October 1958 to February 1962
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
D-ANUN - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
Germany registered
15 June 1956
An order was placed by Deutsche Lufthansa AG for seven Type 814 aircraft, which was later increased to nine.
22 September 1958
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed back at Brooklands but later went to Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and further test flying.
25 September 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England.
5 October 1958
Departed from Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England on delivery to Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
10 October 1958
Operated the first ever Lufthansa Viscount service.
The routing for this first service is currently unknown.
1 February 1959
Operated the first Lufthansa Viscount service from Frankfurt Airport, West Germany to London Airport, (Heathrow), Middlesex, England and return, replacing the Convair 440.
5 February 1962
Leased to Condor Flugdienst GmbH.
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February 1962 to August 1969
Condor Flugdienst GmbH
D-ANUN - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
Germany registered
5 February 1962
Leased from Deutsche Lufthansa AG in a modified Lufthansa livery initially with a plain yellow tail.
24 April 1963
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a Southend Airport weather diversion.
2 May 1966
Noted with the Condor logo now on the yellow tail.
27 August 1969
Returned to Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
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August 1969 to July 1971
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
D-ANUN - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
Germany registered
27 August 1969
Returned from Condor Flugdienst GmbH lease.
26 July 1971
Sold to Nora Air Services (NAS).
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July 1971 to February 1973
Nora Air Services GmbH (NAS)
D-ANUN - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
Germany registered
26 July 1971
Purchased from Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
Oskar Helberg founded Nora Air Services GmbH in August 1970, based at Calden Airport, Kassel, West Germany.
10 September 1971
Rolled out at Fuhlsbuttel Airport, Hamburg, West Germany in full NAS livery named 'Westuffeln'.
17 December 1971
Noted at Fuhlsbuttel Airport, Hamburg, West Germany on air tests.
15 February 1972
Ferried to East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England in full NAS livery and stored after NAS went into liquidation.
12 February 1973
Sold to British Midland Airways (BMA).
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February 1973 to October 1975
British Midland Airways (BMA)
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
12 February 1973
Purchased from Nora Air Services (NAS).
March 1973
Noted minus all four Rolls-Royce Dart engines.
22 April 1973
First service for British Midland Airways (BMA).
15 October 1975
Leased to Skyline Sweden AB.
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October 1975 to May 1978
Skyline Sweden AB
SE-FOY - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
Sweden registered
15 October 1975
Leased from British Midland Airways (BMA).
The full name of the company was: - Skyline Drangel Och Nordström AB after the two owners Lennart Nordström and Christoffer Drangel.
It operated services for Linjeflyg and a sticker was applied to the port side of the nose stating 'INHYRT AV LINJEFLYG'.
This was because Linjeflyg were having delivery delays of their new Fokker F28 Fellowships.
29 April 1978
Last service from Sturup Airport, Malmo, Sweden to Nuremburg Airport, Bavaria, West Germany to Billund Airport, Denmark to Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark and return to Sturup Airport, Malmo, Sweden.
Skyline Sweden ceased operations as they had lost the Linjeflyg work, once the Fokker F28 Felowships were delivered.
2 May 1978
Returned to British Midland Airways (BMA).
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May 1978 to May 1986
British Midland Airways (BMA)
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
2 May 1978
Returned from Skyline Sweden AB lease to East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
8 May 1978
Swedish registration SE-FOY cancelled as aircraft exported back to original owner.
May 1978
Registered to British Midland Airways (BMA).
7 May 1986
Sold to British Aerospace PLC (BAe).
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May 1986 to May 1986
British Aerospace PLC (BAe)
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
7 May 1986
Purchased from British Midland Airways (BMA).
7 May 1986
Leased back to British Midland Airways (BMA).
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May 1986 to August 1987
British Midland Airways (BMA)
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
7 May 1986
Leased from British Aerospace PLC (BAe).
27 July 1987
Final British Midland Airways (BMA) service from Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands to East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
4 August 1987
Returned to British Aerospace.
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August 1987 to October 1987
British Aerospace PLC (BAe)
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
4 August 1987
Returned from British Midland Airways (BMA) lease and stored at Baginton Airport, Coventry, Warwickshire, England in British Midland Airways (BMA) livery minus titles.
October 1987
Sold by auction at Luton, Bedfordshire, England to STH Sales Ltd.
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October 1987 to February 1988
STH Sales Ltd
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
October 1987
Purchased from British Aerospace PLC (BAe) at an auction in Luton, Bedfordshire, England for use by Baltic Airlines, which was another one of Sean's many companies including Hot Air.
15 October 1987
Ferried from Baginton Airport, Coventry, Warwickshire, England to Exeter Airport, Devon, England for assessment by West Country Aircraft Servicing Ltd.
16 November 1987
Ferried from Exeter Airport, Devon, England to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England for major overhaul and wing spar change by British Air Ferries (BAF).
7 December 1987
Registered to STH Sales Ltd.
STH stands for Sean T Hulley.
21 February 1988
Leased to GB Airways.
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February 1988 to April 1988
GB Airways
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
21 February 1988
Leased from STH Sales Ltd in ex BMA livery less titles with a red GB Airways decal on the pale blue cheatline in front of the forward door.
9 April 1988
Returned to STH Sales Ltd.
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April 1988 to May 1988
STH Sales Ltd
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
9 April 1988
Returned from GB Airways at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England.
May 1988
Transferred to Hot Air, a sister operator also owned by Sean T Hully.
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May 1988 to July 1988
Hot Air
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
May 1988
Transferred from Baltic Airlines (another Sean T Hully company) and named as 'Marilyn Monroe' with Hot Air titles applied.
9 June 1988
Entered Hot Air service with a charter from East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England to Clermont-Ferrand Airport, Auvergne, France.
14 July 1988
Leased to Gambia Air Shuttle.
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July 1988 to November 1988
Gambia Air Shuttle
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
14 July 1988
Leased from STH Sales Ltd in Hot Air livery still named as 'Marilyn Monroe' but with Gambia Air Shuttle titles and tail logo.
Delivered to Banjul Airport, Gambia, West Africa via Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal.
18 November 1988
Returned to STH Sales Ltd.
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November 1988 to December 1988
Hot Air
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
18 November 1988
Returned from Gambia Air Shuttle lease to Rochford, Southend, Essex, England.
It remained registered to STH Sales Ltd.
6 December 1988
Leased to GB Airways.
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December 1988 to April 1989
GB Airways
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
6 December 1988
Leased from STH Sales Ltd and ferried to Gibraltar in Hot Air livery with GB Airways titles and tail logo still named 'Marilyn Monroe'.
The aircraft was leased to replace Viscount G-BBVH (C/N 281) that crashed on 23 November 1988.
8 April 1989
Returned to STH Sales Ltd.
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April 1989 to December 1989
Hot Air
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
8 April 1989
Returned from GB Airways lease to Rochford, Southend, Essex, England via Luton, Bedfordshire.
The aircraft remained registered to STH Sales Ltd.
16 April 1989
Rolled out in full Hot Air livery still named 'Marilyn Monroe'.
1 December 1989
Leased to Gambia Air Shuttle.
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December 1989 to April 1990
Gambia Air Shuttle
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
1 December 1989
Leased from STH Sales Ltd in full Hot Air livery named as 'Marylin Monroe' to replace Viscount G-AZNA (C/N 350) that had returned for maintenance with British Air Ferries (BAF) at Rochford, Southend, Essex, England.
April 1990
Returned to STH Sales Ltd at Rochford, Southend, Essex, England.
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April 1990 to May 1990
STH Sales Ltd
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
April 1990
Returned from Gambia Air Shuttle lease at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England.
1 May 1990
Leased to British Air Ferries (BAF), still in full Hot Air livery.
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May 1990 to June 1990
British Air Ferries (BAF)
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
1 May 1990
Leased from STH Sales Ltd in full Hot Air livery.
1 June 1990
Returned to STH Sales Ltd.
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June 1990 to February 1992
STH Sales Ltd
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
1 June 1990
Returned from British Air Ferries (BAF) lease and stored at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England.
13 June 1990
Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) expired.
July 1990
Noted with three Rolls-Royce Dart engines removed. The No.1 engine remained installed without a propeller.
It was then gradually robbed of all useful parts.
February 1991
Title officially transferred back to Sean T Hully (Sales) Ltd.
15 February 1992
Gutted airframe transferred to the Home Office Fire & Emergency Training Centre.
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February 1992 to August 2017
Home Office Fire & Emergency Training Centre
G-BAPF - c/n 338 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
15 February 1992
Airframe transferred from STH Sales Ltd and moved to Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England for non-destructive emergency training use.
17 June 1992
Registration cancelled due to aircraft permanently withdrawn from use.
It was used for non-destructive evacuation training including smoke hood trials.
2012
The Midland Air Museum at Baginton Airport, Coventry, Warwickshire, England has removed several parts including engine nacelle cowlings for use in the rebuild of F-BGNR (C/N 35).
The cowlings removed are the bulged version used on aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Dart RDa6 and RDa7 engines which is incorrect for F-BGNR which had parallel cowlings relating to the Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 engine variant.
2015
It is no longer in use for fire and rescue training purposes and its condition is now described as poor.
August 2017
Broken up for scrap by Smith's (Gloucester) Ltd under contract.
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