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G-ARKA

Bristol 175 Britannia Series 324
c/n 13516
Entered Service	First flew on the 9th October 1959. Leased by Cunard Eagle Airways Ltd from Bristol Aircraft Ltd on the 8th March 1961.
Left Service	Sold to CCT Leasing after closure and leased to Tellair, Switzerland from March to October 1969.
Named	"Good Fortune"
History	Was damaged by an explosion in No3 fuel tand during refuelling on the 29th August 1966 and subsequently repaired.Purchased by British Eagle International Airlines Ltd on the 1st December 1967. Sold to Airline Engineering for spares and withdrawn from use and broken up at Bagington, Coventry in October 1971.
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