May 1958 to January 1971
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
January 1956
This was the 11th Type 806 and the 34th 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).
23 March 1958
Rolls-Royce Dart RDa7 Mark 520-3 engines installed. Records show that engine S/N 7173 was fitted to the No.3 (Starboard inner) position.
3 May 1958
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
A total of 10 hours 45 minutes of test flying was carried out.
16 May 1958
Delivered to British European Airways (BEA) named as 'R M A John Napier'.
3 June 1958
The Rolls-Royce Dart time between overhauls (TBO) was then approved by Rolls-Royce to increase it from 600 hours to 800 hours.
25 November 1958
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
29 January 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
17 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.
29 October 1959
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England now repainted in the new 'Red Square' livery.
27 November 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
5 February 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
24 September 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
8 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.
October 1969
Noted in open storage at Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England under the care of Marshall's.
7 January 1971
Departed from Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England returning to BEA at Heathrow Airport, London, England.
20 January 1971
Sold to Cambrian Airways.
 FURTHER READING: Books about BEA - British European Airways
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January 1971 to April 1974
Cambrian Airways
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
20 January 1971
Purchased from British European Airways (BEA).
1 April 1972
Cambrian Airways came under the control of British Airways (BA).
Cambrian Airways
'Orange' livery
1 September 1972
Cambrian Airways became part of the Regional Division of British Airways (BA).
circa 1972
Painted in the Cambrian Airways 'Orange' livery.
Continued to operate on the Cambrian Airways routes.
31 July 1973
Transferred to British Airways (BA) due to a corporate merger.
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April 1974 to April 1981
British Airways (BA)
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
31 July 1973
Transferred from Cambrian Airways due to a corporate merger and initially continued to operate in Cambrian Airways livery with small 'British Airways' titles on the forward fuselage.
British Airways (BA)
new livery
March 1974
Noted with British Airways titles applied to the Cambrian Airways livery.
circa 1975
Painted in the new British Airways (BA) livery.
26 March 1981
Last service for British Airways (BA) from Jersey Airport, Channel Islands to Heathrow Airport, London, England.
1 April 1981
Ferried to Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, Wales and withdrawn from service and stored.
Total time 34,817 hours and 37,410 total landings.
April 1981
Sold to British Air Ferries (BAF).
FURTHER READING: Books about British Airways (BA)
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April 1981 to May 1981
British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
April 1981
Purchased from British Airways (BA).
13 April 1981
Ferried to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England from Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales in a basic BA livery less titles.
12 May 1981
Wet leased to Air Algerie in a modified British Airways livery and named as 'Rita'.
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May 1981 to March 1982
Air Algerie
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
12 May 1981
Wet leased from British Air Ferries (BAF), i.e using BAF crews.
Retained the name 'Rita' and operated by British Air Ferries (BAF) crews in a modified British Airways (BA) livery with Air Algerie titles and tail logo.
March 1982
Returned to British Air Ferries (BAF).
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March 1982 to October 1982
British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
March 1982
Returned from Air Algerie lease.
It was then painted in a hybrid British Air Ferries (BAF) livery adapted from the previous Air Algerie livery.
11 October 1982
Noted at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales with Nile Valley Air Services titles for a potential lease.
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October 1982 to October 1982
Nile Valley Air Services
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
11 October 1982
Noted at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales with Nile Valley Air Services titles.
This lease was not taken up.
17 October 1982
Last noted at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales with Nile Valley Air Services titles.
circa November 1982
Noted at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England now repainted in a later BAF livery.
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October 1982 to March 1983
British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
17 October 1982
Last noted at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales with Nile Valley Air Services titles. This lease was not taken up.
2 March 1983
Leased to BAF Air Tours.
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March 1983 to April 1983
BAF Air Tours
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
2 March 1983
Leased from British Air Ferries (BAF).
The 'BAF' titles on the tail were deleted during this lease period.
15 April 1983
Sub-leased to Jersey Air Ferries.
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April 1983 to October 1983
Jersey Air Ferries
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
15 April 1983
Leased from British Air Ferries (BAF) via BAF Air Tours.
27 April 1983
Delivered to Jersey Airport, Channel Islands.
It was operated in a modified British Air Ferries (BAF) livery and named as 'Island of Jersey'. A red lion motif was applied to the tail where the 'BAF' titles were previously.
circa June 1983
Noted at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Dorset, England operating a freight service for Channel Express Air Services, presumably to the Channel Islands.
1 October 1983
Returned to British Air Ferries (BAF).
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October 1983 to December 1985
British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
1 October 1983
Returned from BAF Air Tours lease/Jersey Air Ferries sub-lease.
Named as 'Viscount Corbiere'.
15 December 1985
Leased to Virgin Atlantic Airways.
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December 1985 to December 1987
Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
15 December 1985
Leased from British Air Ferries (BAF) in full Virgin Atlantic Airways livery named as 'Maastricht Maiden'.
20 February 1987
Total time 39,571:25 hours.
April 1987
Noted at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex renamed as 'Dublin Lady'.
5 June 1987
Total time 39,964:07 hours.
8 June 1987
Transferred to Luton Airport, Bedfordshire, England for the service to Collinstown Airport, Dublin, Ireland.
British Air Ferries (BAF) sometimes operated this aircraft on weekend services to the Channel Islands and occasionally on oil charter flights.
31 July 1987
Total time 40,382:14 hours.
25 September 1987
Total time 40,816:08 hours.
28 November 1987
Total time 41,174:06 hours.
December 1987
Returned to British Air Ferries (BAF).
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December 1987 to July 1988
British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
December 1987
Returned from Virgin Atlantic Airways lease.
Returned to BAF service in full Virgin Atlantic Airways livery still named as 'Dublin Lady'.
13 March 1988
Total time 41,567:54 hours.
July 1988
Leased back to Virgin Atlantic Airways.
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July 1988 to May 1989
Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
July 1988
Leased from British Air Ferries (BAF) in full Virgin Atlantic Airways livery named as 'Dublin Lady'.
February 1989
Noted at Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, England with a large gash in the lower nose section which was the result of a collision with a ramp vehicle.
Details please to information@vickersviscount.net
April 1989
Noted at Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland back in service.
May 1989
Returned to British Air Ferries (BAF).
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May 1989 to April 1993
British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
May 1989
Returned from Virgin Atlantic Airways lease.
22 May 1989
Rolled out after a re-paint in full British Air Ferries (BAF) livery with a lion and unicorn on the tail.
26 April 1991
Total time 43,504:21 hours.
27 September 1991
Total time 43,787:44 hours.
25 September 1992
Total time 44,366:12 hours.
26 March 1993
Total time 44,697:19 hours.
1 April 1993
Transferred to British World Airlines (BWA) due to a corporate name change.
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April 1993 to March 1994
British World Airlines (BWA)
G-AOYP - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
1 April 1993
Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF) due to a corporate name change.
22 March 1994
Re-registered G-PFBT.
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March 1994 to May 1997
British World Airlines (BWA)
G-PFBT - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
22 March 1994
Re-registered from G-AOYP. The new registration refers to Parcelforce / British Telecom who contracted the aircraft.
25 March 1994
Rolled out after a re-paint in the red Parcelforce International livery.
Viscount illustrations by David Carter
1 March 1996
Final service for Parcelforce International as BWL4251 from Baginton Airport, Coventry, England to Aldergrove Airport, Belfast, Ireland.
2 March 1996
Ferried from Aldergrove, Belfast, Northern Ireland to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England and stored.
23 May 1997
Sold to Heli-Jet Aviation Ltd.
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May 1997 to January 2008
Heli-Jet Aviation Ltd
G-PFBT - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
23 May 1997
Purchased from British World Airlines (BWA).
Delivered via Bari, Larnaca, Jeddah, Nairobi and Harare to Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa still painted in the red Parcelforce International livery minus titles.
5 June 1997
Registered to Heli Lift Ltd/Heli Jet Aviation.
Stored at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa since its arrival from the UK.
8 September 1999
UK registration cancelled but retained on aircraft.
Front section stored at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg,
South Africa
A proposed transfer to the South African Airways Museum repainted in South African Airways livery did not materialise.
April 2006
Broken up for scrap except the forward fuselage section. The aircraft had been stored at Lanseria International Airport, near Johannesburg, South Africa since its arrival in June 1997.
January 2008
Forward fuselage section moved to a builders yard at Kya Sand industrial Estate, Randburg, South Africa. The current owner and title transfer date is not known. Details please to
information@vickersviscount.net
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January 2008 to March 2012
Unknown (Foreign)
G-PFBT - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
January 2008
Forward fuselage section moved to a builders yard at Kya Sand Industrial Estate, Randburg, South Africa with the starboard side of the fuselage being painted in a hideous psychedelic colour scheme. This owner and the actual title transfer date is unknown.
March 2012
Sold to Dave Walkley of Ruimsig, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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March 2012 to
Dave Walkley
G-PFBT - c/n 265 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
March 2012
Forward fuselage section purchased from an unknown builder at Kya Sand industrial Estate, Randburg, South Africa and moved by road to Peter Road, Ruimsig, Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa, which is 25 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg. The plan is to restore her and give her back some of that dignity that she lost in Kya Sands.
9 September 2015
Noted still in existence on Google Earth Streetview with the name 'Tina Cowley' applied.
25 September 2017
Noted with various business slogans applied: - www.airsoft-hq.co.za / real military simulations / climb on board for your next adventure
20 April 2020
Still visible on Google Earth at location 26 degrees 05' 02.68" South x 27 degrees 52' 25.67" East.
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