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 

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