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 February 1972 to May 1986
 
 British Midland Airways (BMA)G-AZNC - c/n 352 - a V.813  series ViscountUnited Kingdom registered
 
 8 February 1972Registered to British Midland Airways (BMA).
 11 February 1972Rolled out at Jan Smuts International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa with the correct British registration applied to the basic South African Airways (SAA) livery minus titles and fin logo.
 22 March 1972Departed Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa on delivery in ex South African Airways (SAA) livery with the correct UK registration applied.
 25 March 1972Arrived at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
 18 April 1972UK Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued.
 20 May 1972First British Midland Airways (BMA) service from East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England to Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man.
 August 1975Departed on temporary deployment to Cyrus Airways in full BMA livery to cover one of the leased aircraft that had returned to the UK for maintenance.
 20 October 1980Withdrawn from service and stored at Jersey Airport, Channel Islands.
 27 March 1981Returned to service after major overhaul on a service from East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England to Belfast, Northern Ireland.
 February 1982Withdrawn from service and stored at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
 25 November 1982Ferried to Teesside International Airport, Darlington, County Durham, England for further storage inside a hangar.
 18 May 1983Certificate of Airworthiness expired.
 7 May 1986Sold to British Aerospace PLC (BAe) as part of an ATP part-exchange deal.
 
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