| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XL639 |
| Other Marks: | 639 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bristol 175 Britannia |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bristol 175 Britannia |
| Aircraft Version: | Bristol 175 Britannia C.1 (253) |
| C/n (msn): | 13448 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Atria |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Coltishall (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGYC IATA: CLF Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Battle of Britain At Home Day Coltishall 1973 |
| Photo Date: | 15 September 1973 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 736751 |
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XL639 was delivered to 99 Sqdn in October 1958, the unit becoming 99/511 Sqdn in 1961. Stored at 5 MU Kemble from October 1975, it was bought by Guiness Peat Aviation in early 1976 and on to Airline Engineering a year later after storage at Stansted. Registered EI-BDC it operated various lease periods with Aer Turas and Cyprus Airways before being sold to Eurafric in January 1978. Moving to Redcoat Air Cargo as G-BRAC in June 1978, it sadly crashed after take-off from Boston-Logan on 16th February 1980 due to ice accumulation and windshear. Pre-flight weather briefing was judged inadequate. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 October 2024, and has since been viewed 182 times. |