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17 August 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.

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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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Viscount photos by contributor

BEA - British European Airways Viscount c/n 150 G-AOJA from
the Ed Jones collection

To all of our contributors we say a big thank you

The Vickers Viscount Network would not have been possible without the generous support of the people listed here who contributed their photos to the museum. To them and future contributors we say a big thank you.

Our ultimate aim is to have an image of every single aircraft in every livery that it operated, together with images showing significant moments in each aircrafts life.

Any photograph, even a poor quality one, that shows an unique part of an aircrafts history is better than not having one at all. Our graphic systems can restore all but the worst image. This target will probably never be totally fulfilled, but with your help it could come close.

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Photo of Ferrymead Aeronautical Society Inc Viscount ZK-BRF c/n 283

New Zealand

ZK-BRF - Ferrymead Aeronautical Society Inc - April 1975 to current

Donated by New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC). Taken at the Ferrymead Museum of Science and Technology, Christchurch, New Zealand 23 March 2007 during the 60th anniversary event of the formation of New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC).

The hostesses all flew in NAC Viscounts and the uniforms are Anne Grieve - winter black, Helen Radley - 1958 summer white, and Naomi Rowntree - 1970 green.

Photo source - Video Wings

Aircraft Summary

New Zealand National Airways Corp (NAC)

This aircraft c/n 283, a V.807, was built for New Zealand National Airways Corp (NAC) as ZK-BRF and first flew on Tuesday, 24 February 1959 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

Its final owner/operator was Ferrymead Aeronautical Society Inc as ZK-BRF.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC) and stored at Christchurch, New Zealand 12 July 1974.

Donated to the Ferrymead Aeronautical Society Inc 10 April 1975 and preserved at the Ferrymead Museum of Science and Technology, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Transferred to Air New Zealand's facility at Harewood, New Zealand for further restoration 11 December 1993. Returned to Ferrymead Aeronautical Society Inc for continuation of the restoration 28 January 2000. Moved into the new museum building to continue the restoration under cover 3 March 2001. Earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 resulted in damage to the museum buildings. Structural repairs carried out in 2015 after insurnace claims were eventually settled. Building handed back to the museum in October 2015 and reopened in November 2015.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 283 ZK-BRF
Ferrymead Aeronautical Society Inc Viscount fleet list and photos
New Zealand issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Video Wings

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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