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191. G-APEX 1 Vickers V.806 Viscount BEA British European Airways LPL 24MAR63

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 08-Jul-23.

 

This aircraft was delivered to BEA British European Airways as G-APEX in Jun-58. It was sold to BKS Air Transport in Dec-69.

 

BKS was renamed Northeast Airlines in Nov-70 when it became part of British Air Services. British Air Services was merged into British Airways in Apr-74.

 

The aircraft continued in service with British Airways until it was sold to British Air Ferries in Mar-81. It was retired and stored at Southend, UK in Mar-84 and was broken up at Southend by 1994.

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Uploaded on July 11, 2023
Taken on March 24, 1963