"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-ARKB
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Bristol 175 Britannia
Series 324
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Serial Number 13517
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Entered Service
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First flew 4th
November 1957. This was the last Britannia built. Leased by Cunard Eagle Airways Ltd from Bristol Aircraft Ltd on the 1st May 1961. |
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Left Service
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Damaged whilst taxing at Stansted on the 26th January 1968, repaired and sold to CCT Leasing after closure. |
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Named
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"Good Fortune" "Endeavour" " Resolution" and "Equality" |
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History
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Longest
Flight by a Britannia Report by Captain Bill McCash, AFM, AE Tellair of Switzerland had the aircraft from April to October 1969. It was then sold to Airline Engineering for spares and withdrawn from use and broken up at Bagington, Coventry in October 1971 |
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