VR-HFZ, Convair CV-880-22M-2, 880M, Taipei, Jet, Photo

VR-HFZ, Convair CV-880-22M-2, 880M, Cathay Pacific, Taipei, 880 series, 1960s

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Code Number:

TAFV01P05_13

Title:

VR-HFZ, Convair CV-880-22M-2, 880M, Cathay Pacific, Taipei, 880 series, 1960s

CN: 22-00-53
LN: 53
Engines: 4x CJ-805
Built: 1961

History:
YV-C-VIA 08/1961 Viasa (Avensa)
YV-C-VIA new VIASA Avensa
VR-HFZ written-off 15/06/1972 Pleiku South Vietnam, this aircraft crashed with all aboard perished after a bomb exploded onboard

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