
December 1956 to May 1969
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-AOYT - c/n 268 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
January 1956
This was the 14th Type 806 and the 37th 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.
Production Aircraft No. 57 - the 57th production 800 series Viscount built,
was the 45th 800 series Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 57th 800 series Viscount assembled at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
Production Order No. F14/806. Sales Order No. F14/98B. Stock Order No. F37/33B.
20 December 1956
Registered to British European Airways Corporation (BEA).
9 October 1957
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
January 1958
Fuselage transported by road from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England to Weybridge, Surrey, England.
9 January 1958
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
21 April 1958
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
2 May 1958
Delivered to British European Airways (BEA) named as 'R M A James Watt'.
2 December 1958
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
6 December 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.
29 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.
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.
12 November 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
18 December 1959
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, 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.
6 November 1963
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
BKS logo on the cheatline
2 June 1965
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England operating services on behalf of BKS Air Transport Ltd with the BKS logo applied to the cheatline replacing the BEA logo.
15 June 1965
Noted at Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy operating services to Malta with the 'The Malta Airline' and Maltese Cross logo applied to the cheatline replacing the BEA logo.
14 October 1965
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
1 May 1969
Sold to Winner Airways.
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