G-BEOZ Armstrong-Whitworth AW.650 Argosy 101 ABC Air Bridge Carriers LPL 16APR83
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Feb-16.
Air Bridge Carriers. Looking very much in need of a coat of paint. Who remembers sending Telex's?...
First flown in Dec-60 with the UK temporary registration G-1-7, this aircraft was delivered to Riddle Airlines in Jan-61 as N6502R. It was sold to Capitol Airways in Jul-62 and sold to Zantop Air Transport in Sep-65. Zantop Air Transport was renamed Universal Airlines and the aircraft was re-registered N895U in Sep-66. In Feb-72 it was sold to Sagittair and stored at Coventry, UK. It was sold to Field Aircraft services in 1973 and remained stored until it was registered G-BEOZ in Mar-77. It was leased to ABC Air Bridge Carriers in Aug-79. It was retired at East Midlands Airport, UK, in Mar-86 and was preserved at the East Midlands Aeropark in May-87.
G-BEOZ Armstrong-Whitworth AW.650 Argosy 101 ABC Air Bridge Carriers LPL 16APR83
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Feb-16.
Air Bridge Carriers. Looking very much in need of a coat of paint. Who remembers sending Telex's?...
First flown in Dec-60 with the UK temporary registration G-1-7, this aircraft was delivered to Riddle Airlines in Jan-61 as N6502R. It was sold to Capitol Airways in Jul-62 and sold to Zantop Air Transport in Sep-65. Zantop Air Transport was renamed Universal Airlines and the aircraft was re-registered N895U in Sep-66. In Feb-72 it was sold to Sagittair and stored at Coventry, UK. It was sold to Field Aircraft services in 1973 and remained stored until it was registered G-BEOZ in Mar-77. It was leased to ABC Air Bridge Carriers in Aug-79. It was retired at East Midlands Airport, UK, in Mar-86 and was preserved at the East Midlands Aeropark in May-87.