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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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Photo of Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) Viscount 431
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431 - Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) - March 1971 to January 1999

Transferred from Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Stansted Airport, Essex, England in May 1977.

It was undergoing scheduled maintenance with Aviation Traders (Engineering) Ltd (ATEL).

Photo source - David M Thirlwall


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY) Viscount TC-SES
Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)

This aircraft c/n 431, a V.794D, was built for Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY) as TC-SES and first flew on Sunday, 12 October 1958 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Türk Hava Kuvvetleri

Its final owner/operator was Anadolu Universitesi - School of Civil Aviation as 431.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service and stored at Etimesgut Air Base, Ankara, Turkey in 1990. Transferred to Hasan Polatkan Airport, Eskişehir, Turkey for use as a ground instructional aircraft by students from the nearby Anadolu Universitesi - School of Civil Aviation circa January 1999. Noted still in existence on Google Earth in September 2014. Noted replaced by a large tri-jet aircraft 8 March 2015. Does anyone know what happened to it? Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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