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The Andover C.1 was a
medium range utility transport version of the Hawker Siddeley 748 for the RAF. It featured a rear
loading ramp for vehicles and other large loads. Tha Andover E.3 was a
version configured for radar calibration at RAF airfields. Since being retired
from RAF service a number have been sold to civil operators in Africa.
The C.1 shown below was sold for civil operations in Africa after
retiral from the RAF. It was eventually broken up at Lanseria in South
Africa.
XS637 c/n
Set 21
United Kingdom
70 seat military transport first flown in 1963
Engines: 2x 3245shp(1749kW) RR Dart RDa.12
Length: 78’0"(23.77m)
Height: 30’1"(9.15m)Wingspan: 98’3"(29.95m)
No.built: 31 Range: 1158miles(1865km)
Cruising speed: 265mph(426kmh) Empty weight: 28,150lb(12,780kg)
Maximum take-off weight: 50,000lb(22,700kg)
An Andover E.3 of 115 Sqdn. is illustrated
below, this example being broken up at Bruntingthorpe in England in
1997.
XS605 c/n Set 13
Photo: John Chalmers
XS643
c/n
XS596
c/n
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