History |
G-AOVB was badly
damaged after a heavy landing at Gan in the Maldive Islands on the 10th
October 1965. It crashed on an inbound trooping flight from Bahrain to Australia,
with 120 passengers onboard. A maintenance team was sent from London to
repair the damaged aircraft, with help from the RAF. The RAF applied the
nose art to the front of the plane. Pictures
from Gan.
The aircaft was converted to a series 312F. It was damaged beyond repair
landing at Buenos Aires on the 12th July 1970.
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