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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 Cambrian Airways Viscount G-AMON
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G-AMON - Cambrian Airways - December 1962 to June 1973

Purchased from British European Airways (BEA). Taken at Speke Airport, Liverpool, England 12 August 1964.

Note the additional small cabin window which was introduced by BEA as part of a high density seating configuration.

Photo source - Tony Clarke collection via David Whitworth


Aircraft Summary

Photo of British European Airways Corporation (BEA) Viscount G-AMON
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)

This aircraft c/n 27, a V.701, was built for British European Airways Corporation (BEA) as G-AMON and first flew on Saturday, 16 January 1954 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Cambrian Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), British Airways (BA) and Flightspares Ltd

Its final owner/operator was Cecil Jones Comprehensive School as G-AMON.

Its fate:-

Ferried to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 17 June 1976.

Broken up for scrap in May 1979 except for the forward fuselage section which was noted still in existence in April 1982. It is unclear who owned the aircraft at the time of scrapping and what happened to the forward fuselage section. Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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