Travel back in time with the Viscount

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United Kingdom

G-APEY - Virgin Atlantic Airways - January 1988 to May 1989

Leased from BAF - British Air Ferries and named as 'Dublin Lady'. Taken at Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland 20 June 1988.

Aircraft Summary

BEA - British European Airways Corporation

This aircraft c/n 382, a V.806, was built for BEA - British European Airways Corporation as G-APEY and first flew on Monday, 7 July 1958 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During it's life it was also owned and/or operated by BKS Air Transport Ltd, Northeast Airlines, Cambrian Airways, BA - British Airways, BAF - British Air Ferries, Oasis Oil Company, Air Algerie, Sirte Oil Company, Virgin Atlantic Airways, BWA - British World Airlines, Heli-Jet Aviation Ltd., SAFT Gabon, Interflight, Air Zimbabwe, Air Ogooue and Global Airways.

Its final owner/operator was Global Airways (Swaziland).

Its fate:-
This was the last airworthy Viscount in the UK. Noted still active in 2005 and noted in storage at N'djili, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 March 2008. Put up for sale in 2008 for an unknown price.