G-AZHN_1975-06ca_MUC_1290_TK

 

Photo taken by Theo Kastner and kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

 

 

München-Riem

ca. June 1975

 

 

G-AZHN

Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy 101

6657

Air Bridge Carriers (ABC)

 

G-AZHN with ABC was noted at Riem on 11 May 1974, 26 March and 27 June 1975 and 8 September 1976.

 

Information from 1000aircraftphotos.com (Jack McKillop and Guy Allard):

"This aircraft made its first flight on February 20, 1961 and was delivered to the US airline Riddle Airlines on June 11, 1961 registered N6595R and then sold to Zantop Air Transport of Detroit, Michigan, in June 1962. Zantop was acquired by Universal Consolidated Industries and renamed Universal Airlines on September 21, 1966 and reregistered N893U.

On August 29, 1971, N893U was sold to Sagittair Ltd. of London, England, and reregistered G-AZHN on October 25, 1971. Repossessed by Hawker Siddeley Aviation on September 23, 1971, it was sold to Field Aircraft Services on March 2, 1973 and then to Air Bridge Carriers in August 1973 who leased it to Air Anglia from November to December 1975. This aircraft was withdrawn from use and scrapped in May 1977."

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-AZHN/809452

 

 

N600Z with Universal Airlines in January 1967 (all silver):

www.flickr.com/photos/caz_pix/52235354151

 

This airframe as N893U with Universal Airlines in 1971 (full colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/191692050@N04/53519322872

 

This airframe as G-AZHN with Sagittair at THF in April 1972:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/5/5/1238559.jpg

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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