April 1959 to July 1971
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
D-ANIZ - c/n 344 - 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.
9 March 1959
German Permit to Fly issued.
20 March 1959
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
4 April 1959
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England.
6 April 1959
Departed from Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England on delivery to Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
9 April 1959
German Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued.
13 April 1959
First entered service for Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
20 January 1964
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
14 August 1965
The nose undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at an unknown location.
Repaired and returned to service.
1 December 1969
Withdrawn from service and stored at Fuhlsbuttel Airport, Hamburg, West Germany.
26 July 1971
Sold to Nora Air Services (NAS).
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July 1971 to February 1973
Nora Air Services GmbH (NAS)
D-ANIZ - c/n 344 - 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.
4 November 1971
Rolled out at Fuhlsbuttel Airport, Hamburg, West Germany in full Nora Air Services (NAS) livery but the sale was not completed as they were having financial difficulties.
11 February 1972
Ferried from Fuhlsbuttel Airport, Hamburg, West Germany to East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England in full Nora Air Services (NAS) livery after they went into liquidation.
12 February 1973
Sold to British Midland Airways (BMA).
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February 1973 to July 1975
British Midland Airways (BMA)
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
12 February 1973
Purchased from Deutsche Lufthansa AG after the sale to Nora Air Services NAS) was not completed.
16 May 1973
First entered service for British Midland Airways (BMA).
8 June 1973
After landing at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, Engine the nose undercarriage leg collapsed resulting in curled inboard propellers and shockload Rolls-Royce Dart engines.
There were no reported injuries to the 58 passengers and 4 crew on board.
A subsequent investigation revealed a fatigue failure of the nose leg support structure which resulted in a world-wide inspection recommendation.
Repaired and returned to service.
30 July 1975
Leased to Cyprus Airways.
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July 1975 to March 1976
Cyprus Airways Ltd
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
30 July 1975
Leased from British Midland Airways (BMA).
9 March 1976
Returned to British Midland Airways (BMA).
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March 1976 to April 1976
British Midland Airways (BMA)
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
9 March 1976
Returned from Cyprus Airways lease.
1 April 1976
Leased to British Airways (BA).
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April 1976 to March 1977
British Airways (BA)
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
1 April 1976
Leased from British Midland Airways (BMA) in full BA livery together with G-BAPE (C/N 341) and used on the feeder service from Turnhouse Airport, Edinburgh, Scotland and Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland to Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland in full BA livery. This was necessary at the time because there were no long haul international flights approved from these two airports. They replaced G-AMOG (C/N 7) and G-AMON (C/N 27).
31 March 1977
Returned to British Midland Airways (BMA).
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March 1977 to January 1978
British Midland Airways (BMA)
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
31 March 1977
Returned from British Airways (BA) lease and returned to service in basic BA livery less titles.
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Noted in a basic blue and white livery with BMA titles.
30 January 1978
Sold to Intra Airways.
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January 1978 to November 1978
Intra Airways
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
30 January 1978
Purchased from British Midland Airways (BMA) and delivered to Jersey Airport, Channel Islands.
10 November 1978
Leased to Dan-Air London.
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November 1978 to February 1979
Dan-Air London
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
10 November 1978
Leased from Intra Airways in Intra livery with 'Dan-Air' painted across the front cabin door.
February 1979
Returned to Intra Airways for an overhaul by Alidair at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
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February 1979 to July 1979
Intra Airways
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
February 1979
Returned from Dan-Air London lease for an overhaul by Alidair at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
July 1979
Leased to Alidair.
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July 1979 to September 1979
Alidair
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
July 1979
Leased from Intra Airways.
28 September 1979
Returned to Intra Airways.
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September 1979 to September 1979
Intra Airways
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
28 September 1979
Returned from Alidair lease.
28 September 1979
Leased to Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines.
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September 1979 to December 1979
Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines Ltd
4X-AVH - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
Israel registered
28 September 1979
Leased from Intra Airways.
United Kingdom registration cancelled as aircraft temporarily exported.
29 September 1979
Delivered in basic Intra Airways livery with Arkia titles.
1 October 1979
Intra Airways changed its name to Jersey European Airways (JEA).
27 October 1979
Total time 28,391:42 hours.
3 November 1979
Re-registered for Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines as 4X-AVH.
18 December 1979
Returned to Jersey European Airways (JEA).
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December 1979 to March 1980
Jersey European Airways (JEA)
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
18 December 1979
Returned from Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines lease at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England and stored.
The ferry flights accumulated 9 hours and 16 minutes with 3 landings.
28 December 1979
Registered to Jersey European Airways (JEA).
12 January 1980
Total time 28,658:23 hours and 30,797 total landings.
23 March 1980
Leased to British Midland Airways (BMA).
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March 1980 to January 1981
British Midland Airways (BMA)
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
23 March 1980
Leased from Jersey European Airways (JEA).
26 August 1980
Ownership transferred to Express Air Services Ltd (EAS).
It was still being operated by British Midland Airways (BMA).
9 January 1981
Last service for British Midland Airways (BMA) from East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England to Aldergrove Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland and return.
23 January 1981
An air test was carried out from East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England which lasted for 2 hours and 10 minutes.
24 January 1981
Returned to Express Air Services Ltd (EAS) in a basic blue and white livery with Southern International titles applied.
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January 1981 to January 1981
Express Air Services (EAS)
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
24 January 1981
Returned from British Midland Airways (BMA) lease in a basic blue and white livery with Southern International titles already applied.
24 January 1981
Leased to Southern International Air Transport.
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January 1981 to October 1981
Southern International Air Transport Ltd
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
24 January 1981
Leased from Express Air Services Ltd (EAS) and ferried from East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire to Stansted Airport, Essex, England.
It was subsequently stored there.
1981
A proposed sale to Royal American Airways (RA) was not completed.
15 October 1981
Ferried to British Air Ferries (BAF) at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England for maintenance.
October 1981
Leased to Kenton Utilities but the CAA records show it as still registered to Express Air Services Ltd (EAS).
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October 1981 to July 1987
Kenton Utilities
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
October 1981
Leased from Express Air Services Ltd (EAS) and ferried to East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
March 1982
Ferried to Exeter Airport, Devon, England still in partial British Midland Airways (BMA) livery with no titles.
16 August 1982
Certificate of Airworthiness expired.
April 1986
Noted with Westcountry Aircraft Servicing Ltd at Exeter Airport, Devon, England in bare metal condition, ready for a major check.
May 1986
Noted parked outside at Exeter Airport, Devon, England still in bare metal condition minus engines and tail section.
8 July 1987
Sold to STH Sales Ltd.
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July 1987 to November 1987
STH Sales Ltd
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
8 July 1987
Purchased from Kenton Utilities.
STH stood for Sean T Hulley who was based at Southend and owned Baltic Airlines (UK) and Hot Air.
6 November 1987
Application for Registration SE-KBN reserved for Baltic Aviation AB of Sturup Airport, Malmö, Sweden.
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November 1987 to March 1988
Baltic Aviation AB
SE-KBN - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
Sweden registered
6 November 1987
Application for Registration SE-KBN reserved for Baltic Aviation AB of Sturup Airport, Malmö, Sweden.
Svenska AB för Direkta Kompensationsaffärer (SADKO) an oil trading company managed by Nils Wargaarden was the principle financier of Baltic Aviation AB.
The SADKO address was: - Bengt Langs Gata 5, 25006 Helsingborg, Sweden.
November 1987
Engines and other parts transferred by Westcountry Aircraft Services Ltd from G-BMAT (C/N 349) which had arrived at Exeter Airport, Devon, England 16 October 1987.
This aircraft was also owned by STH Sales Ltd.
STH stood for Sean T Hulley who was based at Southend and owned Baltic Airlines (UK) and Hot Air.
22 December 1987
Ferried from Exeter Airport, Devon, England to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England by Captain Joe Gunnett.
It was handed over to British Air Ferries (BAF) for an overhaul and repaint.
February 1988
Rolled out at Southend painted up in full Baltic Aviation AB livery.
Baltic Aviation AB
livery
The sale to Baltic Aviation AB was not completed and the Swedish registration was never applied to the aircraft.
During this period it remained registered to STH Sales Ltd.
Following withdrawal of the Application for Registration, the case file for Swedish registration SE-KBN reserved for Baltic Aviation AB was formerly closed on 31 March 1988 and the markings were released for reassignment.
The registration was subsequently issued for use on a Piper PA28RT-201 Arrow IV as of 29 September 1988.
March 1988
The UK registration was repainted on the aircraft.
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March 1988 to March 1988
STH Sales Ltd
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
March 1988
The UK registration was repainted on the aircraft after the sale to Baltic Aviation AB was not completed.
The actual date is not known.
Details please to information@vickersviscount.net
March 1988
A sale to World Executive Airways for 'Silver Arrow' coach/air services out of Ferryfield Airport, Lydd, England to Beauvais Airport, France was not completed.
21 March 1988
Stall tests carried out by Captain Joe Gunnett out of Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England to verify the operation of the stick-shaker system as part of the renewal of the Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA).
25 March 1988
Leased to British Midland Airways (BMA) in full Baltic Aviation AB livery.
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March 1988 to June 1988
British Midland Airways (BMA)
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
25 March 1988
Leased to British Midland Airways (BMA) in full Baltic Aviation AB livery.
17 June 1988
Returned to STH Sales Ltd.
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June 1988 to June 1988
STH Sales Ltd
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
17 June 1988
Returned from British Midland Airways (BMA) lease.
30 June 1988
Leased to Ligacoes Aereas Regionais (LAR).
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August 1988 to May 1989
Ligacoes Aereas Regionais (LAR)
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
3 August 1988
Leased from STH Sales Ltd,
It was still in full Baltic Aviation AB livery.
This was used on their Lisbon to Porto, Portugal service while their HS748 was away on major overhaul.
1 May 1989
Returned to STH Sales Ltd.
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May 1989 to March 1990
STH Sales Ltd
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
1 May 1989
Returned from Ligacoes Aereas Regionais (LAR) wet lease.
July 1989
Noted operating a feeder service from various European airports for passengers travelling on Virgin Atlantic Airways continental services out of Gatwick Airport, West Sussex and Ringway Airport, Manchester. Luton Airport, Bedfordshire, England was the main base.
It was still in the full Baltic Aviation AB livery but with the Virgin logo on the tail.
It remained registered to STH Sales Ltd during this period of operation.
2 March 1990
Repossessed from STH Sales Ltd by ALI Finance Ltd.
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March 1990 to June 1997
Ali Finance Ltd
G-BAPG - c/n 344 - a V.814 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
2 March 1990
Repossessed from STH Sales Ltd and registered to Ali Finance Ltd.
Their address was 131, Finsbury Pavement, London EC2A 1AY.
The aircraft remained stored at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England.
23 March 1990
Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) expired.
17 June 1992
Registration cancelled as aircraft permanently withdrawn from use.
June 1997
Broken up for scrap after spares recovery.
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