Bristol 175 Britannia 102 · G-ANBO · Britannia Airways

Bristol 175 Britannia 102 illustration in Britannia Airways livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Bristol 175 Britannia 102

BRITANNIA-12916Scrapped
RegistrationGBG-ANBO
OperatorBritannia Airways
6operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Bristol 175 Britannia 102. Operated for BOAC, Nigeria Airways and Britannia Airways. Scrapped.

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Technical data

MSN12916
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Bristol Britannia

Figures for the Britannia 312 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.9 m124 ft
Wingspan43.4 m142 ft
Height11.4 m38 ft
Range7,129 km3,849 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed575 km/h310 ktMach 0.54
Service ceiling7,315 m23,999 ft
Maximum take-off weight83,915 kg185,001 lb
Maximum payload44,725 kg98,602 lbIts 52 passengers with baggage would weigh about 5.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity52 passengersUp to 139 in a high-density layout
Endurance12 h 24 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1952 (74 years ago) · About 85 units built · Production ended in 1960

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

May 31, 1957
Delivered to BOAC
Delivered to BOAC as G-ANBO.
May 1, 1959
Transferred to Nigeria Airways
Transferred to Nigeria Airways.
Aug 1, 1960
Transferred to Ghana Airways
Transferred to Ghana Airways.
Dec 1, 1960
Transferred to Cathay Pacific
Transferred to Cathay Pacific.
Nov 1, 1961
Transferred to EAA East African Airways.
Dec 1, 1961
Transferred to BOAC
Transferred to BOAC.
May 1, 1971
Transferred to Britannia Airways
Transferred to Britannia Airways.

Operators

1957-05-31
Registration G-ANBO
1959-05-01
Registration G-ANBO · Lessor: BOAC
1960-08-01
Registration G-ANBO · Lessor: BOAC
1960-12-01
Registration G-ANBO · Lessor: BOAC
1961-11-01
Registration G-ANBO · Lessor: BOAC
1961-12-01
Registration G-ANBO
1971-05-01
Registration G-ANBO
—
Registration G-ANBO

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Bristol 175 Britannia 102 · G-ANBO · Britannia Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-12916},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-12916}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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