photographer G. Genta

Delivered to Riddle Airlines as N6502R on 05 Jan 1961. To Capitol Airways 1 Jul 1962 and Zantop Air Transport 1 Sep 1965. Reregistered N895U with Universal Airlines on 21 Sep 1966 and sold to Sagittair 28 Feb 1972. Bought by Fields Aircraft Services 28 Mar 1977 and registered G-BEOZ. Sold to Air Bridge Carriers Aug 1979. WFU at EMA Mar 1986 and now preserved at East Midlands Aeropark.

Departing Prestwick from Runway 31. Formerly with BEA Cargo - British European Airways from new in 1965. Seen here in the colours of Transair Canada with whom it became CF-TAJ. In June 1974 sold to Safe Air Cargo in New Zealand as ZK-SAE. On retirement in 1990, preserved by the Argosy Trust and on static display at the Argosy Cafe adjacent to RNZAF Woodbourne Air Base, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Seen on the ramp in the evening before departing for Shannon. Delivered to Riddle Airlines as N6502R on 05 Jan 1961. To Capitol Airways 1 Jul 1962 and Zantop Air Transport 1 Sep 1965. Reregistered N895U with Universal Airlines on 21 Sep 1966 and sold to Sagittair 28 Feb 1972. Bought by Fields Aircraft Services 28 Mar 1977 and registered G-BEOZ. Sold to Air Bridge Carriers Aug 1979. WFU at EMA Mar 1986 and now preserved at East Midlands Aeropark.

Owned by Air Bridge Carriers and seen WFU without titles in former Air Anglia colours. Delivered new to Riddle Airlines as N6507R on 24 Aug 1961. Later to Zantop on N602Z and Universal Airlines as N890U. Back to the UK as G-APRL on 11 Nov 1973 and operated by Air Bridge Carriers, Air Anglia, Air Bridge again, OTRAG Range Air Services and Elan Air. WFU and preserved at the Midland Air Museum at Coventry Baginton Feb 1987.

Air Bridge's G-BEOZ now freshly repainted into Elan colours. Newly repainted into Elan Air colours, operated by Air Bridge Carriers. Delivered to Riddle Airlines as N6502R on 5 Jan 1961. To Capitol Airways 1 Jul 1962 and Zantop Air Transport 1 Sep 1965. Reregistered N895U with Universal Airlines on 21 Sep 1966 and sold to Sagittair 28 Feb 1972. Bought by Fields Aircraft Services 28 Mar 1977 and registered G-BEOZ. Sold to Air Bridge Carriers Aug 1979. WFU at EMA Mar 1986 and now preserved at East Midlands Aeropark.

Our company Argosy looking in need of a good repaint which it eventually did into Elan colours. This plane did the overnight Shannon service. I got a jump seat flight on it. We had to climb up a ladder to get on the flight deck. On the way to Shannon we had St Elmo's Fire on the wind screen. Delivered to Riddle Airlines as N6502R on 5 Jan 1961. To Capitol Airways 1 Jul 1962 and Zantop Air Transport 1 Sep 1965. To N895U with Universal Airlines on 21 Sep 1966. Sold to Sagittair 28 Feb 1972. Bought by Fields Aircraft Services 28 Mar 1977 as G-BEOZ. To ABC Aug 1979. WFU at EMA Mar 1986 and preserved at EMA Aeropark.

Written off in April 1982 after a nosewheel collapse at Belfast

Delivered to the RAF as XP412 in 1962. To Field Aircraft Services as G-BDCV in 1975 and used for parts at East Midlands. Scrapped in 1980.

In 1970, Transair bought BEA - British European Airways remaining four Armstrong Whitworth Argosy freighter aircraft. CF-TAX registered April 4, 1970 would be the last Argosy in Canada when sold to SOACO (Societe Anonyme de Contruction) in November 1976 as TR-LWQ. Stored in February 1978 at Essendon Airport in Melbourne, Australia , it was sold to IPEC Aviation as VH-IPA by that summer. Finally withdrawn in 1990 and returned to Melbourne, the aircraft was scrapped in 1992.

The first RAF Argosy. Converted to E.1 standard and displayed by 115 Sqdn. WFU at Kemble May 1977 and broken up November 1977.

slide scan from the NK collection. - The Rolls-Royce Argosy was repainted into this new and final colour scheme in 1976. The turboprop served until 1982 when it was retired at Exeter; it was broken up there in 1985.

slide scan from the NK collection. - The Rolls-Royce Argosy was frequent visitor to the old Munich-Riem airport. It is seen here in old colours.

slide taken by Norbert Kröpfl. - Argosy c/n 6660, built in 1960, was retired by its last operator Elan Air after 26 service years. It has been on display at East Midlands since 1987, still current at the time of upload.

slide scan from the NK collection. - Argosy G-APRL was leased by Air Anglia for a few months only, nevertheless titles and yellow Air Anglia colours were applied. After termination of the lease, Air Bridge Carriers kept this colour-scheme for many years.

slide scan from the NK collection. - G-AZHN was still wearing the basic colours of Sagittair.