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01 January 2026

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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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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 226 - HC-CAG

Photo of Carlos Alfredo Gudiñho Viscount HC-CAG c/n 226

Ecuador

HC-CAG - Carlos Alfredo Gudiñho - May 2004 to September 2014

Purchased from Sociedad Anonima Ecuatoriana de Transportes (SAETA). A brilliant overhead shot taken at 'Laguardia', Puembo, Ecuador 23 September 2008 which shows how the Viscount just fits into the space available.

The harsh sunlight has started to fade the smart paintwork.

After the death of Carlos the aircraft is now in the care of his daughter Paula who is naturally proud of her father's achievements in saving it.

The propeller blades are still in the unnatural 'feathered' position.

Photo source - Stefano Rota

Aircraft Summary

Capital Airlines (USA)

This aircraft c/n 226, a V.745D, was built for Capital Airlines (USA) as N7464 and first flew on Friday, 22 March 1957 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, Continental Airlines, Northeast Airlines inc, Essex International, North American Rockwell, Travis Ward, Westernair of Albuquerque, Comision Federal de Electricidad, Distribute Air Inc and Sociedad Anonima Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aereos (SAETA)

Its final owner/operator was Carlos Alfredo Gudiñho as XC-FOV.

Its fate:-

Converted to V.798D in February 1959.

Withdrawn from service by Sociedad Anonima Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aereos (SAETA) and used as a source of spares at Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre, Quito, Ecuador in April 1976.

Purchased by Carlos Alfredo Gudiñho circa June 1985 and dismantled for transportation by road to a private site at 'Laguardia', Puembo, Ecuador and re-assembled. Noted repainted in a modern style fictitious 'Aero Puembo' livery with an equally fictitious registration HC-CAG in May 2004. CAG represented Carlos Alfredo Gudiñho. Noted repainted in another smart new livery without the fictitious registration HC-CAG or titles in September 2014.

History and photos of Viscount c/n 226 HC-CAG
Carlos Alfredo Gudiñho Viscount fleet list and photos
Ecuador issued Viscount registrations
Photos contributed by Stefano Rota

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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