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Avro 689 Tudor Series II
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| Avro Tudor | Avro aircraft - Liste der Flugzeugtypen des Herstellers Avro - Самолёты компании Avro |
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The Avro 689 Tudor Series II was a large four-engine aircraft based on the Avro Lincoln bomber but designed for passenger use. The aircraft was designed by Roy Chadwick, who also designed the Lancaster, York, Lincoln and Vulcan, and first flew in 1946. Chadwick was killed in a take-off accident of the prototype Tudor II, although the accident was caused by a maintenance error, not an inherent design fault. Airflight Ltd and British South American Airways successfully flew Tudors during the airlift, mostly in the tanker configuration. The aircraft shown is Avro Tudor 5 G-AKCC ‘Star Swift’ of British South American Airways (BSAA). (Artwork by Tom Cooper)
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