G-ARVA

Aircraft:
Vickers VC-10
Reg: G-ARVA photos
Serial #:
804
Airline: British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
Photo Date: Jul 31, 1966
Uploaded: Aug 31, 2005
Khartoum International Airport - HSSS, Sudan

Notes:

It was the first production VC10 and the first to go into service with BOAC. Then, in june 1969, G-ARVA was bought by Nigeria Airways and registered as 5N-ABD. This aircraft was sadly lost after only two months, when it crashed north of Lagos during a bad weather approach on 20 November 1969. 87 fatalities / 87 on board.

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It was the first production VC10 and the first to go into service with BOAC. Then, in june 1969, G-ARVA was bought by Nigeria Airways and registered as 5N-ABD. This aircraft was sadly lost after only two months, when it crashed north of Lagos during a bad weather approach on 20 November 1969. 87 fatalities / 87 on board.