Aircraft Photo of G-AZOV | Vickers 737 Viscount | AirHistory.net #752187
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AZOV
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Version:Vickers 737 Viscount
C/n (msn):439
Location
City / Airport:Coventry - BagintonMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGBE   IATA: CVT   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:January 1972
Photo by:Gordon Riley
Photo ID: 752187
Photo Comment

Former Austrian Airlines OE-LAH (note the OE has been painted out but the LAH remains). Acquired by Shackleton Aviation and arrived at CVT in October 1971 for onward sale. Registered G-AZOV in March 1972 prior to sale to Far East AT in December 1972 as B-2029. Stalled and crashed onto the runway at Songshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan during a heavy rain storm 31 July 1975. Of the 5 crew and 70 passengers on board, 27 were killed. Flight number 134 was arriving from Hualien, North East Taiwan.

This photo is copyright © Gordon Riley, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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