CU-T121 ¦ LTN 09.1984 - a photo on Flickriver

CU-T121 ¦ LTN 09.1984

            Bristol 175 Britannia 253F (c/n 13513)
Aerocaribbean (Empresa Aerocaribbean)
London-Luton (LTN/EGGW)
September 1984

The Royal Air Force operated a total of 23 Bristol Britannias, including this example, which was built in 1959 and delivered to the RAF in early 1960. It was struck off charge in late 1975 and sold to the civil market, initially flying with Athens-based AFREK. In 1984, Monarch Airline Engineering bought the aircraft and readied for sale to Cuba.

Now CU-T121, it was captured at Luton, freshly painted and ready for delivery to new operator Aerocaribbean, formed by the Cuban government to complement national carrier Cubana by offering domestic flights and charter services across the Caribbean and Latin America. Aerocaribbean was absorbed into Cubana in 2015.

CU-T121 was withdrawn from use in 1988 and stored at Havana, from where it was acquired by Trans Air Cargo Zaire in early 1993. It was ferried to Zaire, but did not see a lot of service and was eventually retired and scrapped at Kinshasa in 1995.

(from my collection - credit due to photographer)
   

Taken in: UK / England / Stopsley (show map)

Taken on: September 1, 1984

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