Bristol 175 Britannia 102 aircraft was a series of aircraft produced for BOAC. It had a propulsion of 4 turboprop engines and was able to carry 139 passengers and crew. The aircraft engaged in the accident was produced in 1954, serial number 12903, registration G-ANBB, and had a total of 18444 airframe hours with 5380 cycles. The aircraft was not equipped with a Flight Data Recorder since it was not mandatory at the time.
