATA: FBK   Local: FBK   Other: -
 
Photo Date:July 1990
Photo by:David A. Montgomery
Photo ID: 694143
Photo Comment

Active on its last civil commercial contract, supporting firefighting operations for the Alaska Bureau of Land Management, operated by Duncan Aviation. Taken on strength by the RAF as XP447 "Horatius" a new Argosy C.1 in 1963 and served until 1975 after T.2 conversion in 1974. Became N1430Z with Management Jets International in 1976. Joined Duncan Aviation in 1978, withdrawn in 1991. Donated to the Museum of Flying at Santa Monica, CA. Transferred in 1993 to the Milestones of Flight Air Museum at Fox Field, Lancaster, CA. Museum closed in 2015.

This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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