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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
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Photo of British Midland Airways (BMA) Viscount G-AYOX
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G-AYOX - British Midland Airways (BMA) - May 1978 to May 1986

Purchased from Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines and re-registered. Taken at Jersey Airport, Channel Islands circa September 1981.

It is being pushed back from the gate with the inner Rolls-Royce Dart engines already running.

The outboard engines will be started using internal batteries, boosted by the generators from the running engines.

In the background is Guernsey Airlines G-BDRC (C/N 52).

A photo from Tom's collection.

Photo source - Tom Singfield


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Deutsche Lufthansa AG Viscount D-ANAC
Deutsche Lufthansa AG

This aircraft c/n 370, a V.814, was built for Deutsche Lufthansa AG as D-ANAC and first flew on Saturday, 15 July 1961 at Hurn Airport, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Universal Aviation Supply Co. Ltd, Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines, British Midland Airways (BMA), British Aerospace PLC (BAe), Dowty Aerospace, Technical Aeroparts and British Air Ferries (BAF)

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

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by British Midland Airways (BMA) and ferried to Teesside International Airport, Darlington, County Durham, England for storage in June 1984. Purchased by British Aerospace (BAe) as part of an ATP purchase deal. Purchased by Dowty Aerospace for undercarriage salvage and Technical Aeroparts for parts salvage in 1986.

Remains purchased by British Air Ferries (BAF) and the fuselage was taken by road to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England and used as a cabin trainer.

Final remains purchased by Hanningfield Metals for metal salvage and the fuselage was broken up into sections and moved to their scrap yard at Templewood Industrial Estate, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Essex, England for final processing in May 1992.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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