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18 November 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.

Viscount history

Letter from HRH Prince Philip

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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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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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Viscount photos by owner or operator

TCA - Trans-Canada Air Lines

Photos for most owner or operators are available

Over 570 owners and operators have been involved with the Viscount. Some like Capital Airlines (USA) and BEA - British European Airways Corporation operated many while others like Air Anglia operated only one.

Viscounts operated by large airlines who had their aircraft for many years will have painted them in several different versions of their livery.

Owner or operator

Displayed will be all the photos that we have on file illustrating the operational history of the Viscount with each owner or operator.

Don Fyk

Featured owner or operator

Canada

CF-THB - Don Fyk - April 1982 to November 2018

Purchased from Ray Gilson. Taken at Teulon, Manitoba, Canada in April 1982.

Work now begins on removing the rudder and then the tail to allow for the road transfer under bridges.

Photo source - Don Fyk

Aircraft Summary

Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)

This aircraft c/n 219, a V.757, was built for Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) as CF-THB and first flew on Friday, 18 January 1957 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Air Canada, Beaver Enterprises Ltd, Ray Gilson and Don Fyk

Its final owner/operator was Anastasia Fyk as CF-THB.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service and stored at Winnipeg Airport, Manitoba, Canada. Sold to Beaver Enterprises Ltd 30 April 1975. Purchased by Ray Gilson circa September 1975 and moved by road to Teulon, Manitoba, Canada for display outside a restaurant together with CF-THF (C/N 223). Purchased by Don Fyk 11 April 1982 as a wedding present for his sister Stephie and moved by road to Garland, Manitoba, Canada 4 May 1982 and used as a summer house. Ownership transferred to his daughter Anastasia in November 2018, who uses it as a studio.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 219 CF-THB
Don Fyk Viscount fleet list and photos
Canada issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Don Fyk

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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