| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | OO-MRU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Aero Commander 680 Turbo Commander |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Rockwell 690/695 Turbo Commander/Jetprop |
| Aircraft Version: | Rockwell 690B Turbo Commander |
| C/n (msn): | 11374 |
| Operator Titles: | Hessenatie Antwerpen - HN |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | SouthendMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 13 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 737732 |
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Registered in Belgium just the month before this photo, this Turbo Commander was built in 1977 and previously G-BGXM, 5N-ALA and N51862. Sold in 1984 as N602CA, it went on to become N7872L, N81562 and N300CP. It crashed while on an aeromedical flight at Herlong, CA on 31st December 1992 after encountering extreme turbulence in the vicinity of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, wind speeds varying between +60kts and -40kts being reported. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 October 2024, and has since been viewed 41 times. |