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A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs VC2 Viscount
   

Viscount c/n 211

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Below are the 11 photos we have on file for Viscount c/n 211 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.

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
September 1969

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken at an unknown location (possibly General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) circa September 1969.

Does anyone recognise the location?

Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

Photo source - Peter Upton collection

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
June 1970

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken at an unknown location (possibly O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA) circa June 1970.

Does anyone recognise the location?

Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

Photo source - Peter Upton collection

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
May 1973

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken at Albuquerque Airport, New Mexicio, USA 12 May 1973.

Photo source - Peter Nicholson

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
August 1975

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken at General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 19 August 1975.

Photo source - Daniel Tanner

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
June 1981

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken stored at General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA circa June 1981 with the No.1 Rolls-Royce Dart engine now removed.

Photo source - EX/ZX (flickr)

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
June 1982

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken stored at General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA circa June 1982 with all four Rolls-Royce Dart engines now removed.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 3)

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
August 1983

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken stored at General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in August 1983.

Photo source - Eduard Marmet

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
May 1992

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken stored at General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA circa May 1992 and now lying on its belly.

It wasn't broken up for scrap until November 2003.

Photo source - John W Meneely

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
December 1999

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken stored at General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 31 December 1999 still lying on its belly.

It wasn't broken up for scrap until November 2003.

Photo source - Senga Butts

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
December 1999

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken stored at General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 31 December 1999 still lying on its belly.

It wasn't broken up for scrap until November 2003.

Photo source - Senga Butts

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Kearney & Trecker Corporation
N1898K
December 1999

Purchased from the Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation and re-registered from N7456. Taken stored at General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 31 December 1999 still lying on its belly.

It wasn't broken up for scrap until November 2003.

Photo source - Senga Butts

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Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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