March 1957 to May 1970
Icelandair (Flugfélag Íslands)
TF-ISN - c/n 140 - a V.759D series Viscount
Iceland registered
19 March 1957
Purchased from Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA) and named as 'Gullfaxi', which is a horse in Norse mythology.
The company name is Flugfélag Íslands (Island Airways) but the aircraft carry the name 'Icelandair'.
The cabin was arranged with 53 seats.
13 April 1957
First noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
19 April 1957
The training of Icelandair pilots commenced with Brian Alexander Powell as the HCA instructor.
The training flights were carried out at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England and Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England.
27 April 1957
Crew training completed.
Viscount illustrations by David Carter
15, 16, 17 and 20 May 1957
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England carrrying out further training of Icelandair pilots under the contract guidance of HCA Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
20 May 1957
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England carrrying out further training of Icelandair pilots under the contract guidance of HCA Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
15 June 1965
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England operating flight numbers FI 200 and FI 201 instead of the usual Douglas DC-6B.
Interestingly, the DC-6B had 80 seats, 27 more than the Viscount.
circa June 1967
Withdrawn from service and stored at Reykjavik Airport, Iceland. The actual date is not known. Please contact Information@VickersViscount.net if you can help.
Total time 17,105 hours and 8,206 total landings.
June 1968
Advertised for sale by Shackleton Aviation Ltd in the 'Aeroplane' magazine for £95,000.
An Icelandair Douglas DC-6B was in the same advert for $150,000.
May 1970
Broken up for scrap.
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