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16 May 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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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 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 histories told by photos

Viscount c/n 447 had a long and varied career

Viscount c/n 447 had a
long and loyal career with Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Photos of all 445 aircraft built are available

The story of each Viscount is as varied as the number of aircraft built. Some like c/n 248 G-AOXU and c/n 435 G-BFZL had long and varied careers. Others like c/n 84 VH-TVG and c/n 447 D-ANAF had loyal careers with only one owner. Some however had very short careers like c/n 337 AP-AJE that crashed after only 5 months service.

To retrieve an aircraft's photos enter either its construction number (1-459) or one of the registrations it used during its life. Note that some registrations were allocated to more than one Viscount and are marked (*).

Enter the construction number Construction number must be between 1 and 459

or registration

Displayed will be all the photos that we have on file for that aircraft. However, the photo history may be incomplete, so any help you can give in completing it will be appreciated.

Featured aircraft - c/n 438 - XT575

Photo of Brooklands Museum Viscount XT575 c/n 438

England

XT575 - Brooklands Museum - January 1996 to current

Forward fuselage section donated by Cockpits for Hire. Taken at Weybridge, Surrey, England 1 October 2011 during the 'Brooklands Viscount Day' organised by the Vickers Viscount Network.

The front of Viscount G-APIM (C/N 412) can be seen in the background which was undergoing a repaint at the time.

Viscount enthusiasts are gathering together to view both aircraft on an unseasonably hot day.

Photo source - Geoff Blampied collection

Aircraft Summary

Austrian Airlines (AUA)

This aircraft c/n 438, a V.837, was built for Austrian Airlines (AUA) as OE-LAG and first flew on Wednesday, 17 February 1960 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by TABSO - Bulgarian Civil Air Transport, Austrian Air Transport, Shackleton Aviation Ltd, Royal Radar & Signals Establishment (RRE), Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Defence Research Agency (DRA), International Turbine Service Inc (ITS) and Cockpits for Hire

Its final owner/operator was Brooklands Museum as XT575.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) and stored at Thurleigh Airfield, Bedfordshire, England February 1991.

Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAR) renamed Defence Research Agency (DRA) April 1991.

Sold at a Phillips auction in London, England to International Turbine Service Inc (ITS) of Grapevine, Texas, USA for £166,750 specifically for the recovery of the Rolls-Royce Dart engines (four installed and two spares) 8 July 1993.

Airframe dismantled by Hanningfield Metals at Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England and transferred to their yard at Templewood Industrial Estate, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Essex, England circa August 1993.

Forward fuselage section donated by International Turbine Service Inc UK representative Phil Reid to Cockpits for Hire at Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire, England in February 1994.

Forward fuselage section donated for preservation at the Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey, England 14 January 1996. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the museum closed to the general public until further notice 20 March 2020.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 438 XT575
Brooklands Museum Viscount fleet list and photos
United Kingdom issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Geoff Blampied collection

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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