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Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 213

HERALD-176Unknown

RegistrationGBG-AVPN

CHOperatorChannel Express

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Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 213. Has operated for Bavaria, Aerolinee Itavia and BIA British Island Airways.

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Technical data

ManufacturerHandley Page

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN176

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Handley Page Herald

Figures for the Herald 200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length23.0 m75 ft

Wingspan28.9 m95 ft

Height7.3 m24 ft

Range1,126 km608 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed443 km/h239 ktMach 0.42

Service ceiling8,504 m27,900 ft

Maximum take-off weight19,504 kg42,999 lb

Maximum payload7,801 kg17,198 lbIts 50 passengers with baggage would weigh about 5.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity50 passengersUp to 56 in a high-density layout

Endurance2 h 33 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 1,126 km range, from Bournemouth it could fly non-stop as far as:

FRAFrankfurt am Main741 km AMSAmsterdam487 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)371 kmLHRLondon123 km

Beyond its rangeMADMadrid1,152 km

The type first flew in 1955 (71 years ago) · About 50 units built · Production ended in 1968

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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorChannel Express airline base

Base

BOHBournemouth

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Nov 1, 1970

Delivered to Aerolinee Itavia

Delivered to Aerolinee Itavia as I-TIVB.

Sep 1, 1985

Transferred to Air UK

Transferred to Air UK.

Jul 1, 1997

Transferred to Channel Express

Transferred to Channel Express.

Operators

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Bavaria

Registration D-BIBI

1970-11-01

Aerolinee Itavia

Registration I-TIVB

1985-09-01

Air UK

Registration G-AVPN

1997-07-01

Channel Express

Registration G-AVPN

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BAF British Air Ferries

Registration G-AVPN

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Air UK

Registration G-AVPN

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BIA British Island Airways

Registration G-AVPN

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Aerolinee Itavia

Registration G-AVPN · Lessor: BIA British Island Airways

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Handley Page Ltd

Registration G-AVPN

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 213 · G-AVPN · Channel Express}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/HERALD-176},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/HERALD-176}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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