May 1959 to July 1960
Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA)
G-APTC - c/n 425 - a V.833 series Viscount
United Kingdom registered
31 May 1959
Leased from British & Commonwealth Shipping Company (Aviation) Ltd.
31 May 1959
Registered to Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA).
9 June 1959
First flight from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, England in full HCA livery as a Type 833.
It landed at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England for fitting out and test flying.
Viscount illustrations by David Carter
29 June 1959
Departed from Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England on delivery to Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA) at Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England in full livery.
It was flown by HCA Chief Flying Instructor Brian Alexander Powell and took 35 minutes.
July 1959
Noted at Salisbury International Airport, Kentucky, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
6 November 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England carrying out multiple ILS approaches and overshoots.
31 December 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England carrying out multiple ILS approaches and overshoots.
6 February 1960
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England carrying out multiple ILS approaches and overshoots.
26 February 1960
Crew training flights completed at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England.
Viscount illustrations by David Carter
31 May 1960
Purchased from British & Commonwealth Shipping Company (Aviation) Ltd while still on lease.
Viscount illustrations by David Carter
1 July 1960
Transferred to British United Airways (BUA) due to a corporate merger.
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