May 1955 to September 1955
Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA)
G-ANRR - c/n 74 - a V.732 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
circa 1954
This was the first Type 732 ordered by Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA).
Production Aircraft No. 55 - the 55th production Type 700 series Viscount built,
was the 23rd Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 29th Viscount assembled at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
Production Order No. F01/732. Sales Order No. F01/52B. Stock Order No. F23/22B.
23 September 1954
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
September 1955
Fuselage transported by road from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England to Weybridge, Surrey, England.
9 November 1954
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
2 March 1955
Registered to Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA).
26 April 1955
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
11 May 1955
Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued.
11 May 1955
Delivered to Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA) as their first Viscount to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
May 1955
Departed from London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England on route proving trials to Southern Africa with representatives on board from Vickers-Armstrongs, Rolls-Royce, Rotol and Goodyear Tyres.
It was seen at Côte d'Azur Airport, Nice, France - Luqa Airport, Malta - Nuba Lake Airport, Wadi Halfa, Northern Sudan - Eastleigh Airport, Nairobi, Kenya - Khartoum Airport, Sudan and Belvedere Airport, Salisbury, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
A group photo was taken at Belvedere Airport, Salisbury, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (see photo gallery).
17 June 1955
This was the first HCA Viscount on the Woolsington Airport, Newcastle, England, Stavanger Airport, Norway, Oslo Airport, Norway route.
29 June 1955
Noted crew training at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England.
5 July 1955
Departed from London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England at 13:55 on a route proving flight to Côte D'Azur Airport, Nice, France flown by Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
The flight lasted for 2 hour 25 minutes.
5 July 1955
Departed from Côte D'Azur Airport, Nice, France at 16:40 on a route proving flight to Luqa Airport, Malta flown by Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
The flight lasted for 2 hour 25 minutes.
5 July 1955
Departed from Luqa Airport, Malta at 20:35 on a route proving flight to Côte D'Azur Airport, Nice, France flown by Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
The flight lasted for 3 hour 10 minutes.
6 July 1955
Departed from Côte D'Azur Airport, Nice, France at 00:05 on a route proving flight to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England flown by Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
The flight lasted for 3 hours and 5 minutes.
22 September 1955
Registration cancelled as aircraft exported.
22 September 1955
Leased to Middle East Airlines (MEA).
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