Manufacturer:
Vickers
Type / Model:
Viscount
Registration:
G-ALWE
Photographer:
ATI Collection
Date Taken:
01/09/1952
Image ID:
#114835
High-Res Photo Dimensions (Pixels):
3500 x 2333
Image Description:
BEA Vickers Viscount G-ALWE at the 1952 SBAC. Crashed 14 March 1957 while on approach to Manchester Airport after a flight from Amsterdam and hit a house in Wythenshawe All 20 passengers and crew died as did two people in the house

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Aircraft Data

The British built Vickers Viscount was the first turbo-prop airliner in the world. It saw service throughout the world with many airliners and freight operators. G-ALWF is the oldest surviving Viscount and is now preserved at the IWM Duxford, England

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