Vickers-Armstrongs

17 January 2019

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Our website contains over 20,000 pages of photos and information that can all be accessed from the menu at the top of every page. Here are a few to get you started.

In the Beginning

The Turboprop World-Beater

Sir George Edwards

The Rolls-Royce Dart

c/n 1 G-AHRF V.630
The Prototype Viscount

c/n 2 VX217 V.663
The Tay powered Viscount

c/n 3 G-AMAV V.700
The V.700 series prototype

c/n 4 G-ALWE V.701
The first BEA Viscount

c/n 5 G-ALWF V.701
The oldest surviving Viscount

c/n 8 F-BGNK V.708
The first Air France Viscount

c/n 30 EI-AFV V.707
The first Aer Lingus Viscount

c/n 40 CF-TGI V.724
The first TCA Viscount

c/n 44 VH-TVA V.720
The first TAA Viscount

c/n 67 YI-ACK V.735
The first Iraqi Airways Viscount

c/n 70 CF-GXK V.737
The first Canadian DoT Viscount

c/n 71 VP-TBK V.702
The first BOAC Associated
Companies Viscount

c/n 74 G-ANRR V.732
The first Hunting-Clan Viscount

c/n 77 LN-FOF V.736
The first Fred Olsen Viscount

c/n 79 IU-683 V.723
The first Indian Air Force Viscount

c/n 88 N7402 V.744
The first Capital Airlines Viscount

c/n 97 VH-BAT V.747
The first Butler Air
Transport Viscount

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BEA - British European Airways Viscount c/n 150 G-AOJA from
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Photo of British United Airways (BUA) Viscount G-APND c/n 402

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G-APND - British United Airways (BUA) - July 1960 to November 1966

Transferred from Airwork Ltd due to a merger of companies. Taken at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England in February 1961.

Photo source - Dave Thaxter

Aircraft Summary

Airwork London Ltd

This aircraft c/n 402, a V.831, was built for Airwork London Ltd as G-APND and first flew on Wednesday, 4 February 1959 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by British United Airways (BUA), East African Airways Corporation (EAAC), Alia - The Royal Jordanian Airlines, British Midland Airways (BMA), Ghana Airways, British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines, British Air Ferries (BAF) and Hanningfield Metals

Its final owner/operator was Chelmer Transport Hauliers as 4X-AVF.

Its fate:-

Purchased from Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines by British Air Ferries (BAF) for spares in January 1989 and prepared for shipment in sections.

Shipped sections arrived at Stansted Airport, Essex, England together with a second Viscount in March 1989 and then transferred to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England.

Remains sold to Hanningfield Metals in July 1989 with the forward fuselage section being transferred to the yard of Chelmer Transport Hauliers at Coggleshall, Essex, England.

Still noted in existence in April 1991. Chopped-off cockpit section noted lying on the ground circa June 1992. What happened to it afterwards?
Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

History and photos of Viscount c/n 402 G-APND
British United Airways (BUA) Viscount fleet list and photos
United Kingdom issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Dave Thaxter

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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