Aden Airways Fleet Summary

 

 

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Type

Model

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Fate

TJ-ABO

Arab AW, Jerusalem

VR-AAA

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-1-DK Skytrain

 

Destroyed 26/03/65 at Hadibo, Socotra. Nil killed 

G-AGKE

BOAC

VR-AAB

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-1-DK Skytrain

GulfAir G-AGKE

 

G-AGKH

BOAC

VR-AAC

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-1-DK Skytrain

Air Djibouti F-OCKU

 

G-AGKJ

BOAC

VR-AAD

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-5-DK Skytrain

Transocean AL N9895F

 

G-AGMZ

BOAC

VR-AAE

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-10-DK Skytrain

Air Jordan JY-ABW

Used by Libyan Armv for target practice- how sad.

YI-GNB

Iraqi AW

VR-AAF

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-15-DK Skytrain

Air Djibouti F-OCKV

 

G-ANAD

Transair

VR-AAI

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-20-DK Skytrain

Air Djibouti F-OCKX

 

VT-DGX

Hindustan Aeronautics

VR-AAJ

Douglas DC-3

C-47A-1-DK Skytrain

Maybe Hindustan Aeronautics

 

G-AIWC

BOAC

VR-AAK

Douglas DC-3

C-47A-25-DK Skytrain

Silver City AW G-AIWC

 

G-AMVK

Transair

VR-AAM

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-20-DK Skytrain

 

Destroyed 12/4/64 Hargeisha, Somalia. No deaths

OD-ABO

MEA

VR-AAN

Douglas DC-3

R4D-1 Skytrain

 

Destroyed on 22 November 1966 at 1220 HRS. 30 persons killed including the crew.

 

 

VR-AAO

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-30-DK Skytrain

 

 

G-ALHR
Antiope
1960

BOAC

VR-AAR

Canadair

C-4 Argonaut

 

 

G-ALHX
Astraea
1960

BOAC

VR-AAS

Canadair

C-4 Argonaut

 

Engines removed and body used at Khormaksar for Crew Service Training Unit

G-ALHV
Adonis

BOAC

VR-AAT

Canadair

C-4 Argonaut

 

 

9M-AMS

MSA

VR-AAV

Vickers Viscount

760D

.

Destroyed 1530hrs 21st July 1967 at Aden.

9M-ALY

MSA

VR-AAW

Vickers Viscount

760D

To BOAC  G-AWCV

 

OD-AAM

Air Liban

VR-AAZ

Douglas DC-3

C-47-DL Skytrain

To Air Djibouti F-OCKT

 

 

 

G-ALHS

Canadair

C-4 Argonaut

 

 

    VP-KOJ

Canadair

C-4 Argonaut

  Rented from CAA as it had the CAA livery but with the Aden Airways name on top centre of the fuselage.
    VP-YNG

Vickers Viscount

    Rented from CAA as it retained CAA livery but had the AA name on the rear of the fuselage.

 

 

VR-ABJ

Douglas DC-3

C-47B-35-DK Skytrain

 

On 20th April 1953 Aden Airways leased this DC3 FROM SAL? (Saudi AirLines?) Then on 1st May 1953 the plane went to someone else (BWIA?) and changed registration to VP-TBJ?

This  page last updated Friday, 08 August 2008

 

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