
January 1968 to October 1968
Air Ferry Ltd
G-AVHE - c/n 363 - a V.812 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
11 January 1968
Leased from Channel Airways and ferried from Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England to Manston Airport, Kent, England by Captain Peter Lockwood.
It was still in the Channel Airways livery less titles.
January 1968
Entered the Air Ferry maintenance facility at Manston Airport, Kent, England for an overhaul and repainting in their livery.
Before entering service it was configured with an 83 seat cabin and used on general charter work, Inclusive Tour (IT) flights and B.O.A.R. (British Army of the Rhine) trooping contracts between the UK and West Germany.
8 March 1968
Entered service on a charter flight from Manston Airport, Kent, England to Alicante Airport, Spain flown by Captain Peter Lockwood.
10 March 1968
Returned from Alicante Airport, Spain to Manston Airport, Kent, England.
14 March 1968
UK Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) renewed.
19 March 1968
Ferried from Manston Airport, Kent, England to Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium, where crew training flights were carried out.
21 March 1968
Ferried from Manston Airport, Kent, England to Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France.
Over the next three days it operated two charter flights to Cointrin Airport, Geneva, Switzerland and four to Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales.
27 October 1968
After completing a final service Air Ferry ceased operating due to changes within the parent company of Air Holdings.
This aircraft flew 985:39 hours during its operation with Air Ferry and carried 25,442 passengers.
31 October 1968
Returned to Channel Airways at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England flown by Captain Adams.
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