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Viscount c/n 264

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Below are the 98 photos we have on file for Viscount c/n 264 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

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
June 1958

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Adam Smith'. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa June 1958.

Photo source - Peter Gates collection

2

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
June 1958

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Adam Smith'. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in June 1958 with spectators looking on from the excellent view provided from the Queen's Building roof terrace.

There was usually a running commentary provided by the airport staff, detailing the planes and the arrival and departure destinations.

Photo source - Bob O'Brien collection

3

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
July 1959

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Adam Smith'. Taken at Renfrew Airport, Glasgow, Scotland in July 1959 with passengers boarding for the service to Heathrow, London, England.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)

4

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
September 1959

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Adam Smith'. Taken at an unknown location circa September 1959.

Photo source - Peter Gates collection

5

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

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Adam Smith'. Taken arriving at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa June 1960.

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

Photo source - Tony Clarke collection via David Whitworth

6

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

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Adam Smith'. Taken arriving at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa June 1960.

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

Photo source - Tony Clarke collection via David Whitworth

7

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
October 1961

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A Adam Smith'. Taken arriving at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in October 1961.

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

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 2)

8

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
October 1962

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in October 1962 on a stand in front of the Queen's building in the later 'Red Square' livery.

Note the BOAC de Havilland Comet taxiing by in the background.

Photo source - Assoc of Transport Photographers & Historians ATPH

9

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
June 1963

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa 1963 on a stand in front of the Queen's building.

BEA Vanguard G-APEA in the background and BOAC Comet 4 G-APDA is being towed from the maintenance area to a stand.

Photo source - Brian Clifton

10

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
May 1965

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in May 1965 on a stand in front of the Queen's building.

In the near background is a Vickers Vanguard and a de Havilland Trident.

Photo source - Peter Upton collection

11

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
June 1967

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at Jersey Airport, Channel Islands circa June 1967.

Note the dual position registration.

A Gordon & Son period postcard.

Photo source - Mike Pitman

12

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
July 1967

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland 18 July 1967 after running off the runway and hitting a fence during a training flight for a Cyprus Airways crew.

Note that the BEA logo has already been painted out and the lower registration has been covered up but they forgot about the registration at the top of the tail!

Photo Ref V399

Photo source - Brian N Stainer (Aviation Photo News)

13

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
July 1967

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland 18 July 1967 after running off the runway and hitting a fence during a training flight for a Cyprus Airways crew.

Note that the BEA logo has already been painted out and the lower registration has been covered up but they forgot about the registration at the top of the tail!

Photo source - Rod Lightbody

14

British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYO
July 1967

Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) and now un-named. Taken at Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland 18 July 1967 after running off the runway and hitting a fence during a training flight for a Cyprus Airways crew.

Note that the BEA logo has already been painted out.

Photo source - Bob Ellis

15

BKS Air Transport Ltd
G-AOYO
June 1968

Purchased from British European Airways (BEA). Taken at Woolsington Airport, Newcastle, England in June 1968.

Photo source - Bruno Geiger collection

16

BKS Air Transport Ltd
G-AOYO
July 1968

Purchased from British European Airways (BEA). Taken at an unknown location in July 1968.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 2)

17

BKS Air Transport Ltd
G-AOYO
July 1969

Purchased from British European Airways (BEA). Taken at Heathrow Airport, London, England 23 July 1969 now with 'British Air Services' titles.

Photo source - Bob O'Brien collection

18

BKS Air Transport Ltd
G-AOYO
March 1970

Purchased from British European Airways (BEA). Taken at Heathrow Airport, London, England 31 March 1970.

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1E-140 G-AVYD is in the background, which was written off in Bilbao, Spain in September 1975.

Photo source - Chris England

19

BKS Air Transport Ltd
G-AOYO
June 1970

Purchased from British European Airways (BEA). Taken landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England in June 1970.

Photo Ref V437

Photo source - Brian N Stainer (Aviation Photo News)

20

BKS Air Transport Ltd
G-AOYO
July 1970

Purchased from British European Airways (BEA). Taken at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England circa July 1970.

In the background are two Caledonian Airways Bristol Britannias.

Photo source - Gerrit Bouma collection

21

Northeast Airlines (UK)
G-AOYO
January 1971

Transferred from BKS Air Transport Ltd due to a corporate name change. Taken at Woolsington Airport, Newcastle, England 16 January 1971 in a modified BKS livery.

Photo source - Trevor S Hall

22

Northeast Airlines (UK)
G-AOYO
August 1971

Transferred from BKS Air Transport Ltd due to a corporate name change. Taken at W A Mozart Airport, Maxglan, Salzburg, Austria in August 1971 now in the full livery.

Note the small 'British Air Services' titles on the lower forward fuselage.

The camouflaged aircraft is a Dornier Do27.

Photo source - Michael Bernhard

23

Northeast Airlines (UK)
G-AOYO
June 1972

Transferred from BKS Air Transport Ltd due to a corporate name change. Taken at Heathrow Airport, London, England circa June 1972 in the maintenance area.

Photo source - EX/ZX (flickr)

24

Northeast Airlines (UK)
G-AOYO
September 1972

Transferred from BKS Air Transport Ltd due to a corporate name change. Taken at Woolsington Airport, Newcastle, England 9 September 1972 in full yellow and white livery.

The 'British Air Services' titles have now been removed.

Photo source - Peter Upton collection

25

Northeast Airlines (UK)
G-AOYO
January 1973

Transferred from BKS Air Transport Ltd due to a corporate name change. Taken at Speke Airport, Liverpool, England in January 1973.

Photo source - Steve Williams

26

Northeast Airlines (UK)
G-AOYO
March 1973

Transferred from BKS Air Transport Ltd due to a corporate name change. Taken at a very wet Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland circa March 1973.

Photo source - Mark Piacentini

27

Northeast Airlines (UK)
G-AOYO
May 1973

Transferred from BKS Air Transport Ltd due to a corporate name change. Taken at Jersey Airport, Channel Islands 20 May 1973.

The sunshine has turned the bright yellow livery into a burnt orange version.

Photo source - Mike Pitman

28

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
June 1974

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Leeds/Bradford Airport, Yeadon, Yorkshire, England in June 1974 in a modified Northeast livery.

Photo source - Roger Oldfield

29

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
June 1974

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Leeds/Bradford Airport, Yeadon, Yorkshire, England in June 1974 in a modified Northeast livery.

Note the small 'Northeast' titles on the forward lower fuselage.

Photo source - John M Wheatley

30

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
July 1974

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Heathrow Airport, London, England in July 1974 in a modified Northeast livery.

Note the small 'Northeast' titles on the forward lower fuselage.

Photo source - Fernando Mesquita collection

31

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
October 1974

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Collinstown Airport, Dublin, Ireland in October 1974 in a modified Northeast livery with an Aer Lingus Boeing 737-100 behind.

Photo source - Bill Sheridan

32

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
April 1975

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Heathrow Airport, London, England circa April 1975, still in the modified Northeast Airlines livery.

It was seen repainted in the full BA livery in June 1974.

Note the small 'Northeast' titles on the forward lower fuselage and the vast array of ground support vehicles, still in their BEA colours.

Photo source - Malcolm McDonald

33

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
September 1975

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Leeds/Bradford Airport, Yeadon, Yorkshire, England in September 1975, now in the full British Airways livery.

Photo source - Michael Blank

34

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
April 1976

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland 15 April 1976.

Photo source - Daniel Tanner

35

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
May 1976

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales 25 May 1976 with BA BAC One-Eleven 401AK G-BBME landing in the background.

Photo source - Chris England

36

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
July 1976

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken departing from Jersey Airport, Channel Islands circa July 1976.

Photo source - Bob O'Brien collection

37

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
August 1976

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Speke Airport, Liverpool, England 15 August 1976.

It had just arrived on a service from Dublin, Ireland.

Photo source - Thomas Moloney

38

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
August 1977

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Jersey Airport, Channel Islands in August 1977.

Photo source - Eduard Marmet

39

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
August 1977

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Heathrow Airport, London, England in August 1977.

Photo source - David Oates

40

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
July 1978

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Dyce Airport, Aberdeen, Scotland 10 July 1978.

Note the large Bristow Helicopters facility in the background which showed how big the oil industry was to their operation.

Photo source - Fred Barnes

41

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
June 1979

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Heathrow Airport, London, England 8 June 1979 being towed to a departure gate.

Photo source - Howard Chaloner

42

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
July 1979

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland in July 1979.

Photo source - Glasgow Airport Aviation Enthusiasts Club (GAAEC)

43

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
January 1980

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Dalcross Airport, Inverness, Scotland in January 1980 being repaired after the starboard undercarriage leg failed to extend during a landing 10 January 1980.

Once the initial work had been completed it was flown to Glasgow with its gear locked down for further repairs.

Photo source - Ian Donn

44

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
January 1980

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Dalcross Airport, Inverness, Scotland in January 1980 being repaired after the starboard undercarriage leg failed to extend during a landing 10 January 1980.

Once the initial work had been completed it was flown to Glasgow with its gear locked down for further repairs.

Photo source - Ian Donn

45

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
September 1981

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France in September 1981 with 'British' titles.

Photo source - Bob O'Brien collection

46

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
October 1981

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Turnhouse Airport, Edinburgh, Scotland in October 1981 with 'British' titles.

Photo source - Robert Pittuck

47

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
October 1981

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken at Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands in October 1981 with 'British' titles.

Photo source - Dave Bougourd

48

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
March 1982

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken while beating up the 'Old Man of Hoy', Orkney Islands, Scotland during a British Airways (BA) farewell flight 27 March 1982.

The Captain and First Officer were Pete Brown and Gordon Deacon respectively.

Photo source - Clive Worboys

49

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
April 1982

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken stored at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, Wales in April 1982 in the 'British' livery shortly after its retirement from BA service.

The Viscount tail behind belongs to G-AOYG (C/N 256) which also recently arrived for storage.

Photo source - Dietrich Eggert collection

50

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
June 1982

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken stored at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales 26 June 1982 in the 'British' livery.

The Viscount behind is G-APIM (C/N 412).

Photo source - Ron Mak collection

51

British Airways (BA)
G-AOYO
August 1982

Transferred from Northeast Airlines due to a corporate merger. Taken stored at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales 20 August 1982 in the 'British' livery together with Viscounts G-AOYR (C/N 266) and G-APIM (C/N 412).

Photo source - Tim Rees

52

British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOYO
February 1984

Purchased from British Airways (BA). Taken on a photo sortie in February 1984.

This was produced as an airline issue postcard.

Photo source - Tony Ackers L.B.I.P.P.

53

British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOYO
April 1985

Purchased from British Airways (BA). Taken arriving at Dyce Airport, Aberdeen, Scotland in April 1985 with the outer Dart engines already shut down.

In the background is an oil rig support Sikorsky S-61N arriving at the helipad.

Photo source - Derek Ferguson

54

British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOYO
June 1985

Purchased from British Airways (BA). Taken at Middelkerke Airport, Ostend, Belgium in June 1985. It entered service with British Air Ferries (BAF) as the first Viscount in the new BAF livery and named 'Viscount Montgomery'.

Photo source - Andrew Fraize collection

55

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
G-AOYO
September 1985

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken during an air-test from Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in September 1985 and still carrying its UK registration.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 3)

56

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
September 1985

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken at Reina Sofia Airport, Tenerife Sur, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in September 1985 shortly after it was delivered.

Photo source - Román A Pérez

57

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
November 1985

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in November 1985 with sister aircraft EC-DYC (C/N 262) behind.

Photo source - Clive Worboys

58

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
November 1985

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in November 1985 with sister aircraft EC-DYC (C/N 262) behind.

Photo source - Clive Worboys

59

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
March 1986

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 20 March 1986.

Photo source - Erik Frikke

60

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
May 1986

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken at Gando Airport, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spanish Territory in May 1986.

Photo source - John H Mounce collection

61

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
September 1986

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken at Arrecife Airport, San Bartolomé, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 18 September 1986.

Photo source - Phil Rix

62

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
October 1986

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken at Gando Airport, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spanish Territory in October 1986.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 3)

63

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
May 1987

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in May 1987 where it had returned to BAF for maintenance.

Photo source - Richard Vandervord

64

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
August 1987

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken departing from Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in August 1987.

Photo source - Román A Pérez

65

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
July 1993

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 20 July 1993.

Photo source - Dick Hale

66

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
May 2002

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF) and named 'Isla de Gran Canaria'. Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 5 May 2002.

Photo source - Ivan Rodriguez

67

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
August 2003

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in August 2003 after a repaint and Canarias titles but now without a name.

Photo source - Ander Aguirre

68

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
September 2003

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in September 2003 after a repaint and Canarias titles but now without a name.

Photo source - Manolo Aldana

69

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
November 2003

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 14 November 2003 after a repaint and Canarias titles but now without a name.

Photo source - Manolo Aldana

70

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
November 2004

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 27 November 2004 but now without a name.

Photo source - Pedro Aragão

71

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
January 2005

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 18 January 2005 but now without a name.

Photo source - Jose Ramon

72

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
October 2006

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 5 October 2006 but now without a name.

Photo source - Manuel Luis Ramos Garcia

73

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
April 2007

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in April 2007 but now without a name.

Photo source - Craig McCorriston

74

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
September 2007

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 16 September 2007 but now without a name.

The aircraft has now been moved to a car park adjacent to the airport at the northwestern end.

Photo source - Bianca Renz

75

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
September 2007

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in September 2007 but now without a name.

The aircraft has now been moved to a car park adjacent to the airport at the northwestern end.

Photo source - Ayoze Santana

76

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
October 2007

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 4 October 2007. The aircraft is being used in a non-destructive fire fighting training exercise as part of 'Nivaria 2007'.

Photo source - Manuel Luis Ramos Garcia

77

Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
EC-DXU
May 2008

Purchased from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in May 2008 in a car park adjacent to the airport at the northwestern end.

Photo source - Christian A Amado

78

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
December 2010

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 31 December 2010.

A view of the gutted cockpit.

The aircraft has been acquired for use as an instructional airframe to train engineers which should hopefully secure its future.

Photo source - Vidal Méndez - Atlantic Aviation Photography

79

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
February 2011

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 10 February 2011.

A view of the cabin.

The aircraft has been acquired for use as an instructional airframe to train engineers.

Photo source - Vidal Méndez - Atlantic Aviation Photography

80

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
November 2011

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in November 2011 but now without a name.

The aircraft has been acquired for use as an instructional airframe train engineers.

Photo source - Ignacio Javier Llaneza Muñiz

81

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
November 2011

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 24 November 2011.

The aircraft has been acquired for use as an instructional airframe to train engineers.

Photo source - David Gaskell

82

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
April 2012

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 25 April 2012 in a new location with a compound wall being built around it.

Photo source - Nacho Rodriguez

83

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
October 2012

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 12 October 2012 in a new location.

Photo source - Derek Gaynor

84

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
February 2014

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 1 February 2014 looking less than cared for and in need of a good wash.

Let's hope that things improve and that her future is not at risk.

Photo source - Manuel Estévez

85

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
February 2014

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 1 February 2014 looking less than cared for and in need of a good wash.

Let's hope that things improve and that her future is not at risk.

Photo source - Celia Martin

86

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
October 2014

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 31 October 2014 and still in poor condition externally.

An internal inspection was not possible due to a reluctance by the airport security to grant permission without the owners consent, and no one was working on the aircraft.

Photo source - George Stringer

87

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
October 2014

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 31 October 2014 and still in poor condition externally.

Photo source - George Stringer

88

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
October 2014

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 31 October 2014 and still in poor condition externally.

Note the security guard peeking over the wall, keeping an eye on George.

Photo source - George Stringer

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
October 2014

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 31 October 2014 and still in poor condition externally.

Note the security guard looking over the wall, keeping an eye on George.

He turned out to be friendly, but couldn't give George permission to enter the airport and the aircraft without the owners permission, and he wasn't there!

Photo source - George Stringer

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
October 2014

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 31 October 2014 and still in poor condition externally.

Note the security guard looking over the wall, keeping an eye on George.

Photo source - George Stringer

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
October 2014

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 31 October 2014.

Photo source - George Stringer

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
March 2015

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 10 March 2015.

Photo source - Google Earth

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
November 2017

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 14 November 2017 and still in poor condition externally.

Photo source - Bill Blanchard

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
February 2018

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 22 February 2018 and still in poor condition externally.

Photo source - Stephen Boyd

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
February 2018

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 23 February 2018 and still in poor condition externally.

This view puts its location into context with the operational side of the airport, dominated by the very impressive control tower.

Photo source - Illusion450 (flickr)

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
February 2019

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 26 February 2019 and still in poor condition externally.

Photo source - John Tomlinson

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
February 2019

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 26 February 2019 and still in poor condition externally.

The rudder appears to be unlocked which could cause damage in high winds.

Photo source - John Tomlinson

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Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Aeronáutica de Canarias (CETAC)
EC-DXU
January 2020

Transferred from Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC). Taken stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory 11 January 2020 and still in poor condition externally.

Photo source - Richard Vandervord

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