
November 1961 to April 1975
Ghana Airways
9G-AAU - c/n 446 - a V.838 series Viscount
Ghana registered
April 1960
Ghana Airways placed an order for three Type 838 Viscounts.
5 November 1961
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England as a Type 838.
The test flying accumulated 14 hours and 25 minutes.
26 November 1961
Departed from Hurn Airport to London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England and noted parked outside the Field Aircraft Services Ltd facility.
28 November 1961
Departed from London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England on delivery to Ghana Airways at Accra.
9 November 1962
Total time 544:17 hours.
28 October 1963
Noted at Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England undergoing a 'Check 4' overhaul with Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
Total time 1,185:35 hours.
26 November 1963
Air tested at Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England after a 'Check 4' overhaul with Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
The test flight lasted for 35 minutes.
1 December 1963
Air tested at Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, England after a 'Check 4' overhaul with Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
The test flight lasted for 3 hours.
5 December 1963
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England during the return to Ghana after an overhaul.
27 November 1964
Total time 1,809:55 hours.
27 January 1965
Total time 2,012:55 hours.
Ghana Airways with Nigeria Airways titles
1968
Noted with additional Nigeria Airways titles on the rear fuselage for a joint service with Ghana Airways between Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria.
July 1973
Withdrawn from service and stored at Accra Airport, Ghana.
1 April 1975
Sold to Field Aircraft Services Ltd.
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