Aircraft Photo of G-OPFW | Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs2A/266 | Parcelforce | AirHistory.net #176787
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-OPFW
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 748
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-748 (Andover)
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs2A/266
C/n (msn):1714
Operator Titles:Parcelforce / Emerald Airways
Location
City / Airport:BlackpoolMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGNH   IATA: BLK   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:2 February 2008
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 176787
Photo Comment

Delivered to Polynesian Airlines as 5W-FAO in 1972. To Euroair as G-BMFT in 1985. Leased to various operators. To Airfast Indonesia as VR-BFT in 1996. Reregistered as VP-BFT then back to Euroair as G-BMFT in 1997. To Emerald Airways as G-OPFW and operated in Parcelforce colours in 1998. Withdrawn from use at Blackpool when they collapsed in 2006. Scrapped in 2009. Nose preserved at the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Doncaster.

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