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    Airframe Family: Piaggio P-166
    Latest Model:P-166
    Construction Number:376
    Last Civil Registration:G-ARUJ
    Compressed ID:Piaggio P-166 cn 376 cr G-ARUJ
    Latest Owner or Location:United Charrington Breweries Ltd

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    Dates

    Event

    1961

    Constructed as a P-166.

    12 December 1961

    To United Breweries Ltd with new c/r G-ARUJ.

    From 12 March 1964 to 26 April 1971

    To United Charrington Breweries Ltd keeping c/r G-ARUJ.

    6 April 1968


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1968 photo at London Gatwick ; Manufactured by Italian company Piaggio, this is the model P166 Portofino. The company seem to specialize in pusher twins having made the P136 twin amphibian previously and in recent times the P180 Avanti. This one, painted dark green and orange, was operated by a beer brewery.hence the toby jug on the fin

    25 February 1972

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Leeds Yeadon.
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