19 April 2024
This website is regularly archived by the British Library who selectively archive websites with research values that are representative of British social history and cultural heritage.

Museum search


Viscount Survivors


59 of the 444 Viscounts built survive as complete airframes or major components. Some are in very good condition and are looked after by museums while others are just wrecks. They can be found in 24 countries.

Viscount history


Discover the history of the Viscount with film, video, contemporary reports from the pages of Flight Magazine, our newsletters, and aircraft operational records and photos from our database.


Share your photos and stories


Our 'Live Magazine' is used by members and non-members to share their Viscount photos and stories with fellow enthusiasts located throughout the world in real time.

You are able to send in your photos, stories and comments by Facebook, Twitter or email and we will post them for all to enjoy.

Contact us


Join the Vickers Viscount Network
for FREE


Featured pages

Our website contains over 20,000 pages of photos and information that can all be accessed from the menu at the top of every page. Here are a few to get you started.



This website does not use cookies or capture your details


Established 2005
Vickers Viscount Network
A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs VC2 Viscount
   

Viscount c/n 161

Click on a photo to see a larger version

Below are the 32 photos we have on file for Viscount c/n 161 together with either the actual date that the photo was taken or an estimate of that date based on clues such as the livery worn or other background information.

1

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
April 1957

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Charles Sturt'. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa April 1957.

BEA Photo Ref E1050.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)

2

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
October 1957

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Charles Sturt'. Taken arriving at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in October 1957.

The outboard Rolls-Royce Dart engines have already been shut down.

Photo source - Tony Clarke collection via David Whitworth

3

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
June 1959

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Charles Sturt'. Taken arriving at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa June 1959.

The outboard Rolls-Royce Dart engines have already been shut down.

Photo source - Alan Lawrence (Memorial) collection

4

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
June 1961

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken during a BEA engineering air test circa June 1961 in the later 'Red Square' livery.

BEA Photo Ref 7453.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 2)

5

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
June 1961

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken during a BEA engineering air test circa June 1961 in the later 'Red Square' livery.

BEA Photo Ref N/K

Photo source - Richard Stanton collection

6

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
June 1961

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken during a BEA engineering air test circa June 1961 in the later 'Red Square' livery.

BEA Photo Ref N/K

Photo source - Kate Yates collection

7

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
October 1970

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at W A Mozart Airport, Maxglan, Salzburg, Austria circa October 1970 in the later 'Flying Union Jack' livery.

Photo source - Markus Buttinger

8

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
April 1972

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken arriving at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England 16 April 1972 with 'Scottish Airways' titles.

The outboard Rolls-Royce Dart engines have already been shut down and the inboard propellers are now running down.

All the service vehicles are ready to attend.

Note the pink LIAT Hawker Siddeley HS748 VP-LAJ in the background which was on summer lease to French operator Rousseau Aviation.

Photo source - legspinner93 (flickr)

9

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
January 1973

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken taxying out at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England 1 January 1973 with 'Scottish Airways' titles.

Photo source - Michael Blank

10

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
June 1973

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at Jersey Airport, Channel Islands in June 1973 still in the ex BEA livery and just over a month before the transfer to the British Airways fleet.

Photo source - Keith Bradshaw

11

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHL
June 1973

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at Jersey Airport, Channel Islands 18 June 1973 still in the ex BEA livery and just over a month before the transfer to the British Airways fleet.

The light aircraft in the background is a Beechcraft Baron which was part of a large fleet of training aircraft operated by the College of Air Training based at Hamble, Hampshire, England on the south coast.

Jersey was a very popular destination for a two leg training sortie combined with a good lunch and duty free goods.

Photo source - Mike Pitman

12

British Airways (BA)
G-AOHL
February 1977

Transferred from British European Airways (BEA) due to a corporate merger. Taken at Birmingham International Airport, Elmdon, West Midlands, England 23 February 1977.

Photo source - Rob Hodgkins

13

British Airways (BA)
G-AOHL
September 1979

Transferred from British European Airways (BEA) due to a corporate merger. Taken at Dyce Airport, Aberdeen, Scotland 2 September 1979 whilst operating on the British Airways (BA) Scottish routes.

Photo source - Eric Melrose

14

British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOHL
March 1981

Purchased from British Airways (BA). Taken stored at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in March 1981.

It was robbed of all useful spares as soon as it arrived from Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales.

The two inner Rolls-Royce Dart engines and Dowty Rotol propellers have been retained to provide some centre of gravity stability.

Photo source - Richard Vandervord

15

British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOHL
August 1981

Purchased from British Airways (BA). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 29 Aug 1981 having been withdrawn from service and soon to be used as a cabin services trainer, when they finish the brickwork!

Photo source - Barry Dann

16

British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOHL
July 1983

Purchased from British Airways (BA). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 30 July 1983 having been withdrawn from service and now used as a cabin services trainer.

Photo source - Robert F Dorr

17

British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOHL
December 1986

Purchased from British Airways (BA). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in December 1986 having been withdrawn from service and still being used as a cabin services trainer.

Photo source - Mike Stedman

18

Southend Airport Fire Service
G-AOHL
July 1991

Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 9 July 1991 having been withdrawn from service 10 years earlier, then used as a cabin services trainer and now used for non-destructive training.

Photo source - JetPix

19

Southend Airport Fire Service
G-AOHL
April 1993

Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 25 April 1993 having been withdrawn from service twelve years earlier, then used as a cabin services trainer and now used for non-destructive training.

Photo source - Simon Brooke

20

Southend Airport Fire Service
G-AOHL
September 1996

Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 1 September 1996 having been withdrawn from service fifteen years earlier, then used as a cabin services trainer and now used for non-destructive training.

Photo source - Matt Long

21

Southend Airport Fire Service
G-AOHL
April 1998

Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 19 April 1998 having been withdrawn from seseventeen years earlier, then used as a cabin services and now used for non-destructive training.

Photo source - Terry Dann

22

Southend Airport Fire Service
G-AOHL
January 2001

Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 6 January 2001 having been withdrawn from service twenty years earlier, then used as a cabin services and now used for non-destructive training.

Photo source - Richard Bowater

23

Southend Airport Fire Service
G-AOHL
May 2004

Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in early May 2004 just before it was broken up into sections and taken away for scrapping.

Volunteers from the Brooklands Museum are about to remove some useful parts needed to help restore G-APIM (C/N 412).

Photo source - John Woodhouse collection

24

Southend Airport Fire Service
G-AOHL
May 2004

Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in early May 2004 just before it was broken up into sections and taken away for scrapping.

Volunteers from the Brooklands Museum are about to remove some useful parts needed to help restore G-APIM (C/N 412).

Photo source - John Woodhouse collection

25

Southend Airport Fire Service
G-AOHL
May 2004

Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in early May 2004 just before it was broken up into sections and taken away for scrapping.

Volunteers from the Brooklands Museum are removing some useful parts needed to help restore G-APIM (C/N 412).

Here, the rear cabin door is being removed with Jim Dillon in the centre.

John Woodhouse is around the other side hanging on to a rope to take some of the weight.

Photo source - John Woodhouse collection

26

Hanningfield Metals
G-AOHL
June 2005

Purchased from the Southend Airport Authority. Taken at West Hanningfield, Essex, England in June 2005. The forward fuselage section is seen tucked alongside the fuselage of ex RAF Avro Andover CC.2 XS791.

Since this photo was taken the Andover fuselage was sold and moved down to West Sussex where it was finally scrapped after removal of all useful parts.

Photo source - Hanningfield Metals

27

Hanningfield Metals
G-AOHL
September 2006

Purchased from the Southend Airport Authority. Taken at West Hanningfield, Essex, England in January 2007.

The forward fuselage section had been offered for sale on eBay with a starting price of £500.00.

It was eventually sold to the Mayhem Paintball Centre in Abridge, Essex, England.

Photo source - Jamie Popplewell

28

Mayhem Paintball Centre
G-AOHL
April 2012

Forward fuselage purchased from Hanningfield Metals. Taken at Abridge, Essex, England in April 2012. The Viscount forward fuselage section is situated near a rear fuselage section from Fokker F27 Friendship 3C-QSB.

Photo source - oldprops.ukhome.net

29

Mayhem Paintball Centre
G-AOHL
April 2012

Forward fuselage purchased from Hanningfield Metals. Taken at Abridge, Essex, England in April 2012. The Viscount forward fuselage section is situated near a rear fuselage section from Fokker F27 Friendship 3C-QSB and is protected from paintball contamination by fine netting.

Photo source - oldprops.ukhome.net

30

Mayhem Paintball Centre
G-AOHL
April 2012

Forward fuselage purchased from Hanningfield Metals. Taken at Abridge, Essex, England in April 2012. The Viscount forward fuselage section is situated near a rear fuselage section from Fokker F27 Friendship 3C-QSB.

Photo source - oldprops.ukhome.net

31

Mayhem Paintball Centre
G-AOHL
April 2012

Forward fuselage purchased from Hanningfield Metals. Taken at Abridge, Essex, England in April 2012. The Viscount forward fuselage section is situated near a rear fuselage section from Fokker F27 Friendship 3C-QSB.

Photo source - oldprops.ukhome.net

32

Mayhem Paintball Centre
G-AOHL
November 2019

Forward fuselage purchased from Hanningfield Metals. Taken at Abridge, Essex, England 9 November 2019, now back to its former condition with the previous livery showing through.

The rear fuselage section in the background came from Fokker F27 Friendship 3C-QSB and has also lost its olive drab paint.

Photo source - Daren Eaton

33






34






35






36






37






38






39






40






41






42






43






44






45






46






47






48






49






50






51






52






53






54






55






56






57






58






59






60






61






62






63






64






65






66






67






68






69






70






71






72






73






74






75






76






77






78






79






80






81






82






83






84






85






86






87






88






89






90






91






92






93






94






95






96






97






98






99






100






101






102






103






104






105






106






107






108






109






110






111






112






113






114






115






116






117






118






119






120






Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

The Vickers Viscount Network is always interested to hear from anyone who has information or photographs to help complete the story of the Viscount. If you can help please contact us at
Information@VickersViscount.net.


Click here for more details about the Vickers Viscount Network

This website has been designed, built and is maintained by Geoff Blampied, Norwich, Norfolk, England.