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14 September 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.

Possum Park

Featured owner or operator

Australia

VH-TVL - Possum Park - December 2012 to current

Fuselage acquired by David Hines from Jim Aspromourgus. Taken at Possum Park, 20 KM north of Miles, Queensland, Australia 7 November 2015.

A circular ex WWII Lysaght hangar is now being erected over the aircraft to protect it from the harsh summer and winter weather.

Note that the starboard outer wing will protrude through the wall of the building.

Photo source - Alan Robert

Aircraft Summary

Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA)

This aircraft c/n 197, a V.756D, was built for Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) as VH-TVL and first flew on Friday, 22 February 1957 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Toowoomba Aviation Museum and Jim Aspromourgus

Its final owner/operator was Possum Park as VH-TVL.

Its fate:-

Operated its last Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) scheduled service from Launceston Airport, Tasmania to Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 10 August 1969. This was the last scheduled flight of an Australian V.700 series Viscount.

Ferried to Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and withdrawn from service by Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) and put into open store 19 August 1969. Registration and certificate of Airworthiness cancelled 24 May 1971.

Donated to the Toowoomba Aviation Museum, Queensland, Australia October 1971. Sold to Jim Aspromourgus in April 1989 and moved to a timber yard belonging to Wildmans Trusses and Frames. This yard is adjacent to Toowoomba Airport, Queensland, Australia.

Fuselage transferred to Possum Park, Leichhardt Highway, 20 KM north of Miles off of the A5, Queensland, Australia on the 25 March 2013. Fuselage fitted with dummy wings, engine nacelles and propellers by October 2014. An ex WWII Lysaght hangar covering the aircraft was noted in progress in November 2015. Construction was completed in September 2016.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 197 VH-TVL
Possum Park Viscount fleet list and photos
Australia issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Alan Robert

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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