Travel back in time with the Viscount
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Canada
CF-THS - Western Canada Aviation Museum Inc (WCAM) - April 1984 to December 2014
Purchased from Beaver Enterprises Ltd, preserved and restored as CF-THS. Taken on display inside the museum at Winnipeg Airport, Manitoba, Canada 13 June 2012.
The display area through the opening has lots of bush planes that operated in Manitoba over the decades.
Photo Ref DSCN1704
Photo source - Robert W Arnold collection
Aircraft Summary
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)
This aircraft c/n 279, a V.757, was built for Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) as CF-THS and first flew on Monday, 27 January 1958 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Air Canada, Beaver Enterprises Ltd, Zaire Aero Services and Western Canada Aviation Museum Inc (WCAM)
Its final owner/operator was Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada as CF-THS.Its fate:-
Withdrawn from service by Air Canada and stored at Winnipeg Airport, Manitoba, Canada 28 April 1974.
Sold to Beaver Enterprises Ltd 30 April 1974.
Proposed sale to Zaire Aero Services not completed but the Republic of Zaire registration was applied to the aircraft.
Sold to the Western Canada Aviation Museum Inc (WCAM) in September 1982.
Ferried to Winnipeg Airport, Manitoba for preservation and display 17 September 1983.
The old style registration CF-THS is still listed on the Canadian Civil Register in the temporary category. Cabin fully refurbished by AirBase Services Inc 12 September 2017. This work was funded by Air Canada. Aircraft moved outside for a few hours before being relocated to a new position within the museum 3 October 2017. The museum closed 22 October 2018 with all exhibits being cleared out to makeway for the facility to become a modern maintenance facility. The Viscount will sadly be stored outside within the airport boundary and all steps will be taken to protect it from the harsh winter(s). The new museum facility, just within the airport boundary has now been finalised. Construction of a purpose built building started 1 May 2020. The Viscount was installed into the new museum 16 October 2021. It was moved back outside temporarily a few days later to allow for some smaller aircraft to be hung up on wires. The new museum opened to the general public on Saturday 21 May 2022.