
July 1957 to July 1973
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOHT - c/n 168 - a V.802 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
February 1953
An order was placed for the first 800 series Viscount which was specifically designed for British European Airways Corporation (BEA).
This was the 19th Type 802 ordered by British European Airways Corporation (BEA).
Production Aircraft No. 21 - the 21st production 800 series Viscount built,
was the 19th 800 series Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 21st 800 series Viscount assembled at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
Production Order No. F19/802. Sales Order No. F19/63B. Stock Order No. F19/26B.
11 December 1956
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
January 1957
Fuselage transported by road from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England to Weybridge, Surrey, England.
25 January 1957
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
20 June 1957
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
3 July 1957
Delivered to British European Airways (BEA) named as 'R M A Ralph Fitch'.
7 January 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
11 January 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
A tyre burst on landing.
28 January 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
18 February 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
BEA 'Red Square' livery
March 1959
A new BEA 'red square' livery was adopted and aircraft were repainted during the early 1960s when they next went in for overhaul.
Sadly, after repainting, the aircraft no longer carried a name including the nameplate on the forward cabin bulkhead.
7 November 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
1 December 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
4 May 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
17 October 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
8 December 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
13 March 1963
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
25 April 1964
Total time 21,696:04 hours and 15,844 total landings.
circa 1968
A new BEA ‘Flying Union Jack‘ livery was adopted and most aircraft were repainted when they went in for major overhaul, which took some of them into the early 1970s before this was accomplished.
31 July 1973
Transferred to British Airways (BA) due to a corporate merger.
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