
March 1958 to November 1971
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYM - c/n 262 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
January 1956
This was the 8th Type 806 and the 31st 800 series Viscount ordered by British European Airways Corporation (BEA).
The first (C/N 255) was not delivered as it was loaned to Vickers-Armstrongs for Type 810 development work.
20 December 1956
Registered to British European Airways Corporation (BEA).
26 February 1958
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
19 March 1958
Delivered to British European Airways (BEA) named as 'R M A John Loudon McAdam'.
16 February 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
BEA ‘Red Square‘ livery
March 1959
A new BEA 'Red Square' livery was adopted and aircraft were repainted during the early 1960s when they next went in for overhaul.
Sadly, after repainting, the aircraft no longer carried a name including the nameplate on the forward cabin bulkhead.
7 January 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
22 October 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
13 December 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
18 December 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
10 April 1961
Total time 6,890:06 hours.
24 January 1963
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
14 September 1963
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
5 September 1964
Rolls-Royce Dart RDa7 Mark 520-3 engine S/N 7173 installed in the No.4 (starboard outer) position at 13,117 hours total airframe time.
3 June 1965
Noted at Leeds / Bradford Airport, Yeadon, Yorkshire, England operating UK services on behalf of BKS Air Transport Ltd.
October 1965
Noted at Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England undergoing conversion to V.806X standard with Marshalls, which involved replacing the Rolls-Royce Dart RDa7 Mark 520-3 engines with RDa6 Mark 510 engines.
These engines were eventually traded back to Rolls-Royce to help offset some of the cost of the recently delivered Armstrong Whitworth Argosy freighters.
BEA ‘Flying Union Jack‘ livery
circa 1968
A new BEA ‘Flying Union Jack‘ livery was adopted and most aircraft were repainted when they went in for major overhaul, which took some of them into the early 70s before this was accomplished.
1970
Noted stored at Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England under the care of Marshall's.
17 September 1970
Departed from Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England back to BEA at Heathrow Airport, London, England.
8 November 1971
Sold to Cambrian Airways.
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