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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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Vickers Viscount Network
A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs VC2 Viscount

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Photo of Guernsey Airlines Viscount G-BDRC
Guernsey flag

Guernsey


G-BDRC - Guernsey Airlines - December 1979 to August 1980

Leased from Alidair and named 'Sarnia II'. Taken at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England 3 April 1980.

Photo source - Carl Ford


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) Viscount CF-TGO
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)

This aircraft c/n 52, a V.724, was built for Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) as CF-TGO and first flew on Wednesday, 20 April 1955 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by William C Wold & Associates, Air Inter (Lignes Aériennes Intérieures), Alidair, Intra Airways, Dan-Air London, Air Bridge Carriers, Guernsey Airlines, Southern International Air Transport, Inter City Airlines, Janus Airways and Central Training Establishment

Its final owner/operator was Hanningfield Metals as G-BDRC.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service and donated by Hards Travel to the Central Training Establishment of the Royal Air Force Fire Service at Manston Airport, Kent, England in November 1984.

Fuselage noted minus its wings and in poor condition in March 1991. Emergency access training use had hacked out a large section on the port side of the fuselage.

Remains sold to Hanningfield Metals for metal salvage in August 1993 and broken up into sections and taken away to their yard at Templewood Industrial Estate, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Essex for final processing.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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