Travel back in time with the Viscount
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England
G-BDRC - Central Training Establishment - November 1984 to August 1993
Donated by Hards Travel for emergency services training. Taken at Manston Airport, Kent, England in March 1991.
This is all that remains of the tail cone.
Note the lower access panel which was in an unpressurised area and allowed entry to the rudder and elevator controls and also the compass adjustment system.
Photo source - Gaz West
Aircraft Summary
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)
This aircraft c/n 52, a V.724, was built for Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) as CF-TGO and first flew on Wednesday, 20 April 1955 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by William C Wold & Associates, Air Inter (Lignes Aériennes Intérieures), Alidair, Intra Airways, Dan-Air London, Air Bridge Carriers, Guernsey Airlines, Southern International Air Transport, Inter City Airlines, Janus Airways and Central Training Establishment
Its final owner/operator was Hanningfield Metals as G-BDRC.Its fate:-
Withdrawn from service and donated by Hards Travel to the Central Training Establishment of the Royal Air Force Fire Service at Manston Airport, Kent, England in November 1984.
Fuselage noted minus its wings and in poor condition in March 1991. Emergency access training use had hacked out a large section on the port side of the fuselage.
Remains sold to Hanningfield Metals for metal salvage in August 1993 and broken up into sections and taken away to their yard at Templewood Industrial Estate, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Essex for final processing.