January 1954 to October 1955
BOAC Associated Companies Ltd
VP-TBM - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
Trinidad & Tobago registered
June 1953
BOAC Associated Companies Ltd placed an order for four Type 702 for use by British West Indian Overseas Airways (BWIA).
Production Aircraft No. 72 - the 72nd production Type 700 series Viscount built,
was the 35th Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 41st Viscount assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Production Order No. F03/702. Sales Order No. F03/53B. Stock Order No. F18/22B.
28 December 1954
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
18 March 1955
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
6 September 1955
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
23 September 1955
Handed over to BOAC Associated Companies Ltd.
24 September 1955
Ferried to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
Radio equipment was then fitted by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).
11 October 1955
Dry leased to British West Indian Airways (BWIA) in a modified BOAC livery.
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October 1955 to November 1958
British West Indian Airways (BWIA)
VP-TBM - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
Trinidad & Tobago registered
11 October 1955
Dry leased from BOAC Associated Companies Ltd and departed from London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England on delivery.
It stopped at Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland to refuel.
13 November 1958
Returned to BOAC Associated Companies Ltd at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
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November 1958 to November 1958
BOAC Associated Companies Ltd
VP-TBM - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
Trinidad & Tobago registered
13 November 1958
Returned from British West Indian Airways (BWIA) lease to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
14 November 1958
Re-registered as G-APPX.
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November 1958 to November 1958
BOAC Associated Companies Ltd
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
14 November 1958
Re-registered from VP-TBM.
15 November 1958
UK Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued.
16 November 1958
Dry leased to Kuwait Airways.
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November 1958 to March 1961
Kuwait Airways
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
16 November 1958
Dry leased from BOAC Associated Companies Ltd in an ex BOAC livery with Kuwait Airways titles and delivered from London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
9 August 1959
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England, presumably undergoing maintenance.
27 March 1961
Returned to BOAC Associated Companies Ltd.
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March 1961 to April 1961
BOAC Associated Companies Ltd
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
27 March 1961
Returned from Kuwait Airways lease to City of Birmingham Airport, Elmdon, West Midlands, England via Ciampino Airport, Rome, Italy.
28 March 1961
Ferried to Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England for overhaul by Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
6 April 1961
Sold to Bahamas Airways.
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April 1961 to June 1961
Bahamas Airways
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
6 April 1961
Purchased from BOAC Associated Companies Ltd and Bahamas Airways titles applied to the ex BOAC livery.
May 1961
Ferried to Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland for further work by Scottish Aviation Ltd. The UK registration has been temporarily applied on top of the Bahamian registration VP-BBV to allow it to be air-tested with the letter V still evident on the nosewheel doors.
2 June 1961
Departed from Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland on delivery to Nassau Airport, Bahamas with Captain Easey and four other crew members.
4 June 1961
Re-registered VP-BBV and UK registration cancelled as aircraft sold abroad.
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June 1961 to December 1968
Bahamas Airways
VP-BBV - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
Bahamas registered
4 June 1961
Re-registered from G-APPX.
27 November 1962
Noted at Heathrow Airport, London, England undergoing maintenance.
17 January 1963
Ferried to Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland for further work by Scottish Aviation Ltd.
19 April 1963
Noted on air tests after overhaul.
24 April 1963
Delivered back to Bahamas Airways via Keflavik Airport, Iceland.
13 March 1967
Noted at Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland inbound from Keflavik Airport, Iceland for maintenance.
14 March 1967
Departed for Woodford Airfield, Lancashire, England to drop off a Bahamas Airways flight crew who were collecting a newly purchased Hawker Siddeley 748.
Bahamas Airways
'Bahamas' livery
14 March 1967
Arrived at Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England for overhaul by Field Aircraft Services Ltd. Repainted in the Bahamas Airways 'Bahamas' livery.
27 May 1967
Delivered back to Bahamas Airways via Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland and Keflavik Airport, Iceland.
22 December 1968
Sold to Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
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December 1968 to March 1969
Field Aircraft Services Ltd
VP-BBV - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
Bahamas registered
22 December 1968
Purchased from Bahamas Airways and ferried to Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England via Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland and East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
28 March 1969
Re-registered G-APPX.
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March 1969 to April 1969
Field Aircraft Services Ltd
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
28 March 1969
Re-registered from VP-BBV.
5 April 1969
Dry leased to British Midland Airways (BMA).
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April 1969 to October 1969
British Midland Airways (BMA)
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
5 April 1969
Dry leased from Field Aircraft Services Ltd to replace Viscount G-AODG (C/N 77) that had crash landed 20 February 1969.
It was painted up in full BMA livery but without the 'BM' on the tail.
7 April 1969
Noted at Elmdon Airport, Birmingham, England carrying out ILS approaches as part of a crew training session.
11 April 1969
Entered British Midland Airways (BMA) service on the inaugural flight from Baginton Airport, Coventry, Warwickshire, England to Jersey Airport, Channel Islands.
British Midland Airways (BMA)
'BMA tail' livery
September 1969
Noted in a revised livery with BMA on the tail.
2 October 1969
Last British Midland Airways (BMA) service from Aldergrove Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland to East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
3 October 1969
Returned to Field Aircraft Services Ltd at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
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October 1969 to July 1971
Field Aircraft Services Ltd
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
3 October 1969
Returned from British Midland Airways (BMA) lease to East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England and stored with the BMA titles painted out.
August 1970
Noted inside the Field's hangar in preparation for an overhaul and repaint.
10 July 1971
Noted at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England in full Air International livery.
16 July 1971
Dry leased to Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd.
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July 1971 to January 1972
Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
16 July 1971
Dry leased from Field Aircraft Services Ltd and named as 'Toniko' for operations from Stansted Airport, Essex, England.
17 July 1971
Noted crew training at Stansted Airport, Essex, England carrying out ILS approaches. Cambrian Airways were contracted to supply a training Captain.
19 July 1971
Noted back at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England for minor rectification work by Field Aircraft Services Ltd after snags were discovered during crew training.
24 July 1971
Noted crew training at Stansted Airport, Essex, England carrying out ILS approaches.
26 July 1971
Noted crew training at Speke Airport, Liverpool, England carrying out ILS approaches.
July 1971
Operated a proving flight to Riem Airport, Munich, West Germany.
11 August 1971
Noted crew training at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, Wales carrying out ILS approaches.
12 August 1971
Operated a proving flight to Lohausen Airport, Düsseldorf, West Germany that was repeated the following week.
1 September 1971
Air Operators Certificate (AOC) issued to Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd.
4 September 1971
First revenue service operated from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to Schwechat Airport, Vienna, Austria and Rhein-Main Airport, Frankfurt, West Germany.
16 January 1972
Chartered to British Air Ferries (BAF).
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January 1972 to January 1972
British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
16 January 1972
Chartered from Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd for use on the British Air Ferries (BAF) Rochford, Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England to Middelkerke Airport, Ostend, Belgium service.
19 January 1972
Returned to Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd.
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January 1972 to January 1972
Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
19 January 1972
Returned from British Air Ferries (BAF) charter.
20 January 1972
Chartered to Air Anglia.
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January 1972 to January 1972
Air Anglia
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
20 January 1972
Chartered from Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd for oil rig support flights from Norwich Airport, Norfolk, England to Esbjerg Airport, Denmark.
30 January 1972
Returned to Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd.
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January 1972 to November 1972
Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
30 January 1972
Returned from Air Anglia charter.
12 April 1972
Noted at Mulhouse Airport, Basel, Alsace, France operating a charter flight.
28 October 1972
Operated the last Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd service into Gatwick Airport, London, England where the aircraft was impounded by the British Airports Authority (BAA) for unpaid landing fees.
21 November 1972
Returned to Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
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November 1972 to January 1973
Field Aircraft Services Ltd
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
21 November 1972
Returned from Air International Charter Company (Gibraltar) Ltd lease to East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England on three engines and stored.
Total time 23,372 hours.
30 January 1973
Sold to Alfred James Spencer.
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January 1973 to April 1974
Alfred James Spencer
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
30 January 1973
Purchased from Field Aircraft Services Ltd but the aircraft remained stored at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
31 March 1973
A sale to Nor-Air Ltd was not completed due to AOC problems. See Viscount G-BBDK (C/N 291).
9 April 1974
Sold to Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
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April 1974 to August 1975
Field Aircraft Services Ltd
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
9 April 1974
Purchased from Alfred James Spencer but the aircraft remained stored at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
12 August 1975
Sold to Alidair.
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August 1975 to August 1977
Alidair
G-APPX - c/n 73 - a V.702 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
12 August 1975
Purchased from Field Aircraft Services Ltd but the aircraft remained stored at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England
It was used for spares recovery and not officially registered to them. The tail unit was transferred to Viscount F-BMCG (C/N 52).
20 August 1975
Registration cancelled as aircraft permanently withdrawn from use.
4 September 1975
Noted with the old tail unit from Viscount F-BMCG (C/N 52) temporarily fitted.
circa October 1977
Remains broken up for scrap.
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