Caravelle VIR c/n 125

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Sud Est SE.210-6R Caravelle c/n 125
Historical data / Données historiques:

First flight : 20.7.1962
Delivered to TAP as CS-TCB on 24.7.1962
Wfu at Quito with SAN Ecuador on 30.10.1975
In service again as HC-BAT operated SAN Ecuador in 1977
On 29th april 1983 crashed at Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar (Ecuador) on a scheduled passenger flight.
One of the engines failed after takeoff and the aircraft landed heavily in muddy ground, while attempting to return. The aircraft broke into three (8 fatalities, 180 people on board)

Caravelle 6 (c/n 125) CS-TCB of TAP April 1969 Photo by Alain Picollet

Caravelle VIR (c/n 125) CS-TCB de TAP at Faro (Portugal) Photo by J Vilhena

Caravelle VIR (c/n 125) CS-TCB de TAP