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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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Established 2005
Vickers Viscount Network
A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs VC2 Viscount

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Photo of Canadian Department of Transport Viscount CF-DTA
Canada flag

Canada


CF-DTA - Canadian Department of Transport - March 1958 to April 1982

Purchased new from Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd after conversion from a Type 745D. Taken during a pre-delivery test flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England in August 1958 in the smart yellow and grey livery with the early Dominion flag on the tail.

Photo source - Wolfgang Muehlbauer collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Capital Airlines (USA) Viscount N7467
Capital Airlines (USA)

This aircraft c/n 229, a V.745D, was built for Capital Airlines (USA) as N7467 and first flew on Sunday, 28 April 1957 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, Canadian Department of Transport, Ronald J Clark, Go Transportation Inc, Jadepoint USA, Chase Manhattan Bank and Bill Walker & Associates

Its final owner/operator was Turbo Aire Holdings Inc as N660RC.

Its fate:-

Converted from a V.745D to a V.797D for the Canadian Department of Transport in October 1958.

Noted withdrawn from service at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA in May 1982 shortly after a fresh repaint! Finally broken up for scrap in August 1993 after several changes of ownership.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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