
March 1967 to May 1972
Channel Airways
G-AVIW - c/n 358 - a V.812 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
March 1967
Purchased from Continental Airlines.
16 March 1967
Delivered to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England still marked as N245V.
17 March 1967
Re-registered G-AVIW for Channel Airways.
31 March 1967
Certificate of Airworthiness issued.
The integral front 'airsteps' were removed from this aircraft to save weight.
Proposed sale to Treffield International Airways not completed as they went into liquidation.
1 April 1967
First service from Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England to Beauvais Airport, France.
10 April 1967
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a Southend Airport weather diversion. The passengers were transferred to Southend by coach.
21 March 1970
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a training flight.
24 March 1970
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a training flight.
8 April 1970
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a training flight.
28 September 1970
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a training flight.
29 September 1970
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a training flight.
30 September 1970
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a training flight.
28 November 1970
Operated the final 'Scottish Flyer' service to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England.
3 February 1971
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a training flight.
30 April 1971
Noted at Middelkirke Airport, Ostend, Belgium on a training flight.
6 February 1972
Final service from Jersey Airport, Channel Islands to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England. It was then stored.
Total time 29,987 hours.
29 February 1972
Channel Airways ceased all operations due to financial problems.
27 May 1972
Sold to Alidair.
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