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Viscount Survivors

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

Letter from HRH Prince Philip

See and hear a Viscount

Newsletters

Flight Magazine Reports

Aircraft operational
records and photos

Viscount illustrations
by David Carter


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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Our 'Live Magazine' is used by members and non-members to share their Viscount photos and stories with fellow enthusiasts located throughout the world in real time.

You are able to send in your photos, stories and comments by Facebook, Twitter or email and we will post them for all to enjoy.

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Featured pages

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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Established 2005
Vickers Viscount Network
A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs VC2 Viscount

Viscount photos by contributor

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


Contributor

Displayed will be all the Viscount photos that we have on file from the selected contributor.


BAE Systems Heritage Photographic Archive

Featured contributor

Photo of Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) Viscount XR801 c/n 89
England flag

England


XR801 - Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) - January 1962 to May 1972

Purchased from Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. Taken during a pre-delivery test flight in January 1962.

Vickers Photo Ref MP42816 (NFB photo)

Photo source - BAE Systems Heritage Photographic Archive


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Capital Airlines (USA) Viscount N7403
Capital Airlines (USA)

This aircraft c/n 89, a V.744, was built for Capital Airlines (USA) as N7403 and first flew on Thursday, 30 June 1955 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV), All Nippon Airways (ANA) and the Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS)

Its final owner/operator was Shackleton Aviation Ltd as XR801.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) and ferried to Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England for storage 25 October 1971.

Purchased from the Ministry of Defence by Shackleton Aviation Ltd and ferried to Baginton Airport, Coventry, England 18 May 1972 where it was robbed of all useful spares.

Remains moved to Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England on the B6407 north of Mansfield, Derbyshire circa June 1973.

Remains moved to Bolsover, Derbyshire, England on the A619 east of Chesterfield, Derbyshire to be used as a Café circa September 1973.

Café project abandoned and aircraft broken up for scrap circa January 1975. Can anyone give us better dates? Details please to information@vickersviscount.net


History and photos of Viscount c/n 89 XR801
Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) Viscount fleet list and photos
United Kingdom issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by BAE Systems Heritage Photographic Archive


Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

The Vickers Viscount Network is always interested to hear from anyone who has information or photographs to help complete the story of the Viscount. If you can help please contact us at
Information@VickersViscount.net.


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This website has been designed, built and is maintained by Geoff Blampied, Norwich, Norfolk, England.