
May 1958 to May 1982
Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA)
CX-AQN - c/n 321 - a V.769D series Viscount
Uruguay registered
20 January 1958
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
15 February 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England. CX-AQO (C/N 322) was also there on the same day.
13 May 1958
Departed from Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England on delivery to Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA) at Montevideo together with Viscount CX-AQO (C/N 322).
It was fitted with extended range 'slipper' fuel tanks for the long delivery journey but they were removed before it entered service.
Unlike Viscounts CX-AQO and CX-AQP, for some reason this aircraft was never given a name.
19 November 1971
Arrived at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England via Dorval Airport, Montreal, Canada, Keflavik Airport, Iceland and Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland for overhaul by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). This included renewing the various life limited spars.
27 April 1972
Departed from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England after overhaul with call-sign 'PLUNA 101' via Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland (refuel), Keflavik Airport, Iceland (night stop), Kangerlussuaq Airport, Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland (refuel), Goose Bay Airport, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (refuel), Friendship International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (night stop), Jacksonville Airport, Florida, USA, Las Mercedes Airport, Managua, Nicaragua. There were probably other stopovers, but these are not known
The ferry flight was flown by Czech Captain Willi Hrdlika assisted by two Uruguayan Captains and Snr Mendoza as the radio operator.
Contract navigator Dave Welch was also on board as far as Baltimore. Dave also assisted with the radio as well due to the limited English spoken by Snr Mendoza.
BAC had installed an on-loan vintage (introduced in 1945) AN/APN-9 LORAN set in the forward cabin linked to the ADF aerial to assist Dave in the accurate navigation of the over-water sectors.
Two senior PLUNA managers occupied the cabin.
22 May 1982
Sold to Ronald J Clark of Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
More details about PLUNA here: -www.pluna.uy/flota-historica/
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May 1982 to January 1988
Ronald J Clark
N410RC-F - c/n 321 - a V.769D series Viscount
United States registered
22 May 1982
Purchased from PLUNA - Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea.
29 May 1982
Noted at Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brasil on delivery from Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay to Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Airport, Arizona, USA and stored.
The -F suffix was applied to the registration for the ferry flights to Tucson. As this aircraft never entered service in the USA it remained in this condition.
July 1982
Noted with all four Rolls-Royce Dart engines removed.
August 1982
Registered with the FAA to Ronald J Clark.
January 1988
Remains transferred to Jadepoint USA of Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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