| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N733PA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-7 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-7 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-7C |
| C/n (msn): | 44875 / 668 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American World Airways - PAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Clipper Blue Jacket |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 18 April 1956 to 31 January 1958 |
| Photo from: | Tim Spearman Collection |
| Photo ID: | 631840 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to Pan American World Airways on 18 April 1953. Involved in an accident at Schiphol on 1st February 1958 and subsequently converted to a freighter. Sold as N7344 to Liberty Air in May 1965 and became G-ATOB with Trans World Leasing February 1966. Leased to Trans Meridian London in 1966/67 and became VR-BCT with ARCO Bermuda in July 1968. Reported to have been briefly registered as TI-1065P in October 1968, still with ARCO, before reverting to VR-BCT. Written off in a belly landing at Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 26th July 1970. This photo was added on 18 December 2023, and has since been viewed 690 times. |