G-APWW_1973-05_MUC_1200_HS

 

Photo taken by Herwart Schneider and kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

 

 

München-Riem

ca. May 1973

 

G-APWW

Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy 101

6656

Air Bridge Carriers (ABC)

 

 

Noted at Riem on 5 May 1973, possibly the day of this shot.

 

 

Information from flickr - thanks to Bob Garrard:

Armstrong Whitworth 101 Argosy (cn 6656) Delivered new to Riddle Airlines as N6503R in January, 1961, and then to Capitol Airlines with same reg in July, 1962. From 1967-1971 it was N892U with Universal Airlines. In March, 1972 it went to Sagittair and in 1973 was with Air Bridge Carriers also as G-APWW. It went to Brain & Brown Airfreighters in Australia as VH-BBA in May, 1974, then to IPEC Aviation Pty in 1977. Leased in 1980 to Kris Air and back to IPEC as VH-IPD. It was broken up at Essendon in late 1990.

 

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-APWW/809424

 

Detailed history of this airframe including many photos, focussed on its Australian years:

www.aussieairliners.org/argosy/vh-bba/vhbba.html

 

This airframe as G-APWW with Sagittair in July 1972:

www.flickr.com/photos/23032926@N05/8193784412

 

This airframe as VH-BBA with Brain & Brown Airfreighters at MEB in 1977:

www.flickr.com/photos/129357348@N07/16209217511

 

This airframe as VH-BBA with IPEC at MEB in January 1978:

www.aussieairliners.org/argosy/vh-bba/1920.027l.jpg

 

This airframe as VH-BBA with Kris Air at MEB in April 1980:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/6/4/0080467.jpg

 

This airframe as VH-IPD with IPEC at MEB in January 1990:

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Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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