Aircraft Photo of G-APES | Vickers 953C Merchantman | Air Bridge Carriers - ABC | AirHistory.net #457701
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-APES
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Vanguard
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Vanguard/Merchantman
Aircraft Version:Vickers 953C Merchantman
C/n (msn):721
Operator Titles:Air Bridge Carriers - ABC
Location
City / Airport:Nottingham - East MidlandsMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGNX   IATA: EMA   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:4 March 1978
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 457701
Photo Comment

Delivered to BEA as G-APES in 1962. Converted to a Merchantman freighter in 1970. Merged into British Airways in 1974. To Air Bridge Carriers in 1976. Renamed to Hunting Cargo Airlines in 1992. Withdrawn from use at East Midlands in 1995 and scrapped in 1997. Nose preserved there.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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