Viscount c/n 81
Operational Record
BOAC Associated Companies Ltd
England
This V.702 series Viscount was built for BOAC Associated Companies Ltd as VP-TBN It first flew on Wednesday, 5 October 1955 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England powered by Rolls-Royce Dart 505 engines.
During its life this aircraft was also owned and/or operated by British West Indian Airways (BWIA) and Bahamas Airways
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV)
Venezuela
Its final owner/operator was Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV) as YV-C-AMT.Its fate:- Withdrawn from service and stored at Maiquetia Airport, Caracas, Venezuela 13 October 1976. Subsequently broken up for scrap circa December 1980. The actual date is not known. Details please to information@vickersviscount.net
January 1954 to November 1955
BOAC Associated Companies Ltd
VP-TBN - c/n 81 - 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. 75 - the 75th production Type 700 series Viscount built,
was the 45th Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 43rd Viscount assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Production Order No. F04/702. Sales Order No. F04/53B. Stock Order No. F19/22B.
13 April 1955
Fuselage assembly commenced.
17 June 1955
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
5 October 1955
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
4 November 1955
Handed over to BOAC Associated Companies Ltd and ferried to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
Radio equipment was then fitted by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).
22 November 1955
Dry leased to British West Indian Airways (BWIA) in a modified BOAC livery.
November 1955 to April 1965
British West Indian Airways (BWIA)
VP-TBN - c/n 81 - a V.702 series Viscount
Trinidad & Tobago registered
22 November 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.
Later noted with a dark blue tail and white stripes and BWIA titles dropping the word 'Overseas'.
April 1965
Re-registered 9Y-TBN.
April 1965 to May 1966
British West Indian Airways (BWIA)
9Y-TBN - c/n 81 - a V.702 series Viscount
Trinidad & Tobago registered
April 1965
Re-registered from VP-TBN.
Painted in a turquoise and white livery.
1 May 1966
Sub-leased to Bahamas Airways.
May 1966 to May 1967
Bahamas Airways
VP-BCI - c/n 81 - a V.702 series Viscount
Bahamas registered
1 May 1966
Sub-leased from British West Indian Airways (BWIA), leased from BOAC Associated Companies Ltd, in a modified BWIA livery.
May 1967
Returned to British West Indian Overseas Airways (BWIA).
May 1967 to January 1968
British West Indian Airways (BWIA)
9Y-TBN - c/n 81 - a V.702 series Viscount
Trinidad & Tobago registered
May 1967
Returned from Bahamas Airways sub-lease.
January 1968
Sold to Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV) by BOAC Associated Companies Ltd.
January 1968 to December 1980
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV)
YV-C-AMT - c/n 81 - a V.702 series Viscount
Venezuela registered
January 1968
Purchased from BOAC Associated Companies Ltd at the end of the lease to British West Indian Overseas Airways (BWIA) and painted in the 'blue bird' third livery.
circa June 1970
Noted at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England being overhauled by Field Aircraft Services Ltd, still in the 'blue bird' livery.
29 January 1972
Noted at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetia, Vargas, Caracas, Venezuela painted in the new Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV) red and dark blue fourth livery.
A new style Venezuelan registration YV-09C was allocated but not taken up.
13 October 1976
Withdrawn from service and stored at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetia, Vargas, Caracas, Venezuela.
8 October 1980
Noted still stored at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetia, Vargas, Caracas, Venezuela.
circa December 1980
Broken up for scrap.
The actual date is not known. Details please to information@vickersviscount.net