Aircraft Photo of G-AGVY | Airspeed AS-65 Consul | AirHistory.net #613096
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AGVY
Aircraft Original Type:Airspeed AS-10 Oxford
Aircraft Generic Type:Airspeed AS-10/40/41/42/43/46/65 Oxford/Consul
Aircraft Version:Airspeed AS-65 Consul
C/n (msn):3204
Location
City / Airport:Portsmouth (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGHP   IATA: PME   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1946 to 1948
Photo from:Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID: 613096
Photo Comment

Converted from V3679, a 1941 Oxford Mk IV, this was the Consul prototype, first flown on 2 February 1946 by Ron Clear according to text on back of the print. Painted royal blue and gold. To British Bata Shoe Co, Tilbury in 1946. To Airlinks, Gatwick in 1947. To Air Enterprises, Croydon in 1948. Operated for United Nations. Crashed in Lebanon on a flight from Beirut to Amman on 11 February 1949.

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