Aircraft operational records
Viscount c/n 435 had a
long and varied career
Records for all 445 aircraft built are available
The story of each Viscount is as varied as the number of aircraft built. Some like c/n 248 G-AOXU and c/n 435 G-BFZL had
long and varied careers. Others like c/n 84 VH-TVG and c/n 447 D-ANAF had loyal careers with only one owner. Some however
had very short careers like c/n 337 AP-AJE that crashed after only 5 months service.
To retrieve an aircraft's operational record enter either its construction number (1-459) or one of the registrations it
used during its life. Note that some registrations were allocated to more than one Viscount and are marked (*).
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Featured aircraft - c/n 118 - PI-C773
Philippines
PI-C773 - PAL - Philippine Air Lines - April 1961 to July 1963
Purchased from Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. Taken at an unknown location in the UK in April 1961 prior to delivery.
Photo source - Tony Ward collection
Aircraft Summary
Capital Airlines (USA)
This aircraft c/n 118, a V.745D, was built for Capital Airlines (USA) as N7420 and first flew on Tuesday, 17 April 1956 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Dorset, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, PAL - Philippine Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Alitalia, and Aerolineas TAO.
Its final owner/operator was Aerolineas TAO as HK-1057.Its fate:-
Withdrawn from service and stored at El Dorado, Bogotá, Colombia in January 1975. Still noted in existence in 2003. Final fate unknown. Details please to information@vickersviscount.net
History and photos of Viscount c/n 118 PI-C773
PAL - Philippine Air Lines Viscount fleet list and photos
Philippines issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Tony Ward collection
