January 1957 to March 1957
Capital Airlines (USA)
N7463 * - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United States registered
Production Aircraft No. 181 - the 181st production 700 series Viscount built,
was the 134th Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 136th Viscount assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Production Order No. F58/745. Sales Order No. F01/87B. Stock Order No. F11/32B.
1 October 1956
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
28 November 1956
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Capital Airlines Viscounts had integral front 'airsteps' fitted from new and now with weather radar fitted during the construction.
circa March 1957
The sale to Capital Airlines with fleet number ‘381’ was not completed and the aircraft remained the property of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd.
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March 1957 to January 1958
Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd
N7463 * - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United States registered
circa March 1957
Sale to Capital Airlines as N7463 with fleet number '381' was not completed.
18 February 1957
First engine runs carried out.
26 February 1957
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England in full Capital Airlines livery.
Equipped with weather radar during construction
This was only the second Capital aircraft to be equipped with weather radar during construction.
March 1957
Noted at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England in open storage along with other cancelled Capital Airlines Viscounts.
Noted in a bare
metal condition
Late 1957
Noted at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England in a bare metal condition with the US registration on the tail.
1958
Issued with a 'B-Conditions' registration for further test flying.
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January 1958 to March 1958
Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd
G-16-4 - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
1958
Issued with a 'B-Conditions' registration for additional test flying.
(G= UK, 16 = Vickers, 4 = fourth registration issued)
Fitted with wool tufts for airflow flight trials
February 1958
Noted at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England with wool tufts applied to the bare metal front and rear fuselage for airflow flight trials.
March 1958
Modified at the request of Aer Lingus prior to lease.
30 March 1958
First flight registered as EI-AJW from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
27 March 1958
Leased to Aer Lingus.
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April 1958 to May 1958
Aer Lingus - Irish International Airlines
EI-AJW - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
Ireland registered
27 March 1958
Leased from Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd in full Aer Lingus 'Viscount' livery at a charge of £2,500 per month.
3 April 1958
Delivered to Collinstown Airport, Dublin, Ireland.
31 May 1958
Returned to Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England.
Aer Lingus was credited for the fuel remaining in the tanks.
 FURTHER READING: Books about Aer Lingus
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May 1958 to June 1958
Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd
G-APNF - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
31 May 1958
Returned from Aer Lingus lease to Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England.
Aer Lingus was credited for any fuel remaining in the tanks.
3 June 1958
Re-registered from EI-AJW.
7 June 1958
Leased to British European Airways (BEA).
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June 1958 to August 1958
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-APNF - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
7 June 1958
Leased from Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. and named as 'R M A Phillip Cartaret'.
Painted in full BEA livery but with non-standard sized lettering along the upper fuselage.
It was leased along with G-APNG (C/N 228) due to the late delivery of Vickers Vangards.
16 August 1958
Returned to Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd after 409 hours in BEA service.
FURTHER READING: Books about BEA - British European Airways
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August 1958 to October 1958
Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd
G-APNF - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
16 August 1958
Returned from British European Airways (BEA) lease.
3 October 1958
Sold to British International Air Lines Ltd.
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October 1958 to October 1958
British International Air Lines Ltd
G-APNF - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
3 October 1958
Purchased from Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd by British International Air Lines Ltd (part of BOAC Associated Companies).
Converted to a V.776D by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. which included fitment of extended range 'slipper' fuel tanks.
15 October 1958
Leased to the Kuwait Oil Company in basic BOAC livery without titles.
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October 1958 to March 1962
Kuwait Oil Company
G-APNF - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
15 October 1958
Leased from British International Air Lines Ltd (part of BOAC Associated Companies Ltd) initially in a basic BOAC livery without titles.
It had extended range 'slipper' fuel tanks fitted and integral front 'airsteps' inherited from the Capital Airlines specification.
Registration K-AAAA had been allocated to H. E. Shaikh Abdulla Al Mubarak Al Subah for use on this aircraft but was not taken up.
The use of registration prefix K instead of 9K was not internationally approved, but the Kuwaiti officials obviously disagreed!
circa June 1959
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England with Kuwaiti flags now applied to the nose of the basic BOAC livery.
18 November 1959
Noted at Bahrein International Airport, Al Muharraq, Persian Gulf.
25 March 1960
Noted at RAF Khormaksar, Aden.
6 June 1961
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England carrying out a single ILS approach and overshoot.
March 1962
Returned to BOAC Associated Companies Ltd.
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March 1962 to February 1963
BOAC Associated Companies Ltd
G-APNF - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
March 1962
Returned from Kuwait Oil Company lease.
February 1963
Leased to Kuwait Airways.
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February 1963 to February 1967
Kuwait Airways
9K-ACD - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
Kuwait registered
February 1963
Leased from BOAC Associated Companies Ltd in full Kuwait Airways livery.
Viscount illustrations by David Carter
22 February 1967
Returned to BOAC Associated Companies Ltd.
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February 1967 to February 1967
BOAC Associated Companies Ltd
G-APNF - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
22 February 1967
Returned from Kuwait Airways lease.
25 February 1967
Leased to BKS Air Transport Ltd with the extended range 'slipper' fuel tanks removed.
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February 1967 to September 1970
BKS Air Transport Ltd
G-APNF - c/n 225 - a V.745D series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
25 February 1967
Leased from BOAC Associated Companies Ltd.
BKS relates to the surnames of three company directors: - James W Barnby, Thomas D Keegan, and Cyril Stevens.
25 February 1967
Ferried to Rochford, Southend, Essex, England from Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England for overhaul by Channel Airways. The extended range 'slipper' fuel tanks were later removed.
2 March 1967
Ferried from Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England to Leeds / Bradford Airport, Yeadon, Yorkshire, England.
November 1967
Transferred to British Air Services (BAS) due to a corporate merger.
March 1970
Last service to Leeds / Bradford Airport, Yeadon, Yorkshire, England.
21 March 1970
Ferried to Woolsington Airport, Newcastle, England for storage.
23 April 1970
Registration cancelled as the Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) had now expired and the aircraft was now permanently withdrawn from use.
21 September 1970
Dismantling began to recover useable parts prior to scrapping.
22 September 1970
Aircraft accidentally destroyed by fire during the dismantling process.
The remains were subsequently scrapped.
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