G-AROV deHavilland DH106 Comet 4C Dan-Air Services MAN 12NOV75
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 16-Dec-15 (DeNoise AI 24-Sep-22)
Taken on a very dark, wet & murky November day on what used to be the 'South Bay' at Manchester.
This aircraft was originally built for MEA Middle East Airlines but the order was cancelled before completion. It was registered to the deHavilland Aircraft Company as G-AROV in Aug-61 and stored at Hatfield, UK.
It was delivered to Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-PTS in Apr-62 and was re-registered LV-AIB the following month. It was sold to Dan-Air Services in Oct-71 becoming G-AROV once again.
Dan-Air operated it for 6 years until it was retired at Lasham, UK, in Nov-77. It was broken up there in Nov-78.
G-AROV deHavilland DH106 Comet 4C Dan-Air Services MAN 12NOV75
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 16-Dec-15 (DeNoise AI 24-Sep-22)
Taken on a very dark, wet & murky November day on what used to be the 'South Bay' at Manchester.
This aircraft was originally built for MEA Middle East Airlines but the order was cancelled before completion. It was registered to the deHavilland Aircraft Company as G-AROV in Aug-61 and stored at Hatfield, UK.
It was delivered to Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-PTS in Apr-62 and was re-registered LV-AIB the following month. It was sold to Dan-Air Services in Oct-71 becoming G-AROV once again.
Dan-Air operated it for 6 years until it was retired at Lasham, UK, in Nov-77. It was broken up there in Nov-78.