August 1958 to January 1969
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-APJU - c/n 413 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
30 December 1957
Registered to British European Airways Corporation (BEA).
It was purchased as a Type 806 to replace the crashed Viscount G-AOHP (C/N 165) under BEA sales order 39C.
21 July 1958
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
30 July 1958
Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued.
2 August 1958
Delivered to British European Airways (BEA) named as 'R M A Sir Gilbert Blane'.
29 October 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
16 November 1958
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
2 December 1958
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
17 February 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
BEA ‘Red Square‘ livery
March 1959
A new BEA 'Red Square' livery was adopted and aircraft were repainted during the early 1960s when they next went in for overhaul.
Sadly, after repainting, the aircraft no longer carried a name including the nameplate on the forward cabin bulkhead.
31 March 1959
BEA annual report quotes a total time of 1,182 hours.
1 April 1960
Noted at Bahrein International Airport, Al Muharraq, Persian Gulf with Cyprus Airways sub-titles.
3 July 1968
Received minor damage from the aftermath of the BKS Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador G-AMAD accident which lost control on the final approach to runway 27R at Heathrow Airport, London, England.
20 January 1969
Trans-Peruana S.A. (TP) titles applied to the basic BEA livery but the sale was not completed.
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