
December 1957 to October 1958
Fôrça Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
FAB 2101 - c/n 345 - a V.789D series Viscount
Brasil registered
September 1956
An order was placed by the Fôrça Aérea Brasileira (FAB) for one Type 789.
Production Aircraft No. 231 - the 231st production 700 series Viscount built,
was the 188th Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 186th Viscount assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Production Order No. F01/789. Sales Order No. F01/16C. Stock Order No. F02/37B.
5 June 1957
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Erecting Shop 'E' at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
15 August 1957
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
1 December 1957
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
16 December 1957
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England carrying out Instrument Landing System (ILS) approaches.
23 December 1957
Handed over to the Fôrça Aérea Brasileira (FAB) and ferried to Tollerton Airfield, Nottinghamshire, England for fitting out by Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
2 September 1958
Departed from Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England at 16:40 to Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England (50 min) flown under contract by Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
3 September 1958
Noted at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England carrying out crew training flights under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
4 September 1958
Departed from Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England at 09:40 to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England (45 min) under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
9 September 1958
Departed from London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England at 10:20 to Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England (2 hr 25 min) under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell. The extended flight including some crew training.
It departed at 14:20, returning to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England (2 hr 10 min) under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell. Again, the extended flight including some crew training.
10, 11 September 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England carrying out crew training flights under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
Each day the aircraft returned to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England.
12 September 1958
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England carrying out crew training flights under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
15 September 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England carrying out crew training flights under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
18 September 1958
Departed from London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England at 10:55 on a training flight to Stockholm, Sweden (3 hr 35 min) under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
19 September 1958
Departed from Stockholm, Sweden at 11:35 on a training flight to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England (4 hr 25 min) under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
22 September 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England carrying out crew training flights under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
23, 24, 26 September 1958
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England carrying out crew training flights under contract guidance from Hunting-Clan Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell.
1 October 1958
Re-serialised C90 2101 prior to delivery to Brasil.
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