Armstrong Whitworth A.W.650 Argosy

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.650 Argosy

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09/30/2007. Remarks by Jack McKillop and Guy Allard: "This aircraft made its first flight on February 20, 1961 and was delivered to the US airline Riddle Airlines on June 11, 1961 registered N6595R and then sold to Zantop Air Transport of Detroit, Michigan, in June 1962. Zantop was acquired by Universal Consolidated Industries and renamed Universal Airlines on September 21, 1966 and reregistered N893U.

The photo illustrates the aerial bridge operated between Sept-Iles, Quebec and Churchill Falls, May to August 1969, necessitated by a labor strike at the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway Company. DC-4, Argosy and Hercules aircraft were used to airlift 650,000 gal (2,460,518 l) of fuel and 11,617 tones of merchandise.

On August 29, 1971, N893U was sold to Sagittair Ltd. of London, England, and reregistered G-AZHN on October 25, 1971. Repossessed by Hawker Siddeley Aviation on September 23, 1971, it was sold to Field Aircraft Services on March 2, 1973 and then to Air Bridge Carriers in August 1973 who leased it to Air Anglia from November to December 1975. This aircraft was withdrawn from use and scrapped in May 1977."


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09/30/2007. Remarks by Jack McKillop and Guy Allard: "This aircraft made its first flight on February 20, 1961 and was delivered to the US airline Riddle Airlines on June 11, 1961 registered N6595R and then sold to Zantop Air Transport of Detroit, Michigan, in June 1962. Zantop was acquired by Universal Consolidated Industries and renamed Universal Airlines on September 21, 1966 and reregistered N893U. The photo illustrates the aerial bridge operated between Sept-Iles, Quebec and Churchill Falls, May to August 1969, necessitated by a labor strike at the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway Company. DC-4, Argosy and Hercules aircraft were used to airlift 650,000 gal (2,460,518 l) of fuel and 11,617 tones of merchandise. On August 29, 1971, N893U was sold to Sagittair Ltd. of London, England, and reregistered G-AZHN on October 25, 1971. Repossessed by Hawker Siddeley Aviation on September 23, 1971, it was sold to Field Aircraft Services on March 2, 1973 and then to Air Bridge Carriers in August 1973 who leased it to Air Anglia from November to December 1975. This aircraft was withdrawn from use and scrapped in May 1977."