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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

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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.

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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 owner or operator

TCA - Trans-Canada Air Lines Viscount c/n 40 CF-TGI
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.

Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM)

Featured owner or operator

Photo of Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) Viscount PH-VIG c/n 178
Netherlands flag

Netherlands


PH-VIG - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) - October 1957 to November 1966

Delivered new to Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) named 'Sir Charles Kingsford Smith'. This cockpit identification plate was removed by Regina's late father Wim when the Viscount was retired from KLM service.

Wim flew with KLM from 1954 to 1989.

The types he flew were the Constellation, Super Constellation, Convair 340, Viscount, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, DC-8, DC-9, 747 and latterly the preserved DC-2 'Uiver'.

The Selcal code (selective-calling) is normally a method of notifying the crew that there is a ground communication coming.

The plate measures 7CM x 2CM.

Photo source - Regina Leonhart


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) Viscount PH-VIG
Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM)

This aircraft c/n 178, a V.803, was built for Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) as PH-VIG and first flew on Friday, 18 October 1957 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

Its final owner/operator was Aer Lingus - Irish International Airlines as EI-AOM.

Its fate:-

Crashed into the Irish Sea near Tuskar Rock, 50 miles off the coast of County Wexford, Ireland 24 March 1968 on Aer Lingus flight EI 712 from Cork Airport, Ballygarvan, Ireland, sadly with the loss of all 57 passengers and 4 crew. The actual cause of the crash was never established.


History and photos of Viscount c/n 178 PH-VIG
Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) Viscount fleet list and photos
Netherlands issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Regina Leonhart


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
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