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21 January 2025

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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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Robert W Arnold collection

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Canada

CF-THS - Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada - December 2014 to current

Museum re-named from Western Canada Aviation Museum (WCAM). Taken inside the museum at Winnipeg Airport, Manitoba, Canada 28 April 2015.

A view of the cockpit before Robert started to sympathetically carry out some restoration work.

Photo Ref DSCN5814

Photo source - Robert W Arnold collection

Aircraft Summary

Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)

This aircraft c/n 279, a V.757, was built for Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) as CF-THS and first flew on Monday, 27 January 1958 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Air Canada, Beaver Enterprises Ltd, Zaire Aero Services and Western Canada Aviation Museum Inc (WCAM)

Its final owner/operator was Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada as CF-THS.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by Air Canada and stored at Winnipeg Airport, Manitoba, Canada 28 April 1974.

Sold to Beaver Enterprises Ltd 30 April 1974.

Proposed sale to Zaire Aero Services not completed but the Republic of Zaire registration was applied to the aircraft.

Sold to the Western Canada Aviation Museum Inc (WCAM) in September 1982.

Ferried to Winnipeg Airport, Manitoba for preservation and display 17 September 1983.

The old style registration CF-THS is still listed on the Canadian Civil Register in the temporary category. Cabin fully refurbished by AirBase Services Inc 12 September 2017. This work was funded by Air Canada. Aircraft moved outside for a few hours before being relocated to a new position within the museum 3 October 2017. The museum closed 22 October 2018 with all exhibits being cleared out to makeway for the facility to become a modern maintenance facility. The Viscount will sadly be stored outside within the airport boundary and all steps will be taken to protect it from the harsh winter(s). The new museum facility, just within the airport boundary has now been finalised. Construction of a purpose built building started 1 May 2020. The Viscount was installed into the new museum 16 October 2021. It was moved back outside temporarily a few days later to allow for some smaller aircraft to be hung up on wires. The new museum opened to the general public on Saturday 21 May 2022.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 279 CF-THS
Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Viscount fleet list and photos
Canada issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Robert W Arnold collection

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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