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Viscount c/n 250

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Below are the 26 photos we have on file for Viscount c/n 250 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.

1

Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S
LN-FOH
April 1957

Delivered new to Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England 17 April 1957 during the flight test phase.

Photo source - Peter Foote via Chris Michell

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Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S
LN-FOH
April 1957

Delivered new to Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken departing from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England in April 1957 for a test flight.

Photo source - R A Woodcock via Steve Burland

3

Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S
LN-FOH
May 1957

Delivered new to Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken at Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England circa May 1957.

Note English Electric Canberra B(1).6 WT322 in the background which crashed in West Germany 23 February 1967 with the sad loss of the three crew members.

Photo source - Bob O'Brien collection

4

Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S
LN-FOH
June 1957

Delivered new to Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken arriving at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England circa June 1957.

The outboard Rolls-Royce Dart engines have already been shut down.

Photo source - Assoc of Transport Photographers & Historians ATPH

5

Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S
LN-FOH
July 1957

Delivered new to Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken at an unknown location in the UK circa July 1957.

The car rear on view is a Hillman Minx.

Photo source - Peter Gates collection

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Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S
LN-FOH
September 1957

Delivered new to Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken stored at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England 29 September 1957 with another Viscount in front and a Hunting-Clan Vickers Viking behind.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)

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Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S
LN-FOH
November 1957

Delivered new to Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken stored at a very wintry London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa November 1957 with a preservative lacquer applied to the fuselage, wings and engine nacelles.

The aircraft behind is also a Fred Olsen Viscount.

Not long after this it was painted in full Austrian Airlines (AUA) livery for a lease.

Photo source - Peter Upton collection

8

Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S
LN-FOH
December 1957

Returned from Austrian Airlines (AUA) lease. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in December 1957 prior to going on lease to Austrian Airlines (AUA) where it became OE-LAB.

Photo source - Frank Hudson

9

Austrian Airlines (AUA)
OE-LAB
May 1958

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken at Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England in May 1958 after undergoing a repaint in full AUA livery with Marshall's.

Photo source - Tony Ward collection

10

Austrian Airlines (AUA)
OE-LAB
March 1958

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken at Schwechat Airport, Vienna, Austria circa March 1958.

The petal cowlings allowed excellent access to the Rolls-Royce RDa6 Mark 510 engine.

An AUA publicity photo.

Photo source - Nick Wiegersma collection

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Austrian Airlines (AUA)
OE-LAB
May 1958

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken flying over the Alps circa May 1958.

The large slot at the top of the nearest nacelle cowling is the air exhaust for the Rolls-Royce Dart engine Oil Cooler, with the air intake just behind the propeller and forms part of the Air Intake Cowling.

An AUA publicity photo.

Photo source - Nick Wiegersma collection

12

Austrian Airlines (AUA)
OE-LAB
June 1958

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken overflying an unknown location.

This is a period postcard issued by the airline circa 1958 but the livery, titles and registration have been crudely applied to a previous photo.

See Capital Airlines N7402 (C/N 88).

Photo source - Ed Whinnery collection

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Austrian Airlines (AUA)
OE-LAB
July 1958

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. An AUA publicity photo ref 841.

Photo source - Nick Wiegersma collection

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Austrian Airlines (AUA)
OE-LAB
October 1958

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in October 1958 on a stand in front of the Europa Terminal and Queen's building on a very wet day.

The ground handling is being provided by BEA.

Note the old style tug pulling the Ground Power Unit (GPU).

Photo source - Des Pike collection

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British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-APZP
May 1960

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S and un-named. Taken at an unknown location 14 May 1960.

The aircraft was not named due to the short lease period.

It is strange that this aircraft was painted in the original 'Red Stripe' livery, even though the lease takeup date was after the newer 'Red Square' livery was introduced.

Photo source - Peter Upton collection

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British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-APZP
May 1960

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S and un-named. Taken at Jersey Airport, Channel Islands 15 May 1960.

The aircraft was not named due to the short lease period.

It is strange that this aircraft was painted in the original 'Red Stripe' livery, even though the lease takeup date was after the newer 'Red Square' livery was introduced.

Photo source - David Rich

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British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-APZP
June 1960

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S and un-named. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa June 1960.

The aircraft was not named due to the short lease period.

It is strange that this aircraft was painted in the original 'Red Stripe' livery, even though the lease takeup date was after the newer 'Red Square' livery was introduced.

Photo Ref V382

Photo source - Brian N Stainer (Aviation Photo News)

18

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-APZP
August 1960

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S and un-named. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England 20 August 1960 on a stand in front of the Europa Terminal and Queen's building.

The aircraft was not named due to the short lease period.

It is strange that this aircraft was painted in the original 'Red Stripe' livery, even though the lease takeup date was after the newer 'Red Square' livery was introduced.

Photo source - R A Scholefield collection

19

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-APZP
October 1960

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S and un-named. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa October 1960 on a stand in front of the Europa Terminal and Queen's building.

The aircraft was not named due to the short lease period.

It is strange that this aircraft was painted in the original 'Red Stripe' livery, even though the lease takeup date was after the new 'Red Square' livery was adopted, as seen on the aircraft behind.

Photo source - Sergei Tsvetkov collection

20

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-APZP
December 1960

Leased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S and un-named. Taken arriving at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England 24 December 1960 on a stand in front of the Europa Terminal and Queen's building.

The outboard Rolls-Royce Dart engines have already been shut down.

The aircraft was not named due to the short lease period.

It is strange that this aircraft was painted in the original 'Red Stripe' livery, even though the lease takeup date was after the new 'Red Square' livery was introduced.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)

21

Indian Airlines Corporation (IAC)
VT-DOE
October 1970

Purchased from Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S and now named 'Maharashtra'. Taken at Kathmandu, Nepal in Ocober 1970 in a later livery.

Photo source - Peter Upton collection

22

Huns Air Pvt Ltd
VT-DOE
February 1975

Purchased from Indian Airlines Corporation. Taken at an unknown location in February 1975 still in the basic Indian Airlines livery.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 3)

23

Huns Air Pvt Ltd
VT-DOE
May 1978

Purchased from Indian Airlines Corporation. Taken at Sahar International Airport, Santa Cruz, Bombay, India 18 May 1978 now in the 'red and yellow' livery.

Note the 'SS' on the nose.

Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

Photo source - Jimmy Wadia

24

Huns Air Pvt Ltd
VT-DOE
June 1978

Purchased from Indian Airlines Corporation. Taken at Sahar International Airport, Santa Cruz, Bombay, India 29 June 1978 now in the 'red and yellow' livery.

Note the 'SS' on the nose.

Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

(NFB photo)

Photo source - Peter W Davis

25

Huns Air Pvt Ltd
VT-DOE
August 1978

Purchased from Indian Airlines Corporation. Taken at Sahar International Airport, Santa Cruz, Bombay, India in August 1978.

Note the 'SS' on the nose.

Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 3)

26

Huns Air Pvt Ltd
VT-DOE
August 1978

Purchased from Indian Airlines Corporation. Taken at an unknown location in August 1978.

Photo source - Andrew Fraize collection

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