
August 1957 to January 1967
Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM)
PH-VIC - c/n 174 - a V.803 series Viscount
Netherlands registered
June 1955
An order for nine Type 803 was placed by Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM).
This was the 3rd aircraft for KLM.
Production Aircraft No. 26 - the 26th production 800 series Viscount built,
was the 4th 800 series Viscount fuselage assembled at Weybridge, Surrey, England,
and the 26th 800 series Viscount assembled at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
Production Order No. F03/803. Sales Order No. F03/83B. Stock Order No. F25/26B.
18 December 1956
Fuselage assembly commenced at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
5 March 1957
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
19 July 1957
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
7 August 1957
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England carrying out crew training and ILS approaches.
29 August 1957
Delivered to Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) named as 'J C Ellehammer' with a 53 seat mixed-class cabin.
The original livery had ‘The Flying Dutchman’ titles on the port side and ‘De Vliegende Hollander’ titles on the starboard side.
13 September 1957
The aircraft was officially named as 'J C Ellehammer' during a ceremony as Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The cabin seating was later increased to 59/64 all-tourist class configuration.
KLM 'diagonal striped tail' livery
26 January 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
10 April 1959
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
circa 1960
Painted in the new KLM 'diagonal striped tail' livery with ‘KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines’ titles.
KLM 'horizontal striped tail' livery
circa 1965
Painted in the new KLM 'horizontal striped tail' livery.
25 September 1966
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England.
20 October 1966
Dutch registration cancelled.
2 January 1967
Sold to Aer Lingus.
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