Film of Viscounts from British Pathe
Below are links to historic news footage from the 3,500 hour British Pathe Film Archive that contains
items that involve the Viscount.
BEA - British European Airways Viscounts at Rome, Italy - 1953
BEA - British European Airways Viscount c/n 5 G-ALWF
BEA - British European Airways Viscounts c/n 5 G-ALWF arriving at Rome, Italy and c/n 4
G-ALWE departing.
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CAA - Central African Airways Viscount at Moscow,
USSR - 29 June 1956
CAA - Central African Airways Viscount c/n 101 VP-YND
On the 29 June 1956 Central African Airways Viscount c/n 101 VP-YND was the first Viscount
to visit Vnukovo, Moscow, USSR. The aircraft had been sent to collect the British Industry
delegation who had attended the Soviet Aviation day celebrations and was flown by G R 'Jock'
Bryce in 5 hours 50 minutes. The trip included a 13 hour stopover at Templehof, Berlin, Germany.
Officials from Tupolev, Ilyushin and Mikoyan took the opportunity to inspect the aircraft. VP-YND
was later delivered to CAA - Central African Airways at Heathrow, London, England on the 1
July 1956.
The RAF - Royal Air Force Comet II on tarmac was waiting to take the British Secretary of State
for Air Nigel Birch and his Air Ministry party back to Britain. Nigel Birch is seen shaking
hands with the Chief of the Russian Air Force Marshal Zhigarev and Army General Malinin.
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Duke of Edinburgh visits Vickers-Armstrongs - 25 April 1958
Vickers-Armstrongs
Viscount c/n 230 G-APLX
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrives at Vickers-Armstrongs, Hurn, Bournemouth,
Dorset, England 25 April 1958 on board Viscount c/n 230
G-APLX.
He is met by Vickers-Armstrongs chiefs and is shown the V.700 production line. On the
production line are aircraft being built for TCA - Trans-Canada Airlines and Alitalia.
After his vistit the Duke departed for the Vickers-Armstrongs facility at Wisley,
Surrey, England.
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British Eagle International Airlines Crash - 9 August 1968
British Eagle International Airlines Viscount c/n 394 G-ATFN
British Eagle International Airlines Viscount c/n 394 G-ATFN crashed onto an autobahn near
Langenbruck, north of Munich, Germany 9 August 1968.
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British Eagle International Airlines Viscount c/n 394 G-ATFN
Reel 2
Unissued and unused material taken 9 & 10 August 1968.
WARNING:
The material in this second film contains some shocking images.
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