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G-ACFV
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1935 Avro 642/2M C/N 642Discuss this aircraft in forum |
by Graham Reeve @ OOOO
| Manufacturer: | Avro |
| Model: | 642/2M Search all Avro 642/2M |
| Year built: | 1935 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 642 |
| Number of Seats: | 18 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVD |
| Also Registered As: | VH-UXD Destroyed 1942 (see G-ACFV) |
| Registration Number: | G-ACFV |
| Current Status: | De-registered (to Australia) |
| Delivery Date: | 1935-05-29 |
| Registration Cancel Date: | 1936-06-00 |
| Owner: | Commercial Air Hire Ltd |
| Address: | , United Kingdom |
| Malcolm Clarke, 2016-02-07 08:15:25 | |
| In May 1935 G-ACFV was sold to Brian Allen Aviation for use with a variety of associated companies including Commercial Air Hire and Air Dispatch Limited. CAH used the aircraft for excursions and joy riding duties while Air Dispatch operated a daily newspaper flight between London and Paris, and a passenger service at the weekend. Due to the increase in freight business the aircraft was fitted with a larger loading door. Last flown by Commercial Air Hire in June 1936, a sightseeing trip around the RMS Queen Mary, the aircraft was sold as VH-UXD to Mandated Airlines in Australia. She was destroyed in New Guinea on 21 January 1942 by Japanese military forces. | |