HS Andover C1 approaching RAF Kinloss, Moray. Scotland. XAV-519
The Hawker Siddeley Andover is a twin engined turboprop transport aircraft produced by Hawker-Siddeley and developed from the Avro 748 airliner. The Andover was named after the Avro Andover, a Royal Air Force (RAF) biplane transport used for medical evacuation between the wars, and RAF Andover, where trials of the aircraft were partially carried out. The HS Andover has good short field performance. It was expected to deliver cargo and evacuate casualties intra-theatre in a European-war scenario. The British Royal Air Force ordered 31 aircraft and these were delivered as the Andover C1. The Royal New Zealand Air Force operated 10 of these ex-RAF aircraft, which saw service with UN missions to Somalia and on the Iran-Iraq border, and in disaster relief work in the Pacific. The type was retired from service in 1998. The main difficulty with their service in New Zealand was their limited range,(1000 nautical miles of Pacific Ocean separate New Zealand from its nearest neighbours). Both former RAF and RNZAF aircraft were later sold to civil operators mainly in Africa. One aircraft a C1(PR) (Serial Number XS596) is still used by the British government and is the UK designated aircraft under the Treaty on Open Skies.
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Location: RAF Kinloss, Moray. Gampian Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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