| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PK-RVU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 816 Viscount |
| C/n (msn): | 434 |
| Operator Titles: | Mandala Airlines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Padang - Tabing (closed)Map |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: WIMG IATA: PDG Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 February 1988 |
| Photo by: | Propfreak |
| Photo ID: | 591192 |
| Photo Comment |
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my ride to Jakarta arrives - as a freebie every passenger received a packet of local cigarettes! Padang-Tabing now serves as the Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base, having been replaced by Minangkabau International Airport in 2005. On 24 July 1992 PK-RVU impacted Liliboi Mountain at a height of 2300 feet while on an instrument approach to runway 04 at Ambon-Pattimura Airport, Indonesia, in a heavy rainstorm This photo is copyright © Propfreak, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 August 2023, and has since been viewed 214 times. |