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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.

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In the Beginning

The Turboprop World-Beater

Sir George Edwards

The Rolls-Royce Dart

c/n 1 G-AHRF V.630
The Prototype Viscount

c/n 2 VX217 V.663
The Tay powered Viscount

c/n 3 G-AMAV V.700
The V.700 series prototype

c/n 4 G-ALWE V.701
The first BEA Viscount

c/n 5 G-ALWF V.701
The oldest surviving Viscount

c/n 8 F-BGNK V.708
The first Air France Viscount

c/n 30 EI-AFV V.707
The first Aer Lingus Viscount

c/n 40 CF-TGI V.724
The first TCA Viscount

c/n 44 VH-TVA V.720
The first TAA Viscount

c/n 67 YI-ACK V.735
The first Iraqi Airways Viscount

c/n 70 CF-GXK V.737
The first Canadian DoT Viscount

c/n 71 VP-TBK V.702
The first BOAC Associated
Companies Viscount

c/n 74 G-ANRR V.732
The first Hunting-Clan Viscount

c/n 77 LN-FOF V.736
The first Fred Olsen Viscount

c/n 79 IU-683 V.723
The first Indian Air Force Viscount

c/n 88 N7402 V.744
The first Capital Airlines Viscount

c/n 97 VH-BAT V.747
The first Butler Air
Transport Viscount


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Viscount c/n 227

Operational Record

Photo of Viscount c/n 227
Capital Airlines (USA)


United States flag United States

This V.745D series Viscount was built for
Capital Airlines (USA) as N7465

It first flew on Wednesday, 10 April 1957 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England powered by Rolls-Royce Dart 510 engines.

During its life this aircraft was also owned and/or operated by
Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA), Philippine Air Lines (PAL), Falconair Charter AB, Malmö Aero AB and Skyline Sweden AB

Photo of Viscount c/n 227
Malmö Technical Museum


Sweden flag Sweden

Its final owner/operator was
Malmö Technical Museum as SE-CNK.

Its fate:-
Converted to V.784D in 1959. Withdrawn from service by Skyline Sweden AB and stored at Sturup Airport, Malmö, Sweden in August 1976. Broken up for scrap in March 1978. The forward fuselage section was saved and donated to the Malmö Technical Museum, Sweden.


Operational record
Photo of Capital Airlines (USA) Viscount N7465 *

Country of Registration United States

January 1957 to March 1957

Capital Airlines (USA)

N7465 * - c/n 227 - a V.745D series Viscount
United States registered

Production Aircraft No. 187 - the 187th production 700 series Viscount built,
was the 144th Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 142nd Viscount assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

Production Order No. F60/745. Sales Order No. F03/87B. Stock Order No. F13/32B.

8 November 1956
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

10 January 1957
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 ‘383’ was not completed and the aircraft remained the property of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd.

It was fully painted in Capital Airlines livery.

Fleet number '383' was later used on Viscount C/N 231.


Photo of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd Viscount N7465 *

Country of Registration United States

March 1957 to March 1958

Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd

N7465 * - c/n 227 - a V.745D series Viscount
United States registered

circa March 1957
Remained the property of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd as the sale to Capital Airlines with fleet number ‘383’ was not completed

20 March 1957
First engine runs carried out.

10 April 1957
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England still in the full Capital livery.

January 1958
Noted test flying in bare metal with a whitewash on the fuselage top and rear section. It was dumping fuel from the wing nozzles.

8 March 1958
First flight registered as VH-TVO from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

14 March 1958
Leased to Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA).


Photo of Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) Viscount VH-TVO

Country of Registration Australia

March 1958 to February 1959

Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA)

VH-TVO - c/n 227 - a V.745D series Viscount
Australia registered

14 March 1958
Departed on lease from Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd in full TAA livery named as 'David Lindsay'.

The lease rate was £4,000 per month.

15 March 1958
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England prior to its departure to Australia.

February 1959
Returned to Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd.


Photo of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd Viscount VH-TVO

Country of Registration Australia

February 1959 to December 1959

Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd

VH-TVO - c/n 227 - a V.745D series Viscount
Australia registered

February 1959
Returned from Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) lease to Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

Converted to a V.784D.

1 December 1959
Sold to Philippine Air Lines (PAL).


Photo of Philippine Air Lines (PAL) Viscount PI-C772

Country of Registration Philippines

December 1959 to May 1967

Philippine Air Lines (PAL)

PI-C772 - c/n 227 - a V.745D series Viscount
Philippines registered

1 December 1959
Purchased from Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd.

15 December 1959
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England during the delivery to the Philippines.

17 December 1959
Noted at Bahrein International Airport, Al Muharraq, Persian Gulf during the delivery to the Philippines.

9 January 1960
Noted at Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong.

5 May 1967
Arrived at Bulltofta Airport, Malmö, Sweden from Munich, West Germany on delivery.

9 May 1967
Sold to Falconair Charter AB.


Photo of Falconair Charter AB Viscount SE-CNK

Country of Registration Sweden

May 1967 to March 1971

Falconair Charter AB

SE-CNK - c/n 227 - a V.745D series Viscount
Sweden registered

9 May 1967
Purchased from Philippine Air Lines (PAL).

This sale was brokered through the Exporters Refinance Corporation.

18 May 1967
Registered to Falconair Charter AB.

22 July 1967
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England on its first visit.

June 1970
Noted in a revised orange tail livery.

22 March 1971
Sold to Malmö Aero AB.


Photo of Malmö Aero AB Viscount SE-CNK

Country of Registration Sweden

March 1971 to June 1971

Malmö Aero AB

SE-CNK - c/n 227 - a V.745D series Viscount
Sweden registered

22 March 1971
Purchased from Falconair Charter AB.

15 June 1971
Title transferred to Skyline Sweden AB. Malmö Aero were part of the same group.


Photo of Skyline Sweden AB Viscount SE-CNK

Country of Registration Sweden

June 1971 to March 1978

Skyline Sweden AB

SE-CNK - c/n 227 - a V.745D series Viscount
Sweden registered

15 June 1971
Leased from Malmö Aero AB who were part of the same group.

10 August 1971
Noted at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England being repainted in the Skyline livery within a Vickers third-party maintenance facility.

21 August 1971
Title transferred from Malmö Aero AB who were part of the same group.

The full name of the company was: - Skyline Drangel Och Nordström AB after the two owners Lennart Nordström and Christoffer Drangel.

25 January 1975
Noted at Schoenefeld Airport, Berlin, West Germany with a plain white tail.

1 August 1976
Final service to Sturup Airport, Malmö, Sweden and stored.

11 November 1977
Registration cancelled.

March 1978
Broken up for scrap. The forward fuselage section was saved and donated to the Malmö Technical Museum, Sweden.


Photo of Malmö Technical Museum Viscount SE-CNK

Country of Registration Sweden

March 1978 to

Malmö Technical Museum

SE-CNK - c/n 227 - a V.745D series Viscount
Sweden registered

March 1978
The forward fuselage section was donated to the Malmö Technical Museum, Sweden after the aircraft was scrapped at Sturup, Malmö, Sweden.


Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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