December 1956 to October 1971
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYS - c/n 267 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
January 1956
This was the 13th Type 806 and the 36th 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).
24 May 1958
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
13 June 1958
Delivered to British European Airways (BEA) named as 'R M A George Stephenson'.
14 November 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England.
25 November 1958
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
26 January 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
Vnukova, Moscow, USSR
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.
BEA
‘Red Square‘ livery
BEA
‘The Malta Airlines‘ livery
14 May 1959
Operated a new service from London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England via Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark to Vnukova Airport, Moscow, USSR.
5 December 1959
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, 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.
8 December 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
24 June 1961
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
16 October 1961
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
8 April 1963
After departing from Malta on a service to London Airport via Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy the aircraft was cruising at 20,000 feet north of Palermo, Sicily, Italy when the No.1 Rolls-Royce Dart engine fire warning bell sounded. The appropriate fire drill was carried out by the crew and attempts were made to feather the No.1 propeller. This was unsuccessful and a fierce fire broke out in the No.1 nacelle.
The crew elected to divert to Punta Raisi Airport, Palermo, Sicily, Italy which was now 70 miles to the south. Preparations were made to land and also ditching procedures were instigated, just in case they couldn't make the airport.
As the aircraft descended below 6,000 feet the No.1 nacelle fire seemed to have extinguished itself and the propeller was finally feathered.
The aircraft made a safe landing and there were no reported injuries to the 40 passengers and 4 crew on board.
The defective Dart engine was returned to Rolls-Royce for investigation where the incident was found to have been caused by the failure of the HP Impeller location bearing, resulting in a severe fire fed by hot engine oil.
Repaired and returned to service.
6 November 1963
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
20 January 1964
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
8 June 1965
Noted at Leeds / Bradford Airport, Yeadon, Yorkshire, England operating UK services on behalf of BKS Air Transport Ltd.
November 1965
Noted with 'The Malta Airline' in two square panels in each cheat line.
BEA
‘Flying Union Jack‘ livery
circa 1968
A new BEA ‘Flying Jack‘ livery was adopted and most aircraft were repainted when they went in for major overhaul, which took some of them into the early 1970s before this was accomplished.
1968
Noted stored at Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England under the care of Marshall's. It was painted in the new 'Flying Jack' livery before it returned to BEA service.
20 February 1968
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a Heathrow Airport weather diversion.
31 January 1969
Total time 21,249:03 hours and 17,472 total landings.
1 October 1971
Sold to Cambrian Airways.
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