@thewadesadventures: A preserved Bristol Type 175 Britannia 312 (registration G-AOVT) is on open-air display at IWM Duxford in Cambridgeshire. Known as the "Whispering Giant," this historic turboprop airliner carries the Monarch Airlines livery from its final operational era. Aircraft History & Details * First Flight: December 17, 1958 * * Previous Operators: BOAC, British Eagle International Airlines, and Monarch Airlines * * Arrival at Duxford: June 29, 1975, after completing its final flight and retirement * * Total Flying Time: 35,497 hours with 10,760 landings * * Significance: Part of the Duxford Aviation Society’s British Airliner Collection, representing the peak of large turboprop design before pure jet airliners took over. #shorts #avgeek #aviationhistory #airliner #pilot

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