April 1959 to June 1970
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
G-APOX - c/n 418 - a V.806 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
Built as a Type 806 from the remains of G-AOYF (C/N 255) which had suffered a landing accident at Johannesburg, South Africa in October 1957.
10 September 1958
Registered to British European Airways Corporation (BEA).
24 March 1959
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England after the rebuild.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
26 March 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England carrying out a single ILS approach and overshoot.
9 April 1959
Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued.
11 April 1959
Delivered to British European Airways (BEA) named as 'R M A Isambard Brunel'.
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.
Open storage at Teversham, Cambridge, England
9 June 1959
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England operating a service to Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal on behalf of Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (TAP).
This happened on a regular basis with various BEA V.700 and V.800 aircraft being utilised.
A 'TAP' decal was applied to the forward fuselage, near the door whenever the service was operated.
4 August 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England carrying out a single ILS approach and overshoot.
August 1960
Took the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Footballers to Rome, Italy for the forthcoming summer Olympic Games. It was still in the 'red stripe' livery.
10 September 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
14 September 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
24 September 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
22 October 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
18 December 1960
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
4 December 1962
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
6 December 1962
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
31 January 1966
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
17 April 1969
Withdrawn from service and stored at Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England under the care of Marshall's.
Total time 20,103 hours and 16,659 total landings.
January 1970
Ferried from Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England to Heathrow Airport, London, England.
20 January 1970
Ferried from Heathrow Airport, London, England to Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland as BE646E.
It then went into the Scottish Aviation Ltd (SAL) facility for overhaul and a repaint in Mandala Airlines livery
12 June 1970
Noted outside, carrying out engine runs in full Mandala Airlines livery named as 'Prabu Brawidjaja' and carrying PK-RVL.
18 June 1970
Returned to Heathrow Airport, London, England as G-APOX.
21 June 1970
Departed from Heathrow Airport, London, England on delivery to Mandala Airlines, Indonesia, still carrying its UK registration.
24 June 1970
UK registration cancelled as aircraft exported.
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