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    Airframe Family: Avro 748 Andover / HS-748 / BAe-748
    Latest Model:Andover C.1
    Last Military Serial:XS606 RAF
    Construction Number:SET 13
    Last Civil Registration:TL-AEW
    Compressed ID:Hawker Siddeley Andover C.1 sn XS60...
    Latest Owner or Location:Westwind Aviation

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an Andover C.1 by Hawker Siddeley.

    5 October 1966

    First flight.

    3 November 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XS606.

    Transferred to Empire Test Pilots School, Boscombe Down.

    25 June 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Andover C.1 of the Empire Test Pilots School on display at the 1977 International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire.

    4 September 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Finningley Airshow

    13 June 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAE Boscombe Down Air Show

    28 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: On finals to Fairford.

    12 October 2001


    Photographer: Clive Hindmarch
    Notes: 2001 photo at Manchester UK

    2012

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.

    To unknown owner with c/r TL-AEW.

    16 April 2013


    Photographer: Tony Guest
    Notes: The last flying Andover in the UK / Europe departs for Africa - 16th April 2013.- end of an era

    By 10 November 2015

    To Westwind Aviation keeping c/r TL-AEW.
    Operated for UN WFP.

    10 November 2015

    Crashed.
    The airframe was destroyed. The flight departed Malakal Airport (MAK/HSSM), South Sudan. An HS-780 Andover cargo plane impacted a field and burned, shortly after takeoff from Malakal Airport (MAK), South Sudan. All four crew members survived the accident. The airplane was consumed by fire.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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