Always partial to the SP, still remember the first time I saw one, Pan Am inbound Heathrow via Ockham which passed over my school as I strolled to breakfast - May or June '76... Whenever I see an A380 heading my way, I'm reminded of the SP, a relatively short body wearing grown-ups' wings...
Good safety record, looks like three write offs, no fatalities and only one (ZS-SPF) came close to being a serious accident - plus the China Airlines loss of control.