Vickers-Armstrongs

20 September 2017

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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
the Ed Jones collection

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Frank Schaefer

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Photo of Go Transportation Inc Viscount 4X-AVE c/n 403

United States

4X-AVE - Go Transportation Inc - May 1982 to January 1992

Purchased from Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines. Taken stored at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA in July 1988 still in its Arkia livery.

Photo source - Frank Schaefer

Aircraft Summary

Airwork Ltd

This aircraft c/n 403, a V.831, was built for Airwork Ltd as G-APNE and first flew on Monday, 9 March 1959 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by BUA - British United Airways, BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation, Alia - The Royal Jordanian Airlines, BMA - British Midland Airways, Ghana Airways, Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines, Go Transportation, Pima Community College Aviation School and DMI Aviation (Dross Metals)

Its final owner/operator was Aircraft Restoration & Marketing (ARM) as 4X-AVE.

Its fate:-

Purchased by Go Transportation Inc for spares recovery and stored at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Remains donated to Pima Community College Aviation School in 1992 for instructional use, still in full Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines livery. Noted minus No.4 engine on the 23 September 1995.

Moved to K-Tech scrap yard, Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA on 19 October 1998. Broken up with the fuselage split into two sections and the tail removed circa 2000. Nose section noted at DMI Aviation scrap yard, Tucson, Arizona, USA still in Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines livery in April 2003. Rear fuselage section noted at Pima County Community College still in Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines livery in April 2004. Forward fuselage section noted at ARM - Aircraft Restoration & Marketing yard (formerly Dross Metals yard) in July 2016.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 403 4X-AVE
Go Transportation Inc Viscount fleet list and photos
United States issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Frank Schaefer

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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