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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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Photo of British World Airlines (BWA) Viscount G-OPAS
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G-OPAS - British World Airlines (BWA) - October 1994 to February 1997

Re-registered from G-AOYN. The new registration refers to Go Parcelforce Air Services. Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 10 March 1996.

Photo source - Paddy Ballard collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of British European Airways Corporation (BEA) Viscount G-AOYN
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)

This aircraft c/n 263, a V.806, was built for British European Airways Corporation (BEA) as G-AOYN and first flew on Friday, 7 March 1958 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Cambrian Airways, British Airways (BA), British Air Ferries (BAF), Oasis Oil Company, Occidental of Libya Inc, Polar Airways, Panavia Air Cargo Ltd, Capital Airlines, British World Airlines (BWA), Hanningfield Metals and Duxford Aviation Society (DAS)

Its final owner/operator was Bournemouth Aviation Museum as G-OPAS.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by British World Airlines (BWA) and stored at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in June 1996.

Broken up for scrap by Hanningfield Metals in February 1997 except for the forward fuselage which was initially stored outside at Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, England under the care of the Duxford Aviation Society (DAS).

Loaned to the Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Hurn Airport, Dorset, England and put on display 5 December 2006. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the museum closed to the general public until further notice 19 March 2020. It opened again in July 2020 with a temporary closure in November 2020. It re-opened again in December 2020 and is now operating normally.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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