BEA – British European Airways

BEA G-APMA Image © Ralf Manteufel
G-APMA a/f 6421
Mk.4B
Registered 27/06/1959 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA ‘Sir Edmund Halley’ in December 1959.
Broken up 1972 – sold to a scrap merchant at Coley
G-APMB a/f 6422
Mk.4B
Registered 17/08/1959 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA ‘Walter Gale’ in November 1959.
Sold to Channel Airways in June 1970.
Sold to Dan Air 9/4/72.
Last flight with Dan Air 28/12/78 then transferred to Gatwick Handling for training
Broken up June 2004
Fuselage- minus outer wings – is at Gatwick and is being used for training ground staff in the towing of aircraft [Info John Switzer]

BAe
G-APMC a/f 6423
Mk.4B
Registered 01/10/1959 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA ‘Andrew Crommelin’ in November 1959.
Leased to Olympic Airways in May 1960.
Transferred to BEA Airtours on March 1970 and sold to Dan Air 2/11/73.
Not flown – used for spares. Scrapped April 1974

BAe
G-APMD a/f 6435
Mk.4B
Registered 17/03/1960 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA March 1960 ‘William Denning’.
Transferred to BEA Airtours March 1970 – September 1972.
Sold to Dan Air Sept. 1972
Last flight January 1975.
Scrapped 1978

Paul Robinson
G-APMF a/f 6426
Mk.4B
Registered 05/01/1959 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA ‘William Finlay’ January 1960.
Transferred to BEA Airtours in 1970 – 1973
Sold to Dan Air 30/1/73 and last flight in November 1974 – used for spares.
Scrapped 1976

G-APMF © Alain Picollet
G-APMG a/f 6442
Mk.4B
Registered 25/07/1960 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA July 1960 ‘John Griggs’
Transferred to BEA Airtours March 1970 – 1973
Sold to Dan Air 19th Jan. 1973.
Last flight 22nd November1977.
Scrapped 15/4/June 1978 ]

G-APMG © Gunter Grondstein
G-APZM a/f 6440
Mk.4B
Registered 30/06/1960 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA July 1960
Leased then sold [4/66] to Olympic Airways SX-DAN ‘Queen Sophia’
Bought back by BEA March 1970. Sold to Channel Airways in May 1970.
Sold to Dan Air 17th April 1972. Last flight 14/11/78
Scrapped Sept. 1980

SX-DAN Olympic Airways ‘Queen Sophia’
G-ARCO a/f 6449
Mk.4B
Registered 05/04/1961 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA ‘John Hind’ in April 1961
Crashed off Demre, Rhodes 12/10/1967: 66 killed .

G-ARCP a/f 6451
Mk.4B
Registered 11/04/1961 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA ‘William Brooks’ in April 1961
Transferred to BEA Airtours May 1970 – 1973
Sold to Dan Air 22/10/73. Re-registered G-BBUV December 1973.
Last flight 23rd October 1978.
Scrapped October 1979


G-ARDI a/f 6447
Mk.4B
Registered 18/03/1960 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA in March 1961
Sold to Olympic Airways SX-DAO ‘Princess Sophia in 1966 after leasing from 1961
Bought back by BEA November1969
Sold to Channel Airways in April 1970. Re-registered G-ARDI
Sold to Dan Air 6th April 1972. Not flown.
Scrapped Stansted June 1972.


G-ARDI © Richard Vandervord
G-ARGM a/f 6453
Mk.4B
Registered to de Havilland Aircraft Company as G-AREI – but not taken up
Delivered to BEA May 1961
Transferred to BEA Airtours March 1970.
Sold to Dan Air 1/11/73. Not flown – use for spares
Scrapped Sept. 1974

G-ARGM © Mike Hinds 1964 Glasgow
G-ARJL a/f 6455
Mk.4B
Registered to de Havilland as G-ARJF – ntu
Registered 19/05/1961 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA May 1961
Leased Olympic Airways. Returned Feb. 1970.
Transferred to BEA Airtours March 1970
Sold to Dan Air 9th Nov. 1973. Not Flown.
Scrapped September 1974

G-ARJM a/f 6456
Mk.4B
Registered 08/06/1961 to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to BEA in June 1961
Crashed at Essenboga Airport, Ankara, Turkey 21 December 1961.
Operated by Cyprus Airways for BEA it stalled and crashed on take-off
G-ARJN a/f 6459
Mk.4B
Flight tested as G-ARJH 21/07/1961 for de Havilland
Re-registered G-ARJN
Delivered to BEA in August 1961
Transferred to BEA Airtours March 1970.
Sold to Dan Air 15/2/73.
Last flown 24/12/77.
Scrapped November 1978

G-ARJN © Steve Aubury