
October 1961 to November 1975
Ghana Airways
9G-AAW - c/n 372 - a V.838 series Viscount
Ghana registered
April 1960
Ghana Airways placed an order for three Type 838 Viscounts.
7 October 1961
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
21 October 1961
Departed from Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England on delivery to Ghana Airways.
13 September 1963
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to clear UK customs.
14 September 1963
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to an unknown UK destination.
17 October 1963
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to clear UK customs.
19 October 1963
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England on its return to Ghana after maintenance.
14 July 1965
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England from Malaga Airport, Spain at 17:16 (local) to clear UK customs.
15 July 1965
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England at 12:04 (local) to Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England for overhaul by Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
10 September 1965
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England from Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England at 16:04 (local) after its overhaul to clear UK customs.
14 September 1965
Departed from Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England to Malaga Airport, Spain at 09:20 (local) on its way back to Ghana but returned to Gatwick at 09:54 (local) due to a technical problem.
It then departed at 11:51 (local) to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England for rectification of the defect by Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
It subsequently departed on its return to Ghana.
1 November 1967
Noted at Port-Bouët Airport, Abidjan, Ivory Coast with Nigeria Airways added to the fuselage.
circa June 1975
Withdrawn from service and stored at Accra Airport, Ghana.
July 1975
Noted minus propellers and all the cabin windows..
3 November 1975
Sold to Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
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