City / Airport:Brooklands (EGLB) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:December 1955 to April 1956
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Photo ID:812696Submit Correction
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One of three Viscounts originally ordered by Airwork, but sold to Cubana following objections from BOAC. Delivered in May 1956. Hijacked by pro-Castro rebels during an evening flight from Miami to Varadero on 1 November 1958. It was diverted to rebel-held territory in Holguín province but crashed as it ran out of fuel while the crew tried to land at the unlit Preston Airport (PST). Photo from: British Aerospace
Registration / Serial:CU-T603
Aircraft Version:Vickers 755D Viscount
C/n (msn):91
Operator Titles:Cubana
City / Airport:Brooklands (EGLB) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:December 1955 to April 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Airport:Brooklands (EGLB) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:December 1955 to April 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:812696Submit Correction
View count: 94
One of three Viscounts originally ordered by Airwork, but sold to Cubana following objections from BOAC. Delivered in May 1956. Hijacked by pro-Castro rebels during an evening flight from Miami to Varadero on 1 November 1958. It was diverted to rebel-held territory in Holguín province but crashed as it ran out of fuel while the crew tried to land at the unlit Preston Airport (PST). Photo from: British Aerospace
Registration / Serial:CU-T603
Aircraft Version:Vickers 755D Viscount
C/n (msn):91
Operator Titles:Cubana
City / Airport:Brooklands (EGLB) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:December 1955 to April 1956
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive