Originally Posted by
LTNman
Those were the days when cargo operators using Britannia's seemed to be two a penny but I think the reality was that it was spread over a few years. Was the Invicta one cargo or passenger?
Invicta the passenger airline closed down at the end of October 1975. The only Britannia they used was G-AOVT, leased from Monarch for just 3 months late 1974-75. Not sure if it was actually used for passenger work or not. The aircraft is of course the one displayed at Duxford in Monarch colours. Their other Britannias G-AOVF and G-ANCF were leased from IAS after the passenger business ceased, and were used purely for cargo work until Oct 1981 when the airline finally closed down.
G-AOVF 12/4/80