Aircraft G-AMAD Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	Airspeed
Model:	AS57 Ambassador 2    Search all Airspeed AS57 Ambassador 2
Year built:	1950
Construction Number (C/N):	5211
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:	50
Number of Engines:	2
Engine Type:	Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Bristol Centaurus 661

Aircraft

Registration Number:	G-AMAD
Current Status:	Destroyed - See comment
Delivery Date:	1957-07-26
Registration Cancel Date:	1968-07-23

Owner

Owner:	B.K.S. Air Transport Limited
Address:	, United Kingdom

User Comments

Admin, 2011-12-19 14:23:04
	On 3 July 1968 Airspeed Ambassador of BKS Air Transport, registration G-AMAD, crashed at London Heathrow Airport, damaging two parked Trident airliners as it cartwheeled into the uncompleted London Heathrow Terminal 1, then under construction. Six of the eight crew were killed along with eight horses. For further details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_BKS_Air_Transport_Heathrow_crash.
Malcolm Clarke, 2018-06-28 15:17:26
	Delivered 1950-09-05 to British European Airways Corp. Named Sir Francis Drake. De-registered 1957-07-22 - to BKS Air Transport Ltd.