
December 1962 to September 1972
Cambrian Airways
G-AMOP - c/n 29 - a V.701 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
28 December 1962
Purchased from British European Airways (BEA) as Cambrian Airways first V.701 Viscount.
January 1963
Noted in a BEA hangar at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England, freshly painted in Cambrian Airways livery after a complete overhaul.
6 January 1963
Ferried to Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales via Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland and Renfrew Airport, Glasgow, Scotland. These sectors were used for Cambrian crew training purposes.
24 January 1963
Officially handed over to John Morgan, Chairman of Cambrian Airways by BEA Chief Executive Anthony Milward at a ceremony at the BEA engineering base at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
30 January 1963
Operated a rugby charter flight from Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales to Turnhouse Airport, Edinburgh, Scotland following two hours behind Viscount G-AMOG (C/N 7) which was Cambrian’s second Viscount.
12 February 1963
Ferried to Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England for maintenance work with Marshalls Ltd.
14 February 1963
Re-registered to Cambrian Airways Ltd.
18 February 1963
Returned to Cambrian Airways from Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England to Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales after maintenance with Marshalls Ltd.
20 February 1963
Operated the first scheduled Cambrian Airways service from Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales to Cork Airport, Ballygarvan, County Cork, Ireland via Lulsgate Airport, Bristol, England under the command of Captain Axelberg.
20 February 1963
Operated the first scheduled Cambrian Airways Viscount service from Cork Airport, Ballygarvan, County Cork, Ireland to London Airport (later Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
1 April 1963
Operated the first scheduled Cambrian Airways Viscount service from Ringway Airport, Manchester, England to Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man.
November 1967
Cambrian Airways Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary of British Air Services (BAS).
Cambrian Airways 'White Cabin' livery
circa 1968
Painted in the Cambrian Airways 'White Cabin' livery.
Cambrian Airways 'British Air Services' livery
circa 1969
Painted in the Cambrian Airways 'British Air Services (BAS)' livery.
20 August 1969
Overran runway and hit the boundary fence at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales after aquaplaning on landing on a service from Gerona Airport, Spain.
Repaired locally and returned to service.
Cambrian Airways 'Blue Tail' livery
circa 1970
Painted in the Cambrian Airways 'Blue Tail' livery.
27 August 1971
Withdrawn from service and stored at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales.
Total time 31,507 hours and 25,815 total landings.
7 February 1972
Certificate of Airworthiness expired.
13 April 1972
Registration cancelled as permanently withdrawn from use.
May 1972
Sold to J S Shackleton Ltd for metal salvage.
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