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    Airframe Family: Armstrong Whitworth AW-650/660 Argosy
    Latest Model:AW-650-101 Argosy
    Construction Number:6656
    Last Civil Registration:VH-IPD
    Compressed ID:Armstrong Whitworth AW-650-101 cn 6...
    Latest Owner or Location:Ipec Aviation

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    Dates

    Event

    1959

    Constructed as an AW-650-101.

    19 October 1959

    To Armstrong Whitworth with new c/r G-APWW.

    24 January 1961

    To Riddle Airlines with new c/r N6503R.

    June 1962

    To Capitol Airlines keeping c/r N6503R.

    To Universal Airlines with new c/r N892U.

    16 March 1972

    To Sagittair with new c/r G-APWW.

    4 December 1972

    To Air Bridge Carriers, Castle Donnington, Derby keeping c/r G-APWW.

    21 March 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Argosy 101 of Sagittair at East Midlands Airport in March 1973. This carrier had ceased operations on September 8, 1972

    1 May 1974

    To Brain and Brown Air Cargo with new c/r VH-BBA.

    To Ipec Aviation keeping c/r VH-BBA.
    Markings added: Spirit of Enterprise

    8 April 1977


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Melbourne Essendon, Australia

    1980

    Leased to Kris Air.
    Markings changed to: Sir Stamford Raffles

    16 July 1980

    To World Vision International, Monrovia, CA keeping c/r N37807.

    1980

    To Kris Air with new c/r N37807.

    16 July 1980

    To World Vision International, Monrovia, CA keeping c/r N37807.

    14 January 1983

    Civil registration, N37807, cancelled.

    4 July 1983

    To Ipec Aviation with new c/r VH-IPD.

    22 February 1989


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Adelaide International

    1990

    Scrapped.
    Broken up at Melbourne Essendon.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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