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    Airframe Family: Short SC-5 Belfast
    Latest Model:Belfast C.1
    Last Military Serial:XR368 RAF
    Construction Number:SH.1822
    Last Civil Registration:G-BEPS
    Compressed ID:Short Belfast C.1 sn XR368 RAF cn S...
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1966

    Constructed as a Belfast C.1.

    1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XR368.

    Circa 1975


    Photographer: Unknown

    4 June 1977

    To Pan African Freight Liners with new c/r G-BEPS.

    9 April 1978

    To Heavylift Cargo Airlines keeping c/r G-BEPS.

    October 1978


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: Seen here in Pan African Freight Liners colours at Southend, UK in October 1978.

    From 24 October 1980 to 14 April 1992

    To Trans-World Leasing Ltd keeping c/r G-BEPS.

    March 1986


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: At Orlando International Airport (MCO) in March 1986

    14 April 1992

    To Heavylift Aviation Holdings Ltd, C/O Deloitte and Touche, London with new c/r G-BEPS (SHORT SC5 BELFAST, SH.1822).

    8 May 2003

    Civil registration, G-BEPS, cancelled.

    By 20 May 2008

    Markings Applied: Heavy Lift, G-BEPS, H

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at RAF Rochford, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England.
    Withdrawn from use and stored at Southend.
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    20 May 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: In Heavylift Cargo colours at Southend

    2008

    Scrapped.
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     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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