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    Airframe Family: Bristol 170/179/216 Freighter
    Latest Model:Freighter 31
    Construction Number:13218
    Last Civil Registration:C-FDFC
    Compressed ID:Bristol Freighter 31 cn 13218 cr C-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Mrs. 4000 Investments Ltd

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Freighter 31.
    Bristol TYPE 170 SERIES 31 13218

    6 May 1981

    To Instone Air Line Limited with new c/r G-BISU (BRISTOL 170 MK.31M, 13218).

    8 August 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Exeter Airport

    16 August 1987


    Photographer: Clive Hindmarch
    Notes: 1987 photo at Stansted whilst operated by Instone Air Line

    20 December 1988

    Civil registration, G-BISU, cancelled.

    21 April 1994

    To Mrs. 4000 Investments Ltd, Vancouver, BC with new c/r C-FDFC.

    21 April 1994

    To Mrs. 4000 Investments Ltd, Vancouver, BC keeping c/r C-FDFC.

    9 July 1994


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 1994 photo at Terrace, BC

    Circa September 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At a British Airways family day London Heathrow.

    1996


    Photographer: Chris Redford
    Notes: Bristol 170 Freighter C-FDFC, Lydd 1996

    By 18 July 1996

    To Mrs. 4000 Investments Ltd keeping c/r C-FDFC.

    18 July 1996

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The private flight departed Enstone Airfield, United Kingdom. The accident occurred at Enstone Airfield (United Kingdom) while taking off. Narrative: The aircraft swung to the right on takeoff. The crew tried to correct the problem, but when the plane was about to overrun the runway, they tried to lift off. The Bristol stalled at 50 feet; the left wing hit the ground and the undercarriage collapsed on touchdown. C-FDFC had also had an accident on May 28, 1989 when directional control was lost on takeoff from Johnny Mountain, Canada...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    18 July 1996

    Crashed.
    Went down on takeoff from Enstone airfield, Oxfordshire, UK.
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