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22 G-BKAX Man 1985.

<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong>5N-AOT</strong> was built for Laker in 1968 as G-AVYZ.  On Laker's demise it was leased by BCAL as <strong>G-BKAX </strong>to cover charters that Laker had been contracted to operate.  At the end of the 1983 summer season it was sold to OKADA of Nigeria and was in Manchester in 1985 for attention at Dan Air.  <strong>It was written off in a heavy landing in Port Harcourt in 1989</strong>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">photo and copyright <strong>Phil Blinkhorn </strong>at <strong>flickr</strong>.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[endif]--></span></p>
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5N-AOT was built for Laker in 1968 as G-AVYZ.  On Laker\'s demise it was leased by BCAL as G-BKAX to cover charters that Laker had been contracted to operate.  At the end of the 1983 summer season it was sold to OKADA of Nigeria and was in Manchester in 1985 for attention at Dan Air.  It was written off in a heavy landing in Port Harcourt in 1989.


photo and copyright Phil Blinkhorn at flickr.

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