
April 1966 to May 1972
Channel Airways
G-ATUE - c/n 357 - a V.812 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
29 April 1966
Purchased from Continental Airlines and delivered to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England via Reykjavik Airport, Iceland.
3 May 1966
Re-registered from N244V.
Channel Airways titles applied to the ex Continental Airlines livery.
The integral front 'airsteps' were removed in order to save some weight.
12 May 1966
Certificate of Airworthiness issued.
It then entered service from Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England to Middelkerke Airport, Ostend, Belgium.
14 May 1966
Noted at Biggin Hill Airfield, Kent, England on display at the annual 'Air Fair'.
10 September 1966
During a service from Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England a heavy nose first landing on runway 06 at Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma, Mallorca, Spain occurred due to a momentary loss of vision caused by localised mist.
This resulted in a collapse of the nose undercarriage leg, curled inner propellers and shockoaded Rolls-Royce Dart engines.
There were no reported injuries to the 73 passengers and 4 crew on board.
24 October 1966
Returned to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England after local repairs.
28 November 1966
Re-entered service from Southend, Rochford, Essex, England to Middelkerke Airport, Ostend, Belgium.
31 December 1966
Proposed lease to Treffield International Airlines not taken up. Was the aircraft painted in Treffield International Airlines livery? Details please to information@vickersviscount.net
circa February 1969
Noted at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England with a fresh repaint of the Channel Airways livery.
27 January 1970
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a crew training flight.
17 June 1971
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a training flight.
28 February 1972
Final service from Jersey Airport, Channel Islands to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England and withdrawn from service and stored.
Total time 28,896 hours.
29 February 1972
Channel Airways ceased all operations due to financial problems.
28 May 1972
Sold to Alidair.
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