Aircraft G-ACFV Data
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aircraft record found
G-ACFV
1935 Avro 642/2M, c/n 642
Latest photo of G-ACFV
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Airframe Info
| Manufacturer | Avro |
| Model | 642/2M Search all Avro 642/2M |
| Year built | 1935 |
| Construction Number (C/N) | 642 |
| Number of Seats | 18 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model | Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVD |
| Also Registered As |
VH-UXD
Destroyed 1942 (see G-ACFV)
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Aircraft
| Registration Number | G-ACFV |
| Current Status | De-registered (to Australia) |
| Delivery Date | 1935-05-29 |
| Registration Cancel Date | 1936-06-00 |
Owner
| Owner | Commercial Air Hire Ltd |
| Address |
, United Kingdom |
User Comments
Malcolm Clarke, 2016-02-07 13:15:25
In May 1935 G-ACFV was sold to Brian Allen Aviation for use with a variety of associated companies including Commercial Air Hire and Air Dispatch Limited. CAH used the aircraft for excursions and joy riding duties while Air Dispatch operated a daily newspaper flight between London and Paris, and a passenger service at the weekend. Due to the increase in freight business the aircraft was fitted with a larger loading door. Last flown by Commercial Air Hire in June 1936, a sightseeing trip around the RMS Queen Mary, the aircraft was sold as VH-UXD to Mandated Airlines in Australia. She was destroyed in New Guinea on 21 January 1942 by Japanese military forces.