79 photos of Viscount c/n 400

1

Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP)

PP-SRF
December 1958

Delivered new to Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP) SA. Taken at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England 12 December 1958 during the flight test phase, ten days prior to delivery.

In the background is a BOAC Bristol Britannia.

Photo source - Peter Foote via Chris Michell

2

Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP)

PP-SRF
December 1958

Delivered new to Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP). Taken at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England in late December 1958 just prior to delivery.

Note that extended range 'slipper' fuel tanks have now been fitted.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)

3

Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP)

PP-SRF
June 1960

Delivered new to Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP). Taken at Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil circa June 1960 with larger titles.

Note the small window at the rear of the cabin and that the extended range 'slipper' fuel tanks have now been removed.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)

4

Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP)

PP-SRF
May 1972

Delivered new to Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP). Taken arriving at Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brasil 6 May 1972 in a later livery.

The outboard Rolls-Royce Dart engines have already been shut down.

Note the small window at the rear of the cabin.

In the background there are two Cruzeiro do Sul aircraft, a Boeing 727 and a Sud SE210 Caravelle and also the city of São Paulo.

Photo source - R A Scholefield collection

5

Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP)

PP-SRF
March 1974

Delivered new to Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP). Taken at Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brasil in March 1974.

Note the small window at the rear of the cabin.

Photo source - Tony Ward collection

6

Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP)

PP-SRF
June 1975

Delivered new to Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP). Taken arriving at Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil circa June 1975.

The outboard Rolls-Royce Dart engines have already been shut down.

A Manche Postcard BRA-15

Photo source - Garry Lakin collection

7

Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA)

CX-BJA
October 1978

Purchased from Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP). Taken at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires, Argentina in October 1978.

Note the small window at the rear of the cabin.

Photo source - Michael Beier

8

Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA)

CX-BJA
June 1979

Purchased from Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP). Taken at Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay in June 1979 with Varig Boeing 707 PP-VLL and a USAF AFRES Lockheed C-130 Hercules in the background.

Note the small window at the rear of the cabin.

Photo source - Bernie King collection

9

Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA)

CX-BJA
January 1980

Purchased from Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP). Taken at Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay circa January 1980.

Photo source - Hugo Estévez

10

Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA)

CX-BJA
June 1986

Purchased from Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP). Taken stored at Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay in June 1986, now with all the Rolls-Royce Dart RDa7 Mark 525 engines removed.

The other Viscount is CX-BIZ (C/N 316) which went to a scrap dealer, but still tenuously survives.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 3)

11

Museo Aeronáutico - Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya

CX-BJA
March 1988

Acquired from Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA) for preservation. Taken stored at Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay circa March 1988, now without titles but with Rolls-Royce Dart engines and propellers installed.

Note the small window at the rear of the cabin.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 3)

12

Museo Aeronáutico - Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya

CX-BJA
September 1990

Acquired from Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA) for preservation. Taken at Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay in September 1990.

It was repainted in the Boeing 737 style livery in May 1990 by PLUNA, which it never adopted in service.

It was used by visiting school children and also by PLUNA for ground instruction purposes.

Photo source - Bernie King collection

13

Museo Aeronáutico - Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya

CX-BJA
March 1992

Acquired from Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA) for preservation. Taken at Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay in March 1992.

It was used by visiting school children and also by PLUNA for ground instruction purposes.

Note the small window at the rear of the cabin.

Photo source - Richard Vandervord

14

Museo Aeronáutico - Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya

CX-BJA
October 1996

Acquired from Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA) for preservation. Taken at Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay in October 1996.

It was used by visiting school children and also by PLUNA for ground instruction purposes.

Note the small window at the rear of the cabin.

Photo source - Paul Chandler

15

Museo Aeronáutico - Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya

CX-BJA
May 1998

Acquired from Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA) for preservation. Taken at Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay in May 1998.

It was used by visiting school children and also by PLUNA for ground instruction purposes.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 3)

16

Museo Aeronáutico - Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya

CX-BJA
April 2002

Acquired from Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA) for preservation. Taken at Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay in April 2002.

It was used by visiting school children and also by PLUNA for ground instruction purposes.

Purchased from Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP).

Note the small window at the rear of the cabin.