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27 July 2024

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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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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 (*).

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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 452 - PK-IVW

Indonesia

PK-IVW - Indonesian Army - April 1999 to current

Transferred from Bouraq Indonesia Airlines. Taken at a military camp near Balikpapan, Borneo, Indonesia 25 October 2014 in a very colourful camouflage livery.

The titles on it are CEPAT SENYAP TEPAT which translates as Fast Silent Accurate, which is the motto of an army commando unit known as the Batalyan Raiders 600.

Their unit badge is painted on the forward fuselage.

This military area has restricted access.

The support legs don't look strong enough to hold up the aircraft if there was a high wind.

Photo source - Chris Herbert

Aircraft Summary

Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)

This aircraft c/n 452, a V.843, was built for Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) as 404 and first flew on Wednesday, 20 March 1963 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd and Bouraq Indonesia Airlines

Its final owner/operator was Indonesian Army as PK-IVW.

Its fate:-

While landing at Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Indonesia 4 July 1988 during a rain storm and with a tailwind, the aircraft attempted a fast turn off of runway 07. It aquaplaned off of the runway collapsing the nose and starboard main undercarriage causing it to be declared as beyond economic repair.

The airframe was noted in a military controlled area in April 1999 about 11 KM northeast from Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Indonesia re-assembled on poles without engines or nacelles.

Noted repainted in a multi-colour camouflage livery in October 2007 with CEPAT SENYAP TEPAT titles.

Still noted on Google Earth 27 February 2018.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 452 PK-IVW
Indonesian Army Viscount fleet list and photos
Indonesia issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Chris Herbert

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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