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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-AWXI
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G-AWXI - British Midland Airways (BMA) - January 1969 to March 1970

Purchased from Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Taken at Heathrow Airport, London, England 22 January 1970 outside the Field Aircraft Services Ltd hangar shortly after its engine fire incident.

Photo source - Stephen Johnson


Aircraft Summary

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

This aircraft c/n 339, a V.814, was built for Deutsche Lufthansa AG as D-ANOL and first flew on Monday, 1 December 1958 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Condor Flugdienst, British Midland Airways (BMA) and Leicestershire Police

Its final owner/operator was National Dive Centre as G-AWXI.

Its fate:-

Damaged beyond economic repair after an engine fire during a takeoff from Heathrow Airport, London, England 22 January 1970.

It was then transferred to East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire, England for spares recovery.

Forward fuselage section transferred from BMA to the Leicestershire Police Headquarters at Enderby, southwest of Leicester, England.

Forward fuselage section transferred to the National Dive Centre at Stoney Cove, Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire, England circa January 1980.

Remains sunk into a lake at a former stone quarry at a depth of 21 feet and used for dive training and recreation diving.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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