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31 January 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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Tony Ward collection

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South Africa

ZS-CDT - South African Airways (SAA) - October 1958 to January 1972

Delivered new to South African Airways (SAA) named 'Blesbok'. Taken at H. F. Verwoerd Airport, Port Elizabeth, South Africa circa April 1963.

SAR Publicity and Travel Department photo.

Photo source - Tony Ward collection

Aircraft Summary

South African Airways (SAA)

This aircraft c/n 346, a V.813, was built for South African Airways (SAA) as ZS-CDT and first flew on Wednesday, 17 September 1958 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by British Midland Airways (BMA), Air Anglia, British Aerospace PLC (BAe), Dowty Aerospace, Technical Aeroparts, Civil Aviation Authority Fire Training School, North East Aircraft Museum (NEAM) and Imperial Air Salvage

Its final owner/operator was Brooklands Museum as G-AZLP.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by British Midland Airways (BMA) and stored at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England on the 2 April 1982. Ferried using a one-off permit to fly, from East Midlands Airport to Teesside International Airport, Darlington, County Durham, England on the 7 November 1983 and stored in a hangar.

Sold to British Aerospace (BAe) in part-exchange for the new British Midland Airways (BMA) ATP turboprop fleet 7 May 1986. Parts recovery by Dowty Aerospace and Technical Aeroparts during 1986.

Donated to the CAA Fire Training School at the same airport for training and test purposes circa June 1986. Noted as a fuselage only, lying on its belly March 2000.

Transferred to joint ownership between the North East Aircraft Museum (NEAM) and the RAF Millom Aviation and Military Museum on the 25 June 2008. Plans to restore it were eventually abandoned and it was sold to Imperial Air Salvage for scrap metal recovery circa October 2013. The forward fuselage section was donated by Captain Mustafa Azim (retd) to Brooklands Museum in November 2013. Now on display in an 'under construction' condition inside the relocated and refurbished 'Bellman' hangar. This 'Aircraft Facorty' feature opened to the public 14 November 2017. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the museum closed to the general public 20 March 2020 but has now reopened.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 346 ZS-CDT
South African Airways (SAA) Viscount fleet list and photos
South Africa issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Tony Ward collection

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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