008. G-AOVT 1 Bristol 175 Britannia 312 British Eagle International Airlines LPL 01JAN64
Replaced an earlier scanned slide with a better version 23-Jan-15 + DeNoise Ai 24-Sep-22.
This slide was a real mess when I took it out of the box, spots and fungal growth all over the place. I've cleaned it up as much as I can.
The first Britannia to land at Liverpool, coming 'over the fence' for a landing on runway '26' on 01-Jan-64, the day that British Eagle officially took over Starways.
Named: "Enterprise".
G-AOVT was delivered new to BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation in Jan-59. It was briefly leased to BEA for a month in early 1961. In Sep-63, after less than 5 years with BOAC, it was leased to British Eagle International Airlines who later bought it.
They sold it to Monarch Airlines in Aug-68. In Dec-74 it was leased to Invicta International for 3 months, returning to Monarch in Mar-75. Three months later, in Jun-75, the aircraft was retired and presented to the Duxford Aviation Museum, UK. 50 years on, it's still on display. Updated 11-Mar-25.
008. G-AOVT 1 Bristol 175 Britannia 312 British Eagle International Airlines LPL 01JAN64
Replaced an earlier scanned slide with a better version 23-Jan-15 + DeNoise Ai 24-Sep-22.
This slide was a real mess when I took it out of the box, spots and fungal growth all over the place. I've cleaned it up as much as I can.
The first Britannia to land at Liverpool, coming 'over the fence' for a landing on runway '26' on 01-Jan-64, the day that British Eagle officially took over Starways.
Named: "Enterprise".
G-AOVT was delivered new to BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation in Jan-59. It was briefly leased to BEA for a month in early 1961. In Sep-63, after less than 5 years with BOAC, it was leased to British Eagle International Airlines who later bought it.
They sold it to Monarch Airlines in Aug-68. In Dec-74 it was leased to Invicta International for 3 months, returning to Monarch in Mar-75. Three months later, in Jun-75, the aircraft was retired and presented to the Duxford Aviation Museum, UK. 50 years on, it's still on display. Updated 11-Mar-25.