27 January 2026
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Viscount Survivors


59 of the 444 Viscounts built survive as complete airframes or major components. Some are in very good condition and are looked after by museums while others are just wrecks. They can be found in 24 countries.

Viscount history


Discover the history of the Viscount with film, video, contemporary reports from the pages of Flight Magazine, our newsletters, and aircraft operational records and photos from our database.


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Established 2005
Vickers Viscount Network
A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs VC2 Viscount

Viscounts registrations by country

TAA - Trans-Australia Airlines Viscount c/n 48 VH-TVE
Australia issued 36 registrations

Viscounts have been registered in 81 countries




Viscounts have been registered in 81 countries since the 1950s with the United Kingdom issuing 230 and Equatorial Guinea issuing only one.


Country

Displayed will be all the Viscount registrations issued in the selected country together with the first owner or operator to use each registration. NOTE: Some aircraft may have had more that one registration issued to it.

Featured aircraft - c/n 258 - G-APDW

Photo of Eagle Airways Ltd Viscount G-APDW c/n 258
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G-APDW - Eagle Airways Ltd - December 1957 to April 1958

Delivered new to Eagle Airways Ltd. Taken at Brooklands Airfield, Surrey, England 2 December 1957.

It is being prepared for its first flight.

Vickers Photo Ref MP7267.

Photo source - BAE Systems Heritage Photographic Archive


Aircraft Summary

This aircraft c/n 258, a V.805, was built for Eagle Airways Ltd as G-APDW and first flew on Monday, 2 December 1957 at Weybridge, Surrey, England. During it's life it was also owned and/or operated by British European Airways (BEA), Eagle Airways (Bermuda) Ltd and Maritime Central Airways

Its final owner/operator was Aer Lingus - Irish International Airlines. Its fate: Originally built as a V.806 for British European Airways (BEA). Converted on the production line into a V.805 for Eagle Aviation Ltd in 1957 and into a V.808 for Aer Lingus in April 1962. Withdrawn from service by Aer Lingus and stored at Collinstown Airport, Dublin, Ireland in January 1970. Broken up for scrap in May 1972.


History and photos of Viscount c/n 258 G-APDW
Eagle Airways Ltd Viscount fleet list and photos
United Kingdom issued Viscount registrations


Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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