Travel back in time with the Viscount
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Japan
G-APKJ - All Nippon Airways (ANA) - July 1960 to July 1961
Leased from Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. Taken at Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan in July 1960 now with titles applied.
Note the square tipped propellers fitted to the Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 Mark 506 engines and the large letters ‘KJ’ on the nose in the same position that the ANA owned aircraft had the last two digits of their registration number.
Photo source - Mel Lawrence
Aircraft Summary
Capital Airlines (USA)
This aircraft c/n 88, a V.744, was built for Capital Airlines (USA) as N7402 and first flew on Saturday, 14 May 1955 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV), Vickers-Armstrongs (Shipbuilders) Ltd, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Becco Trading Corporation
Its final owner/operator was ANSETT-ANA as G-APKJ.Its fate:-
Damaged beyond repair after a heavy landing in poor visibility at Itami Airport, Osaka, Japan.
A steep descending turn at 1,000 feet and half a mile short of the threshold had to be made to line up with runway 32. Immediately before touchdown the plane lost height rapidly and landed heavily causing the starboard main undercarriage leg to collapse 12 June 1961.
Sold to Ansett-ANA via Becco Trading Corporation for spares recovery circa July 1961. Forward fuselage section noted at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in February 1963. Subsequently scrapped.