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Old 17th Jun 2008, 09:03
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Saw that its registration was recently cancelled. Recall reading in the aviation press a while ago that engines were going to be a problem as locating the tooling to do the required work was proving to be a problem. Think cost was a major issue as during my time at A&A.E.E the complete pressure hull was x-rayed i think on an annual basis once it was the last one flying , cant imagine what that would cost now !!! had a few good trips in her in late 70's , and early 80's
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