April 1958 to December 1969
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYR - c/n 266 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
January 1956
This was the 12th Type 806 and the 35th 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).
1 March 1958
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
11 April 1958
Delivered to British European Airways (BEA) named as 'R M A Sir Richard Arkwright'.
26 January 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
28 January 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
16 February 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.
17 February 1960
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
17 October 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
26 October 1960
Total time 5,759 hours.
24 June 1961
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
12 September 1961
Total time 7,867 hours.
1964
Converted to V.806X standard by Marshall's at Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England.
This involved replacing the Dart RDa7 Mark 520 engines with RDa6 Mark 510 engines and installing a V.802 style cabin.
The RDa7 Mark 520 engines were returned to Rolls-Royce where some of them were converted to Mark 526 standard for use on the BEA Armstrong Whitworth 650 Argosy.
29 April 1965
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
14 July 1965
Noted at Leeds / Bradford Airport, Yeadon, Yorkshire, England operating UK services on behalf of BKS Air Transport Ltd.
circa October 1969
Withdrawn from service and stored at Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England under the care of Marshall's.
29 December 1969
Sold to BKS Air Transport Ltd.
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