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Bristol 175 Britannia 312

BRITANNIA-13418Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-AOVJ

DOOperatorDonaldson International Airways

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Bristol 175 Britannia 312. Operated for BOAC, British Caledonian Airways and Donaldson International Airways. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN13418

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.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Feb 13, 1957

Delivered to BOAC

Delivered to BOAC as G-AOVJ.

Apr 1, 1965

Transferred to British Caledonian Airways

Transferred to British Caledonian Airways.

Nov 1, 1970

Transferred to Donaldson International Airways

Transferred to Donaldson International Airways.

Operators

1957-02-13

BOAC

Registration G-AOVJ

1965-04-01

British Caledonian Airways

Registration G-AOVJ · Lessor: BOAC

1969-11-12

British Caledonian Airways

Registration G-AOVJ

1970-11-01

Donaldson International Airways

Registration G-AOVJ

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BOAC

Registration G-AOVJ · Lessor: BWIA British West Indian Airways

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Bristol 175 Britannia 312 · G-AOVJ · Donaldson International Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-13418},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-13418}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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