Armstrong Whitworth AW650 Argosy 102, N896U / 6651, Duncan Aviation
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Registration: N896U
Construction Number: 6651
Model Armstrong Whitworth AW650 Argosy 102
Operator: Duncan Aviation
Airport: Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC / PANC), USA - Alaska
Photographer: David Dickins
Date Taken: 06/1984
Date Submitted: 24/07/2019
This is the very first Argosy built. This prototype was delivered to British European as G-AOZZ in December 1961. Exactly seven years later they sold it to Detroit-based Universal Airlines as N896U, and it kept those marks ever since. The aircraft is seen here during the twilight of its active career flying for the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska. It returned to its former home at Detroit / Willow-Run airport, for preservation in the Yankee Air Force Museum. Regrettably, it was completely broken up in 2013 for financial reasons, despite still being in very good condition.
Picture ID:1663164