XL636
SERIES 250 - VARIANT 253 /
C mark 1
Constructors No. 13398 -
Production No. 002
Built at Belfast - First
flight 23.04.59 C of A: Not known
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Built to contract 12829 and
delivered to Royal Air Force Transport Command on
4 June 1959, allocated to No. 99 Squadron,
serialled XL636 she was named 'Argo'. She
operated within the Britannia pool at RAF Lyneham
from 2 November 1960 and was withdrawn from
service and flown to RAF Kemble for storage on 22
December 1975. Registered OO-YCE from 23 February
1976, she was purchased by Young Air Cargo on 6
May 1976 and flown to Stansted Airport the same
day.
On 13 May 1976 OO-YCE was flown to Brussels
and after short service with Young Cargo, OO-YCE
was withdrawn from use and stored at Ostend,
Belgium in December 1977 with 17 958 flying hours
and 7918 landings to her credit. Broken up and
scrapped at Ostend, Belgium during August 1978.
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