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Image: BAC 111-510ED 'G-AVMU' (24980480106)

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Description: c/n 148. Built 1969. Owned by the Duxford Aviation Society and on display at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. 02-8-2015. The following info on 'Mike Uniform' is from the aviation.elettra.co.uk website:- "G-AVMU was the thirteenth BAC 1-11 510ED-derivation aircraft produced, and carried serial number 148. She first flew on 29 January 1969 and was delivered to British European Airways (BEA) on 19 March 1969. She served with BEA and then British Airways (BA) following the merger of BEA and BOAC. When BA assigned county names to their BAC 1-11 fleet G-AVMU was assigned the name 'County of Dorset'. G-AVMU saw regular service to Europe from Manchester and London. She completed twenty-three years of commercial service before retirement in October 1992. After storage at Hurn Airport in Bourenmouth G-AVMU was placed for disposal. Donated to the Duxford Aviation Society she made her final flight on 4 March 1993. By that time she had flown 40,279 hours and made 45,540 landings."
Title: BAC 111-510ED 'G-AVMU' (24980480106)
Credit: BAC 111-510ED 'G-AVMU'
Author: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
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