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02 December 2024

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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.

Ray Charles Enterprises Inc

Featured owner or operator

United States

N923RC * - Ray Charles Enterprises Inc - February 1977 to November 1985

Re-registered from N500TL. N923RC had previously been used on Viscount C/N 201. Taken at Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA circa June 1978 in the late afternoon sun.

Photo source - Bill Poturica

Aircraft Summary

American Airlease

This aircraft c/n 320, a V.835, was built for American Airlease as N500T and first flew on Friday, 4 September 1959 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Tennessee Gas Transmission Corporation, Washington Square Methodist Church, Tenneco Inc, Omni International Corporation, Loving Insurance Agency and Ray Charles Enterprises Inc

Its final owner/operator was Go Group Unlimited Inc as N923RC.

Its fate:-

Whilst owned by Ray Charles Enterprises Inc it was damaged beyond repair after running off the end of the runway at Monroe County Airport, Bloomington, Indiana 19 October 1985. The forward fuselage section broke off during the over-run into a corn field and the undercarriage collapsed. There were no fatalities or a post-crash fire. The remains were sold to Go Group Unlimited Inc, Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA for spares recovery. Fuselage panels bearing the 'Ray Charles' name were cut out and saved.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 320 N923RC *
Ray Charles Enterprises Inc Viscount fleet list and photos
United States issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Bill Poturica

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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