Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Bristol 175 Britannia 318

BRITANNIA-13432Scrapped

RegistrationCUCU-T668

CUOperatorCubana de Aviación

3operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Bristol 175 Britannia 318 built in 1958. Operated for Cubana de Aviación, Eagle Airways and ČSA - Československé Aerolinie. Scrapped.

NewNearly newYoungMatureAgingOld

New · 3 years

Vuelopedia is a work in progress: it currently holds about 30% of the information we expect to have by the third quarter of 2027. Although we use only official, highly reliable sources, some aircraft data and history may still contain errors or inaccuracies. We work hard to clear every anomaly from the records using specialized verification tools.

Technical data

First flight1958

Country of registrationCuba

MSN13432

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.

The full story of the Bristol Britannia Compare this aircraft

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1958

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Nov 24, 1958

Delivered to Cubana de Aviación

Delivered to Cubana de Aviación as CU-P668.

Dec 16, 1958

Re-registered

Changed from CU-P668 to CU-T668 (still with Cubana de Aviación).

Mar 25, 1960

Transferred to Eagle Airways

Transferred to Eagle Airways.

Sep 15, 1961

Transferred to Cubana de Aviación

Transferred to Cubana de Aviación.

Oct 1, 1961

Transferred to ČSA - Československé Aerolinie

Transferred to ČSA - Československé Aerolinie.

Operators

1958-11-24

Cubana de Aviación

Registration CU-P668

1958-12-16

Cubana de Aviación

Registration CU-T668

1960-03-25

Eagle Airways

Registration G-APYY · Lessor: Cubana de Aviación

1961-09-15

Cubana de Aviación

Registration CU-T668

—

Cubana de Aviación

Registration CU-T668

1961-10-01

ČSA - Československé Aerolinie

Registration OK-MBA · Lessor: Cubana de Aviación

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

Cite

To cite this page in academic work, an article or Wikipedia, choose the style and copy the reference. The access date is today.

This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Bristol 175 Britannia 318 · CU-T668 · Cubana de Aviación. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-13432

MLA

“Bristol 175 Britannia 318 · CU-T668 · Cubana de Aviación.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-13432. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Bristol 175 Britannia 318 · CU-T668 · Cubana de Aviación.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-13432.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Bristol 175 Britannia 318 · CU-T668 · Cubana de Aviación. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-13432 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_aircraft_britannia_13432,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Bristol 175 Britannia 318 · CU-T668 · Cubana de Aviación}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-13432},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-13432}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BRITANNIA-13432 |title=Bristol 175 Britannia 318 · CU-T668 · Cubana de Aviación |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-18 |language=en}}