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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 Air Canada Viscount CF-TIG
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Canada


CF-TIG - Air Canada - June 1964 to April 1974

Transferred from Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) due to a corporate name change retaining fleet number '651'. Taken departing from Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada in July 1966.

Photo source - Air Canada Family Network


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) Viscount CF-TIG
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)

This aircraft c/n 387, a V.757, was built for Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) as CF-TIG and first flew on Thursday, 16 April 1959 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Air Canada and Beaver Enterprises Ltd

Its final owner/operator was Tony Hammerling as CF-TIG.

Its fate:-

Purchased from Beaver Enterprises Ltd by Tony Hammerling 1 April 1976 and transferred to Summerland Amusement Park, north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Noted with Air Jamaica crudely painted on the upper fuselage. Broken up for scrap in late 1983. Does anyone know the actual date?

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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