
June 1958 to August 1984
South African Air Force (SAAF)
150 - c/n 280 - a V.781D series Viscount
South Africa registered
18 May 1958
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Ferried to Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England for final fitting out by Marshall's.
16 June 1958
Delivered to the South African Air Force (SAAF) as a Type 781D, named as 'Casteel' (Castle) on the starboard side only.
A large consignment of spare parts were carried on-board.
A lot of these parts were never used and after the aircraft was sold a lot of these parts ended up in the UK.
20 December 1958
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England from Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England.
21 December 1958
Departed to Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain.
30 December 1958
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England carrying out a single ILS approach and overshoot.
11 March 1959
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England using callsign 'MFSFF'.
13 March 1959
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England.
21 March 1959
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England using callsign 'MFSFF'.
25 March 1959
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England using callsign 'MFSFF'.
26 March 1959
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England using callsign 'MFSFF.
29 March 1959
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England using callsign 'MFSFF'.
28 August 1959
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England from Lisbon, Portugal using callsign 'MFSFF'.
7 September 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England carrying out multiple ILS approaches and overshoots.
9 September 1959
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to Orly Airport, Paris, France using callsign 'MFSFF'.
15 September 1959
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England from Stuttgart, West Germany using callsign 'MFSFF'.
18 September 1959
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to Madrid, Spain using callsign 'MFSFF'.
10 December 1959
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England from Rome, Italy using callsign 'MFSFF'.
14 December 1959
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to Rome, Italy using callsign 'MFSFF'.
23 September 1960
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England from Rome, Italy using callsign 'ZUBV50'.
10 October 1960
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England on a local air-test and then returned using callsign 'ZUBV50'.
14 October 1960
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England on a local air-test and then returned using callsign 'ZUBV50'.
18 October 1960
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England on a local air-test and then returned using callsign 'ZUBV50'.
21 October 1960
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to an unknown destination using callsign 'ZUBV50'.
16 March 1961
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England from Rome, Italy using callsign 'ZUBV50'.
21 March 1961
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to an unknown destination using callsign 'ZUBV50'.
1972
Operated by SAAF 21 Squadron.
17 August 1984
Re-registered ZS-LPR.
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