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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 Historic Aircraft Museum Viscount G-ATVE
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G-ATVE - Historic Aircraft Museum - September 1972 to May 1983

Forward fuselage section donated by Channel Airways. Taken at the Historic Aircraft Museum at Rochford, Southend, Essex, England 20 November 1972.

The museum building can be seen in the background.

Photo source - Terry Dann


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Continental Airlines Viscount N254V
Continental Airlines

This aircraft c/n 366, a V.812, was built for Continental Airlines as N254V and first flew on Thursday, 2 April 1959 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Channel Airways, Treffield International Airlines, Historic Aircraft Museum, Air Classik Museum, Dusseldorf Airport Authority, Albatros Flugmuseum, Schwabisches Bauern und Tecknik Museum and Morlock Motors

Its final owner/operator was Buccara Base as G-ATVE.

Its fate:-

Final service from Tegel Airport, Berlin, Germany to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England then withdrawn from service and stored 26 October 1969. Certificated of Airworthiness expired 26 May 1970. Channel Airways ceased all operations 29 February 1972. Broken up for scrap in late August / early September 1972 but the forward fuselage section was saved and donated to the nearby Historic Aircraft Museum 8 September 1972. The museum closed 27 March 1983 and it was sold off by auction 10 May 1983 and ended its days in Germany with various owners and is still in existence.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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