Phoenix Models 1/200 ATL-98 CarVair British Air Ferries Diecast Model aircraft (PH2BAF013)

Phoenix Models 1/200 ATL-98 CarVair British Air Ferries Diecast Model aircraft (PH2BAF013) | Antics Online

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Phoenix Models 1/200 ATL-98 CarVair British Air Ferries Diecast Model aircraft (PH2BAF013)
The Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair was a Douglas DC-4 / C-54 converted into an air ferry by Freddie Laker's Aviation Traders (Engineering) Limited (ATL), allowing it to carry 25 passengers and five cars, loaded at the front.The Carvair was used by Aer Lingus, BUAF and British Air Ferries (BAF) among others, and was used in Congo-Kinshasa during 1960-1964, under contract to the United Nations. Aircraft for Aer Lingus were quickly convertible between 55 seats and 22 seats with five cars. Some aircraft were pure freighters with only nine seats. One aircraft had 55 high-density seats and room for three cars. British Air Ferries were the last operator in Europe of the aircraft, keeping them flying into the 1970s. British United Carvairs made appearances in the 1964 James Bond movie Goldfinger and in The Prisoner in the episode "The Chimes of Big Ben", where it is seen loading through the nose, taking off and then landing again.

heavy weight limited edition metal model of the BAF Carvair, finished in polished metal with blue and yellow livery. Wingspan 17cm, length 15.5cm , Reg G-ASDC

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