
January 1956 to January 1967
Indian Air Force
IU-684 - c/n 80 - a V.730 series Viscount
India registered
November 1953
Order placed by the Indian Air Force for two Type 700 series aircraft in VIP configuration.
This one was built to Type 730 standard.
Production Aircraft No. 85 - the 85th production Type 700 series Viscount built,
was the 38th Viscount fuselage assembled at Weybridge, Surrey, England,
and the 34th Viscount assembled at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
Production Order No. F01/730. Sales Order No. F01/56B. Stock Order No. F30/22B.
14 May 1955
Fuselage assembly commenced.
16 August 1955
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
14 December 1955
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
13 January 1956
Delivered to Indian Air Force named as 'Raj Humsa' fitted out with a 10 seat VIP rear section, with separate sleeping quarters and lounge area.
March 1956
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England.
June - July 1956
Returned to Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for performance checks of the Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 Mark 506 engines.
November 1957
Returned to Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for performance checks of the Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 Mark 506 engines.
Fitted with Radar
April 1960
Operated a flight from Rangoon Airport, Burma to Palam Airport, Delhi Airport, India with the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and his entourage on board.
20 May 1964
Noted at Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland undergoing maintenance work with Scottish Aviation Ltd (SAL).
1966
Noted at RAF Muharraq, Bahrain during its return to India after maintenance with Scottish Aviation Ltd (SAL).
1966
Withdrawn from use and stored at Palam Airport, Dehli, India together with Viscount IU-683 (C/N 79).
27 January 1967
Sold to Indian Airlines Corporation (IAC).
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