"The Home Of Eagle"
Cunard Eagle & British Eagle
1948 to 1968
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"The Home Of Eagle" Cunard Eagle & British Eagle 1948 to 1968 |
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G-AIHA
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Vickers Viking Type 616
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c/n 146
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Entered Service
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First flew 18th
October 1946 Purchased by Eagle Aircraft Services Ltd from Centeral African Airways (ex VP-YEW) on the 9th July 1956, it was converted to a Type 616/1B |
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Left Service
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Withdrawn and broken up at Heathrow Airport, London in August 1960 |
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Named
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"Sir Richard Kempenfelt" |
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History
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Ownership was transferred to Eagle Airways Ltd on the 28th January 1957 and in March 1960 it was converted to a Type 616/3B |
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