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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 98 - Z-YNA

Photo of National Aviation Museum of Zimbabwe Viscount Z-YNA c/n 98
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Zimbabwe


Z-YNA - National Aviation Museum of Zimbabwe - August 1986 to current

Donated by Air Zimbabwe for preservation. Taken at Gwelo Park, Gweru, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe circa June 2018.

Note that the propellers are in the unnatural 'feathered' position.

The two red marks on the spinner and prop hub should be lined up to indicate that the blades are in the ground fine pitch position ready for starting the engine.

Photo source - Geoff Alp


Aircraft Summary

This aircraft c/n 98, a V.748D, was built for Central African Airways Corporation (CAA) as VP-YNA and first flew on Wednesday, 28 March 1956 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England. During it's life it was also owned and/or operated by Air Rhodesia, Air Malawi, Zambia Airways, Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia and Air Zimbabwe

Its final owner/operator was National Aviation Museum of Zimbabwe. Its fate: Withdrawn from service by Air Zimbabwe 31 May 1985 and stored at Harare International Airport, Kentucky, Zimbabwe.

Ferried to Thornhill Air Force Base 6 August 1986. It was then transferred by road to the National Aviation Museum in the centre of Gweru, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe for display. The adjoining Military Museum has on display several military aircraft types.


History and photos of Viscount c/n 98 Z-YNA
National Aviation Museum of Zimbabwe Viscount fleet list and photos
Zimbabwe issued Viscount registrations


Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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