Travel back in time with the Viscount
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United States
N24V - Ingersoll Milling Machine Company - June 1970 to October 1973
Purchased from S J Groves & Sons Company. Taken at Degerman Field, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA circa late June 1970.
This was the first Viscount visit to this private airstrip.
Previously they had used smaller aircraft on an unpaved runway.
The visit was part of a fishing trip to Valley Farm Lodge.
Standing on the integral front 'airsteps' are Pilot Frank Lindgren (top), John Degerman (middle) and Pilot Willis Kundo (bottom).
John Degerman was the owner of the private airstrip and also the fishing lodge and was a friend of the Gaylord family.
John Gaylords' father Edson and siblings owned the Ingersoll company and he took the photo.
Photo source - Edson Gaylord via John Gaylord
Aircraft Summary
Capital Airlines (USA)
This aircraft c/n 228, a V.745D, was built for Capital Airlines (USA) as N7466 and first flew on Thursday, 18 April 1957 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, Aer Lingus, British European Airways (BEA), Kuwait Airways, Royal Bank of Canada, S J Groves & Sons Company, Ingersoll Milling Machine Company, American International Jet Leasing, Royal American Airways, Ronald J Clark, Caribbean Express, Go Group Unlimited Inc, Vanguard Airlines and Bank of America
Its final owner/operator was Turbo Aire Holdings Inc as N24V.Its fate:-
Repossessed from Go Transportation Inc by the Bank of America while on lease to Vanguard Airlines and withdrawn from service and stored at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA in June 1986. Noted minus parts and one of its Rolls-Royce Dart engines in January 1989.
Purchased by Turbo Aire Holdings Inc in May 1991 but remained in storage. Registration cancelled in December 1991 as permanently withdrawn from use. Broken up for scrap circa 1997 after the removal of all useful parts.