Aircraft Photo of PP-VJN | Lockheed L-188A Electra | Varig | AirHistory.net #823106
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:PP-VJN
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-188 Electra
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed L-188 Electra
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-188A Electra
C/n (msn):188-1037
Operator Titles:Varig
Location
City / Airport:São Paulo - CongonhasMap
Country:Brazil
Airport Codes:ICAO: SBSP   IATA: CGH   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:31 October 1988
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 823106
Photo Comment

Delivered to American Airlines as N6108A in 1959. To Varig as PP-VJN in 1962 then to Blue Airlines as 9Q-CDI in 1993. Crashed after takeoff from Kinshasa in 1999 due to being six tonnes overloaded and an engine failure

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

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