| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-BDDE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-8-54CF Jet Trader |
| C/n (msn): | 45684 / 195 |
| Operator Titles: | IAS Cargo Airlines - International Aviation Services |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Hong Kong, China |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VHHH IATA: HKG Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 November 1979 to 19 November 1979 |
| Photo by: | Barry Taylor |
| Photo ID: | 624388 |
| Photo Comment |
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Taken by my late father. He was with RAF 38 Group and was over in Hong Kong to check out the operating procedures of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force. To Trans Caribbean Airways as N8783R on 16 Dec 1963. Merged into American Airlines May 1971 and WFU. To Seaboard World 19 May 1972 - 19 May 1975. To IAS as G-BDDE on 20 Jul 1975. Merged into British Cargo Airlines 15 Aug 1979. To Aeromar as HI-427 on 25 Nov 1983. Merged into Aerochago Airlines Feb 1986. Leased to Interamericana as YV-447C Oct 1988. To N427FB with Agro/Fine Air 05 Apr 1993. To storage at Opa Locka 27Mar 2000 and broken up. This photo is copyright © Barry Taylor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 November 2023, and has since been viewed 71 times. |